It's November.  Around here, the leaves are nearly all fallen, it's getting dark before dinner, and we're feeling chilly.  

When …

How was Halloween??!?

Ours was great, and included a short and despairing breakdown (and lots of hugs!) at the end of the evening.

I made sure my …

I love Halloween, and I've been kind of dreading Halloween, because my kiddo is more interested in eating candy than ever before.  

And eating main…

We went to the pumpkin patch yesterday, and that got me thinking about what to put in our big basket of halloween treats. 

We're pretty careful abo…

I just got back from an amazing weekend attending the Microbiome Medicine Conference, where I learned from other experts and presented a talk entitl…

I'm always thinking of you and your child and your bellies - and how to help you help your child have their healthiest happiest life.

Food, microbe…

I'm geeking out on microbiome research at the Microbiome Keynotes conference.  This morning I took a walk on the beach and thought about a few point…

We squeezed in one last adventure before school started, and I wanted to share with you how easy and yummy these gut-healthy meals were!

First, in …

I just got back from a couple of amazing health conferences in San Diego, and something amazing happened. 

Food is usually the first thing I take c…