Whole Body Care | Kitchen Tools | Books | Movies | Food
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Whole Body Care
A quick note on supplements: I recommend and primarily use practitioner-only botanicals and carefully sourced whole food supplements.
Water Filter
Most tap water today is a cocktail of synthetic and organic contaminants due to outdated water quality laws and water treatment plants aren’t required to remove them.
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Activated Charcoal
A must have for your natural medicine cabinet. The ultra fine and highly purified Upgraded Coconut Charcoal uses acid washing, a more expensive extra step that removes toxic heavy metals.
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Piper Wai
A natural deodorant that really works. This is available at GNC, Online and on Amazon.
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Antimicrobial copper tongue scrapper
An effective approach to keep your oral biome in balance and this purchase should last forever.
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Concentrace Minerals
I use this to add to water kefir and sometimes to drinks when feeling dehydrated or needing some extra minerals (and I add a pinch of Himalayan Salt)
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FreeStyle Lite Glucometer
A blood glucose monitor is a useful tool that anyone can use. Stable functional blood sugar levels are critical for good health. Painless, easy and immediate feedback on what your system’s insulin response to your diet, stress and lifestyle.
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Health Force Vitamin C Powder
This Natural Vitamin C has all of the naturally occurring elements synergistically present and bonded (including naturally occurring bioflavonoids) because it is 100% food (100% Acerola Cherry Powder).
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P2 Probiotic Power
Home and personal care cleaners. This is what I use to clean almost everything in our home. You can read my review of their products here. This U.S.-based company uses soil-based probiotics rather than the plant-based ones that many of us are more familiar with.
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Surfer Salve
An amazing combination of olive oil, plantain leaf, comfrey leaf, rosemary leaf, lavender leaf, cosmetic grade beeswax, aloe oil, vitamin E, lavender essential oil, and tea tree oil. Hawaii’s all natural skin care secret. This Surfer’s Salve is great for soothing; sunburns, bug bites, rashes, and dry skin.
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Kitchen Tools
These are some of my favorite kitchen tools because they make cooking easier and more enjoyable. However, it took me a while to figure out what works best for me, my family, and my clients. I have certainly made some purchases that I regretted later. There was a journey of testing and planning before I could build my kitchen toolbox. I hope you find these as useful and durable as I have.
Boos End-Grain Cutting Board
This is the best cutting board ever. Pricey but it should last you forever and keep your knives super sharp. A sharp knife is a safe knife.
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Blendtec
This blends the heck out of anything. I like it better than others for several reasons, but mostly because of its two-sided blade design. Stuff doesn’t get stuck at the bottom of the jar as it does with a traditional 4-sided blade jar—so no waste. And no tamper.
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Blendtec Twister Jar
This is a great add-on to the Blendtec. I use this for quick small batches of salsa, mayo, chutney and nut butter. One of the best Xmas gifts I’ve ever gotten.
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Bormioli Rocco Fido
This glass container is the base to the Probiotic Jar. The Probiotic Jar drilled holed lid with grommets are interchangeable with all the sizes from 1/2 liter to 5 liter. I also use these jars to store mayo, condiments and some flours.
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Dutch Oven
These are perfect for stews, braises and soups. I like Le Creuset, but there are other good brands to select from. I have several sizes. They are pricey, but they often go on sale (look for Le Creuset outlets). These are easy to clean and seem to last forever.
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Excalibur 9-Tray Dehydrator
I’m always discovering new ways to use this dehydrator. Get the largest one that you can. It’s easy to fill all the trays once your harvest comes in. You can fit a 1.5 Probiotic Jar in it when making yogurt.
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Garlic Press
The all-stainless-steel Kuhn Rikon Garlic Press is another of Cook’s Illustrated’s highly recommended items. And I agree.
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Fagor 8-Quart Duo Presssure Cooker
OMG, this gadget has changed my life! You get the benefits of all-day cooking in about an hour or less. Bone broth, carnitas, stews, pot roast and even risotto takes minutes to prepare, and dinner is on the table quickly. Rated best value by Cook’s Illustrated. I own this 5-piece set.
