By Jenny Anderson, RN, BSN, MBA You Have Powerful Tools! My professional job, as a Pediatric RN, is to talk to parents about the health of their kids. It can...

Jenny Anderson, RN, BSN, MBA Do you ever read a blog post for a recipe, and wish the author would just get to the point and give you the recipe, already? If ...

I've recently been thinking more and more about the hormonal birth control, because I see it prescribed in the clinic where I work on a regular basis. In tee...

Wait, what was that? I just implied that healing the gut might not be enough? After everything I did to talk up a gut-healthy diet in Parts 1-4 of this ser...

"I had no idea, until I eliminated this food group, how much of an impact it would have on our son's behavior. He is truly fun to be around now. This was n...

What if anxiety and depression were not what you thought they were? What if they had specific root causes that could be addressed? Anxiety and depression a...

Reflux. Ohhhhh, reflux. This is quite the subject for me, between my role as a pediatric triage RN, as well as my own experience as a mother. Both of my ch...

Soup is the mother of all leftovers, in my opinion. If you make a big batch of it, it will last for days! Great for quick dinners, or for lunches. And, if...

Fevers are a hot topic to parents who call for advice at my clinic. I remember when my kids were babies and they got their first fevers. I was, admittedly,...

All I know is, our family can't stop eating ice cream! I make a batch, and it's gone in 2 days. I guess I'm doing something right, because none of us are g...

I just don't like the heat! I LOVE summer, but only when it's 70-85 degrees. Gosh I'm picky, aren't I? I guess I can handle 90, but no more than that! I ...

I am all about bone broth. At least, I have been for the last several years. Until I started healing my gut from ulcerative colitis in 2012, though, I had ...

The world of supplementation can be overwhelming and confusing. When I was trying to figure it out for myself, I started to notice that certain nutrients we...

My friend Kristin Brown and I developed this yummy recipe together! We have been good friends for many years now. Her husband, Darcy, my husband, Tim, and ...

Sometimes you just need a treat. In fact, I'm one of those people that "needs" one on a regular basis. However, since first going SCD and then paleo, my ta...

It used to be that I would go to a doctor appointment and leave either more confused than before, deflated, or scared about a new awful diagnosis I might hav...

It's official. Allergy season is in full swing around here, and it's a doozy again. The most common allergy complaints include runny nose, congestion, coug...

Can I just tell you how bummed we were when we found out my son had an intolerance to eggs? We love eggs in our family. I get them from my friend's farm an...

When I started my gut healing adventure, as outlined in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this series, I got such amazing results by changing my diet. There is ...

It is my opinion that everyone has a different "threshold" of what they are willing to put up with. Once that threshold has been crossed, they are more will...