Hello listeners and welcome back to The Paleo View! (0:40)
It's the last Paleo View episode of 2019.
This episode is being pre-recorded so that Stacy and Sarah can take some time off for the holidays.
Episode 384 was inspired by another great listener question.
Sarah is most looking forward to family time during the kids' time off from school.
They planned family adventures for their time together.
On a related cord, on this week's episode, Stacy and Sarah will be discussing how to not just spend time together as a family, but how to also heal together as a family.
This is something very near and dear to Stacy's heart, as they have started to purchase experiences instead of gifts.
 
The Question
This is a question from an international listener from London. (3:48)
Hey ladies! So I listen to your show every week in the car and I think you are FABULOUS. Real, authentic, informative and on point.
When the whole family has issues and can not afford to see a functional medicine specialist, what whole family strategies would you recommend?
My husband has fibromyalgia and ME, my daughter has autism, vitiligo, and psoriasis; and I have Coeliac and perimenopause
We all have liquid d3, probiotics on rotation, sauerkraut, kefir. Prioritize sleep and relax. We love yoga, walking, breathing and stretching.
My daughter and I love the gym and we all could live in thermal waters forever. My husband and I steam every week. 
What else can we do? 
Sarah loves this family! They are doing so many awesome things already.
Stacy is excited about the opportunity to talk about some of the things that you might not necessarily think of as healing activities but are.
Mark Sisson was on the show years ago to talk about the role of play and social bonding.
A lot of the things that Stacy and Sarah are going to talk about are similar concepts because togetherness, social interaction and time outside are all healing activities.
One of the things that Sarah wants to mention is that this listener's question paints a neat picture where the entire family is playing an active part in their healing journey.
It becomes a challenge of what affordable healing activities can we do together.
Sarah finds this question and this family to be inspirational.
It is easy to tackle your health goals when the entire family is on board.
 
Ideas & Suggestions
One of the first ideas that Sarah came up with was to plant a vegetable garden. (8:50)
If you don't have a lot of outdoor space, there are a lot of vegetables and fresh herbs that grow really well in containers.
You have to be mindful of adding nutrients to the soil, but there are a lot of great resources to help with that piece.
Make sure that the containers also get enough water.
There are lots of great benefits to gardening.
For instance, you get to control the quality of the soil, you get fresh organic produce, you get the probiotics from the soil, and you also get exposed to the various sensory experiences of nature.
When you are doing this as a family activity, it is not that much work because you are dividing the responsibilities.
Time will need to go into weeding, watering, planting and harvesting, and time amending soil.
It is very affordable when you are growing from seeds.
There is a podcast episode that covers plants as purifiers, which you can find here.
Another one that Stacy suggested is getting outside.
Think about your planning from the perspective of a tourist.
If you were visiting your area what would you do? Where would you go? Google the sites and parks in your area.
Geocaching is another activity that Stacy highly recommends.
It is basically like a treasure hunt.
Sarah use to geocache before cell phones were a thing.
Bird watching is another great activity that Sarah enjoyed doing as a child.
When you are out and about looking around, it is fascinating to take in your surroundings.
These outings provide learning opportunities.
Exploring Farmer's Markets in another great activity. (21:47)
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