Posts Tagged ‘health’
A Countercultural Vision of Beauty and Belonging
In a culture that constantly tells women who they should be, what beauty is, and how they should look, See Yourself as God Does by Shannon Whitmore arrives as a much-needed act of truth and mercy. It offers more than another set of standards or self-improvement strategies. Whitmore invites women to ask a more fundamental question: How does…
Read MoreA Quest for Wholehearted Living
Chase Crouse didn’t originally plan to found a Catholic fitness apostolate. His work began in a secular fitness environment, where conversations about faith were often left at the door. Yet over time, coaching clients led him to a deeper question he had never seriously considered: Why does exercise and nutrition matter so much? That question…
Read MoreSimple Ain’t Easy
Endurance is not my specialty, except in the limited domains of board games and video games. I can easily spend 2 hours in a game of Settlers of Catan or spend 200 hours in the latest Legend of Zelda installment. I’ve even started giving up on reading as I become a powerhouse YouTube watcher. I’ve…
Read MoreFrom Farm Stand to Your Family Table
Picture a bustling farmer’s market on a sunny summer afternoon – stands full of seasonal produce, conversations with farmers, and people strolling through the street carrying totes with ingredients for that upcoming week’s meals. All thanks to your local farm. There are many reasons to frequent the farmer’s market in your town. In addition to fruits…
Read MoreHelpful Tips for Healthy Fasting
NFPers are no strangers to the idea of abstinence, fasting and self-control. Lent is a beautiful liturgical season in which the entire Church joins together in self-denial in a focused way, and we seasoned veterans can be something of an example for those to whom such practices are less familiar. And just as NFP worth…
Read MoreThe World of Quieter Conversions
St. Paul’s conversion, with all its drama and bright lights and the booming voice of God, reads like something out of a comic book. While such film-worthy revelations of God to his people are rare, quiet conversions and reversions are far more numerous than people may believe. In NFP circles in particular, we see that…
Read MoreDitching the Pill …and Other Contraceptives
An excerpt from Marilyn M. Shannon’s book, Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition. **** Congratulations on your decision to discontinue birth control pills or other hormonal contraceptives! You have taken a giant step toward better health. As hormone specialist Diana Schwarzbein, M.D., has written, you cannot achieve optimum hormonal balance while you are on the Pill, because hormones…
Read MoreWhy Contraceptives aren’t Essential
Before you read, check out this article for context. Then read our version. It is 2020. The American Health Care Act has become law, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has eliminated contraception from its list of essential preventative services that must be covered by insurance without cost sharing. Let’s imagine a…
Read MoreCoping with Postpartum Thyroiditis
An excerpt from Marilyn M. Shannon’s book, Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition. **** At some point after giving birth, often before the baby is six months old, a small percentage of women experience thyroid problems. About one to four months after the birth, some new mothers (approximately 4 percent) develop an overactive thyroid gland. They may…
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