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Ingredients for Healthy Living
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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Photo: J. Haney
Green families weigh pros/cons of Christmas trees
Deciding what to decorate for Christmas is not a simple question for those concerned about the environment. Published 10:03 a.m. December 6, 2010 - Comments
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Author, chefs encourage local, healthy food in schools
A school offers a week of tastings and special guests to inspire love of farm fresh fare. Published 9:49 a.m. November 23, 2010 - Comments
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Schools celebrate Virginia Farm to School Week
In Alexandria, Va., one school is putting some zing into Farm to School Week. Published 4:12 p.m. November 9, 2010 - Comments
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Therapy offers hope for fertility and women’s pelvic pain
A new book describes how Mercier Therapy helps break up scar tissue and increase the likelihood of conception. Published 10:40 a.m. October 29, 2010 - Comments
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Author inspires holistic moms on budgeting priorities
While they may have come for quick tips to save a buck, attendees of a meeting on "Living Holistically On a Budget" got wisdom for thoughtfully making choices they can feel good about. Published 10:44 p.m. October 19, 2010 - Comments
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Natural spa owner closes doors to pursue skincare line
Honi Borden is closing her DC-based Holeco Wellness Medispa in order to focus on her Holeco Life line of eco-friendly skincare products. Published 11:00 a.m. July 20, 2010 - Comments
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Nature center saves the day
A harried mom and her son find some peace out amid the green at a not-so-local nature center Published 10:28 a.m. June 15, 2010 - Comments
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Green Living Expo Aims to Reach Young Environmentalists
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment is teaming up with other groups to offer a fun kids' area at its first Green Living Expo. Published 3:48 p.m. March 19, 2010 - Comments
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NIH conference addresses vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
At a conference open to the public, the National Institutes of Health is presenting the research behind a consensus statement on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). Published 2:16 p.m. March 9, 2010 - Comments
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Nature Initiatives for Arlington Children
Getting kids into nature was the name of the game this week in Arlington, Virginia. Published 12:34 a.m. March 1, 2010 - 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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Oxbow and Gary Stevens surprise with Preakness win (Slideshow)
Oxbow, with him long time winning jockey Gary Stevens, pulled out his most spectacular win in the 138th Preakness Stakes.
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Kyle Love, defensive tackle for the Patriots, was released just days after finding out that he has diabetes.
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Steps to Authentic Happiness via Positive Psychology
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Truth Hurts
Political centrist who tells it like it is
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Consider Again
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Travels with Peabod
Life lessons, adventures, people places and observations as I undertake my personal quest to travel to 100 or more countries before I die.
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.
