by Sally K Norton | May 31, 2015 | Featured
Trying to “get healthy” can prompt you to order a spinach salad, get a juicer, and start pouring almond milk over your cereal. All these “healthy” actions can eventually add up to major health problems – ones you’d rather avoid. Problems like chronic pain, fatigue,...
by Sally K Norton | Jun 13, 2023 | Blog
Freedom from excessive toxins and proper nourishment are key to optimal health. Toxins, be they natural or synthetic, harm our health and threaten our futures. (Keep in mind that naturally occurring oxalate, heavy metals, and asbestos can create some nasty problems.)...
by Sally K Norton | Dec 26, 2022 | Blog, Health, Nutrition Science, Toxins
Food companies use truly scary ingredients and techniques to make today’s plant-based meat substitutes. To mimic the aromas, flavors and textures of meat, high-tech manufacturing plants need to create copycat proteins, fats, and flavoring compounds. They use genetic...
by Sally K Norton | Oct 10, 2022 | Blog, Health, Oxalates
Dates in My Low-Ox Diet Plan: What Does the Data Say? Following a low-oxalate diet is much easier when you have the right oxalate data. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformation, limited science, and conflicting results on the internet, which leads to confusion...
by Sally K Norton | Sep 11, 2022 | Meats and Seafood, Recipes, Side Dishes, Super Easy
Canned oysters are inexpensive and easy to prepare; they round out a dinner menu with flare. Oysters are packed with protein, B-12, minerals, and other valuable nutrients, including omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin D. If you want to used shucked raw oysters (sold in...
by Sally K Norton | Sep 4, 2022 | Blog, Oxalates
Starting a low oxalate diet? Going low oxalate can be a huge step into a brand-new world. It’s not only unfamiliar but somewhat disorienting. What to eat? How much to eat? What should your new staples be? How will you learn and remember which foods are high in...
by Sally K Norton | Apr 2, 2022 | Blog
I was locked out of my @sknorton IG account for 18 days, scammers tormented me and damaged my credibility. IG / Meta was little help. My Instagram, @sknorton, was hacked in March. After 18 days of struggling, doing everything I could to recover my account, I finally...
by Sally K Norton | Nov 24, 2021 | Recipes, Side Dishes
Delicious option for a poultry stuffing or a ring of white and wild rice. This recipe features two traditional techniques for making rice a safe and digestible food. Soaking rice has many benefits, including creating a soft, risotto-like texture. On the health side,...
by Sally K Norton | Jun 29, 2019 | Blog, Nutrition Science, Oxalates
One of the most common questions I get when people hear about the health dangers of oxalates is whether coffee is “low” or “high” in oxalate. It’s a good question. After all, most everyone I know depends heavily on coffee to function. This article is not about the...
by Sally K Norton | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog, Coping, Healing, Medical Care, My Story, Oxalates
Five+ Years of Low Oxalate — Reflections, Lessons, & Progress. Back in November of 2018, I had a big anniversary: Five years since my (re)beginning and consistently sticking with the low oxalate diet (LOD)! Those of you who are considering or starting on this path...
by Sally K Norton | Dec 29, 2018 | Blog, Joy, Medical Care
Oxalate Awareness is missing from the menu of options for healthy living. That is because other people have decided what matters and what doesn’t. What if they based their decisions on wrong and very incomplete information? Can you find peace and confidence despite...
