Category Archives: Health Tips

The Buttered Coffee Craze

Alison Jolicoeur Health, Health Tips, Recipes, Weight-Loss

There is a delicious way of drinking coffee making the rounds that I have to say; I’m totally hooked on! Enjoy the benefits of healthy fats that help to satiate and energize you, as well as make you feel clearer and more focused. It is called Buttered Coffee – a delicious brew of organic coffee, […]

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Top 5 Tips to Lose Winter Weight

Alison Jolicoeur Health Tips

It’s been a long, cold winter here in the Hudson Valley. Have you found that you’ve gained a few extra pounds? Did you know it’s actually natural to gain a few pounds over the winter? The body instinctively craves heavier foods to help keep in balance over the cold, harsh winter. However, indulging over the […]

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Snowed In Space Clearing

Alison Jolicoeur Health Tips

During the last snowstorm, I found myself faced with the piles of paper on my desk. Finally, there was nowhere to escape to, no way to distract myself by busily moving here and there, nowhere else to go. Everything was still, and the need to clear my space arose fiercely from within. It was necessary […]

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Living Water

Alison Jolicoeur Health, Health Tips, Mother Earth, Sustainability

Although water covers 70% of the earth, fresh, clean, drinkable water, is another story. Yes, water has presented a dilemma to me for a long time. After a decade of living in New York City, trying to avoid the chlorine and fluoride flowing from my tap, I got accustomed to drinking bottled water. There are […]

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Got RAW Milk?

Alison Jolicoeur Health Tips, Mother Earth, Sustainability

Last Saturday morning, I made my bi-monthly trek 40 minutes north to the drop-off site for the raw milk buyers’ club, of which I am a member. As I was waiting for the delivery, I was talking with another member about the lengths we have to go these days in order to obtain fresh unadulterated […]

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How to Make Your Own Toothpaste

Alison Jolicoeur Health, Health Tips, Mom Crafts

Following the lastest information on fluoride, I thought it would be a good time to let you know how I make my own toothpaste – and you can too! I’ve used fluoride-free toothpaste for over a decade (and have yet to have a cavity!) but didn’t make my own until the Organic Consumers Association came […]

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Fluoride : Poison or Prevention

Alison Jolicoeur Health, Health Tips, Mother Earth

n the mainstream, fluoride has been touted as a cavity fighter, but those in the natural health world have long argued its toxic effects. Last month, for the first time in 50 years, government officials recommended the amount of flouride in municipal water supplies be lowered from 1.2 milligrams per liter to 0.7 milligrams per […]

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