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Book Recommendation: First Light
I’ve been reading more about climate change lately (which is definitely contributing to my anxiety about the state of the world). In my search for materials, I came across a great YA fiction book called First Light by Rebecca Stead. If you’re looking for something quick and easy, I highly recommend it! (It’s not nearly as depressing as reading about climate change…) -
Fall is Here!
We are saying goodbye to summer (slowly but surely in Austin, TX). Even if it’s takes a while for things to cool down, the season forges ahead in other ways: Halloween, Matt’s Birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!We are going to pull out our Fall books, then our Halloween books, then our Thanksgiving books, and then our Christmas (and other religious holidays) books. We are hosting our annual pizza and trick-or-treating party in our driveway. We are starting to plan our Christmas presents for everyone so we can get ahead and not feel stressed about it.We are heading to Australia for Christmas this year, so we’ll need to… Read More -
B-12 Deficiency
I’ve been continuing down my health and wellness journey. It’s a slow journey but a steady one!After visiting with a functional medicine doctor (I am in love with functional medicine, which focuses on the whole human and tries to incorporate research way more quickly than mainstream medicine), I decided to get some baseline blood work done. My functional medicine doctor wanted me to start a whole host of supplements and dietary changes (like no gluten), so I wanted to get baseline data to see if her recommendations actually had any impact.It was way more difficult than I thought to order blood work from my general physician. My general… Read More
