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Reading Ingredients for Life
I'm a crunchy mama living in a chewy kind of world. Committed to holistic health and nutrition, I aim to share my insights about flower essences, homeopathy and gluten-free diets, to name a few of the alternative approaches that this green mom has used to get healthy and keep her family healthy.
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Farm food freedom advocates keep up momentum
From a Chicago rally to a Congressional film showing, food freedom activists demand attention. Published 11:36 a.m. December 12, 2011 - Comments
Maine town affirms local food rights
This is the first of many columns where the Right and Left stare across the great divide and debate the issue of the day. Today it is "Occupy Wall Street" and discuss.... Published 8:30 p.m. November 18, 2011 - Comments
Wise Traditions conference celebrates "real food," decries myths about fat and salt
Proponents of traditional diets gather in Dallas. Published 6:57 p.m. November 11, 2011 - Comments
Raw milk supporters rally around 'criminal' moms
Crowd gathers outside FDA to protest restrictive sales policy Published 11:16 p.m. November 2, 2011 - Comments
Photo: California Activists/http://wapfsantabarbara.blogspot.comMothers to risk arrest in “milk and cookies” event outside FDA
Bringing raw milk across state lines breaks transport ban and may put some moms in jail. Published 11:00 p.m. October 31, 2011 - Comments
Musical sheds light on breast cancer
Breast in Show musical enjoys successful premiere Published 1:10 p.m. October 31, 2011 - Comments
Photo: J. HaneyYoung entrepreneur draws hundreds to holistic health conference
Heeding the call to "take back their health," holistic-minded enthusiasts flock to conference. Published 8:03 p.m. October 23, 2011 - Comments
Photo: J. HaneyDentist spells out teeth-health connection for parents
Dr. Felix Liao is on a mission to educate parents about the connection between dental health and overall health. Published 11:27 a.m. September 26, 2011 - Comments
Photo: J. HaneyAuthor of new 'Yoga Bitch' memoir gets audience laughing
The importance of taking care of your body before you can take care of your children was spelled out clearly for me long ago. "Yoga Bitch" reinforces that message. Published 12:36 p.m. August 30, 2011 - Comments
Photo: J. HaneyParents avoid outdoors amid air quality warnings
When a slice of air is full of nasty ingredients, keep the kiddos inside. Published 4:30 p.m. July 21, 2011 - Comments
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Jessica Claire Haney
This holistic mom dreams of a day when all kids -- and adults -- eat foods with only recognizable ingredients. Paying attention is not an option for me; it's a necessity.
A few years ago, my body started breaking down and ...
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This holistic mom dreams of a day when all kids -- and adults -- eat foods with only recognizable ingredients. Paying attention is not an option for me; it's a necessity.
A few years ago, my body started breaking down and let me know I wasn’t like all those other Jessicas who were still in their twenties. I began making the rounds of alternative health practitioners and nutritionists to deal with stomach problems, thyroid problems, chronic grumpiness, and infertility, issues that my doctors weren't addressing with any success. With a lot of help and a bunch of lifestyle changes, I managed to work my way back to healthy and happy. And pregnant!
Now a full-on convert to natural family living and a mom to a three-year-old, I’m on a mission to share my insights -- and my persistent questions -- about nutrition and holistic health with other moms and with anyone else looking for something that will work and feel good when other stuff doesn’t. As a leader of a local chapter of Holistic Moms Network, I've tried to build a community that supports other parents in making healthy decisions for their families.
My writing has appeared in parenting publications and poetry journals. I blog about life on the alternative/mainstream divide at Crunchy-Chewy Mama, and I'm a contributor for DC Metro Moms.