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Food Scale
OXO Good Grips Food Scale is what I have. But most digital scales are inexpensive and reliable. Be sure there’s a “tare” button to zero-out your scale, as well as the ability to weigh in ounces and grams.
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Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker
I use this for bone broth, whole chickens, pulled pork, short ribs and more. Lead free. I have the 8 quart size and find it ideal for making large batches of bone broth (the primary reason I bought it).
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Hot Logic Heating Oven
A safe way to keep your food warm when traveling or on the go. Useful to have at your office as well.
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Orka 4-Ice Pops
Orka 4-Ice Pops are small and twisted in shape, made of silicon so no weird plastic stuff on your food. Easy to clean and fun to use. I bought buying two sets for pickle and kraut brine.
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Omega 8000 Juicer
This uses a single auger to extract juice. It is easy to assemble and, more importantly, easy and fast to clean. The juice is processed at a low rpm speed, so the juice is exposed to less friction and less heat, preserving the enzymes that can be destroyed by heat.
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Probiotic Jars
These are the only jars I recommend for fermenting
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Sauce Pan
A perfect pan for dosa and almost everything else. Safe, easy to clean and a lifetime guarantee.
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Spiral Slicer
I own the New and Essential Tri-Blade Spiral Vegetable Slicer. Zucchini noodles are the primary reason I got this slicer, but I love making long strands of daikon for fermenting, too. Great for many vegetables and fun for kids to use.
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Silicon Baking Cups
These are the perfect Eco-friendly solution to avoiding non-stick pans and dealing with stuck on food to either the paper liners or to your pan. Plus the are easy to wash, store and reusable.
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Stainless Steel Stock pot
I have three of these workhorses in my kitchen: a 4 quart, 8 quart and 16 quart. I use the large one to make larger batches of chicken bone broth.
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Swing Top Glass Bottle
(1 Liter Italian): Perfect for bottling second ferments of water kefir, kombucha, ginger ale and beet kvass. Be sure to get Italian-made glass.
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Victorinox 8-Inch Chef’s Knife
A great everyday knife that sells for about $40. I have several and cherish them. Highly rated by Cook’s Illustrated, too. I even pack it when we travel. I also recommend getting the Victorinox 5 piece set if your budget allows.
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Books
Missing Microbes
How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
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Spark Joy
An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up: By Marie Condo. A clean living environment is so important to whole body healing. I love her pragmatic can-do approach.
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Lisa's Counter Culture: Pickles and Other Well-Bred Foods
Here’s my cookbook and guide to healthy eating
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The Wahls Protocol
A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles
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Life’s Golden Ticket
The classic inspirational parable from the top motivation and marketing trainer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaire Messenger.
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Movies
Fat Head
A comedian replies to the “Super Size Me” crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet (including plenty of double-cheeseburgers and fried chicken) while demonstrating that almost everything you think you know about the obesity “epidemic” and healthy eating is wrong.
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Food Inc.
Drawing on Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, director Robert Kenner’s provocative, Oscar-nominated documentary explores the food industry’s detrimental effects on our health and environment.
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Fed Up
Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us through this potent exposé that uncovers why-despite media attention, the public’s fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood obesity-generations of American children will now live shorter lives than their parents did.
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Vaxxed
From Coverup to Catastrophe: An investigation into how the CDC, the government agency charged with protecting the health of American citizens, destroyed data on a 2004 study that showed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
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Food
Vital Choice Seafood
My two favorites are the Portuguese Mackerel and Sardines in Olive Oil. These will blow your socks off!
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US Wellness Meats
Sells quality grassland meat products – Visit them Online! If you can’t find a local farmer for sustainable properly raised animal products – than this is the place for you!
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Wilderness Natural Expeller-Pressed Coconut Oil
A great option to add coconut oil to your diet if you are not a big fan of the coconut taste. This Organic Expeller-Pressed Coconut oil has a neutral flavor yet contains the same medium-chain fatty acids as virgin coconut oil.
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Pure Indian Foods Organic Ghee
I never liked ghee until I tried this one! This very healthy fat tastes like caramelize butter. Great with everything.
