Healthy Family Author Introduction

We have exciting news here at Freshly Chewed! We will be adding a feature in June to our blog. Rebecca, our healthy family author, will begin with her first post the third week of June. Rebecca is an avid researcher on topics concerning the health content of products we put both in and on our bodies. She is very knowledgeable and we hope to inspire a lot of good conversations, but open eyes at the same time so your family can make more informed healthy choices!

Let's meet Rebecca.

My name is Rebecca Douglas, and I am a homeschooling mom, owner of a graphic design studio business, and a research junkie. I'll be honest, it's hard balancing the life of a first grade school teacher (Well, I guess I can say second grade teacher now since my daughter passed first grade and is out for the summer! Yippee!), with being mom to 3 kids, AND the sole proprietor of my own business working from home (...answering client phone calls while changing the baby's diaper. Yep, I've done that, but don't tell my clients!). So, how do I have time for research too? Well, no matter how many hats I wear during the day, my most important one is the mommy hat. And as mommy, part of my job is to protect my kids and their health to the best of my ability. That's where the research part comes into play.

I'm fully aware that my degree in commercial art didn't quite prepare me to be an authority on the subject of health, but I have a curious mind, a desire for truth and knowledge, and the part of anatomy that God gave to all us moms... a brain. In our modern world where our "food" is full of chemicals, "health" comes in pharmaceutical bottles, and the water we drink is medicated "for our own good" one can not take this task lightly. I believe the mandate from God "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." (I Cor. 10:31) carries an extra weight when applied to the care of our children. We are helping to mold and shape another little person into who God wants them to be. The health decisions we make for our children now as moms will affect their whole life and future.

I'm excited to delve into this journey with you as we research together many health related topics from natural vrs organic, GMOs, vaccines, dyes/chemicals/food additives, water fluoridation, and so much more! We all have the same goal in mind - raising healthy children, but sometimes we come from different points of view. All (appropriate) comments will be appreciated, even dissenting opinions to my own. And I will do my best to answer any comments/questions you may have on each topic with main-stream, documented facts. So, come along with me as we seek to better understand God's fascinating and wonderful creation - the human body and its health.