Katja Swift

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First Aid Kits For Everyone!

Why should you carry a first aid kit? Think about the places you go every day – the grocery store, a restaurant, the subway, a…

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You’re a Trainwreck.

Hi. My name is Katja. I’m a total Trainwreck. Hi, Katja…

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Farm Food February: The Wrap Up

Well, the February Farm Food project is over. Our meat still comes from Chestnut Farms, like it does every month, and we still receive our…

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Varicose Veins: The Updated Post

The original varicose veins post is by far the most popular thing on this blog. Which makes me really sad – I would so much…

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Don’t Just Stand There!

Standing desks are all the rage, and we love ours. Recently I’ve seen several Kickstarter campaigns for standing desk toys – things to stand on…

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Farm Food Update #2

Well, it’s the middle of the month, and this project has been quite a project so far! With all the snow, things have gone not…

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Coconut Treats

I was just writing to a client about ways to increase coconut oil in her diet, and I thought I should share with the class.…

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February Food Project Update: Week One

The first week of our Farm Food February project has been very successful, and very enlightening! Also, challenging.

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Farm Food February

Each year, our students do projects related to food, lifestyle, sleep, and more. All of our students do these projects, though they vary slightly from…

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Motivation to Succeed

Whether you’re an herbalist or a parent (or a teacher, or anyone who works to educate and motivate people!), motivating the people you work with…

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Phoenix Cookies

Tonight, we’re teaching our Food Allergies for the Holidays class – we teach it every year, but every year the recipe list gets longer as…

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Tapeworm? No problem!

Our dog… You know, some people love fine wines. Some people appreciate fancy truffle oil. Our dog, she loves goose poop. I don’t know what…

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