This is the podcast of Dr. Monique Adu, "Sustainable Living for Family Health and Home". She is a Pediatrician, turned Homeschool mom and Keeper of her home. In this podcast, she will go over multiple topics in sustainability, traditional life-giving practices that build longevity, and concepts that help us to fulfill our purpose in life, with simple steps. From topics concerning the family, intentional living, home, gardening, homeschooling, health, nutrition, and so much more. Dr. Adu is h ...
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Episode 19: Why are you so tired? Listen to Your Body
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Many of us, especially mom's that are handling our home, children, homeschool, work and so much more, will often times feel tired. Because of this fatigue, we often times turn to coffee, or energy boosting drinks, hoping this will help us gain more energy. However, this is a big problem. In this podcast, I go over some of the things our body is tel…
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Episode 18: One Thing to Boost Your Health and Live Longer: Small Continuous Steps vs. Heavy Workout Routines
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In this podcast, we are continuing our series about 1 thing, we can do to boost our health, and live longer. Here I am talking about whether or not it is more beneficial to get our exercise in with large marathon "bootcamp" like exercise routines, or is it better to do small continuous movements throughout the day. What do those that live the longe…
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Episode 17: 1 Thing to Boost Your Health and Live Longer; Intermittent Fasting: A Way to Live Longer, Sharpen Your Mind, and Slow the Process of Aging
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Did you know that when you fast, you turn on a cascade of cellular activities, that repair your body, strengthen your mind, repair damaged cells, and guard your body against rapid aging. Intermittent fasting is a free method you can use to gain better health, and wellness simply and easily. In this Podcast episode, I walk you through a simple metho…
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Episode 16: 1 Thing to Boost Health and Live Longer, Improved Sleep: Decrease disease and Live Well
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Join me in this series, where I give you 1 thing you can do each week to boost your health, and even improve your chances of living a longer life. In this video, we are getting into the numerous health benefits that gaining better sleep can give. I will also discuss the health concerns that come from a lack of sleep, or irregular sleep patterns. Do…
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Episode 15: Homemaking Series, Routine and Rhythm, Decreasing Stress and Increasing Success
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Moving forward in our homemaking series, we are now focusing on the importance of setting up a Routine and Rhythm in our lives. Having this scaffold, to "hand our hat on", and to guide, and direct our day, will set up order, peace, and an atmosphere, that ourselves and family can look forward to. Simplifying our day, and making the daily tasks, and…
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Episode 14: Homemaking Series: The Importance of the Little Things (How are you making those around you feel?)
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We are continuing here in our homemaking series, and now we are focusing on the seemingly "little things" that we can do, within our home, for our families, and those around us. What are some of the little things that we can do to make a big difference and impact, in the lives of those around us? Take a listen in. Join me for my podcast, released e…
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Episode 13: Homemaking Series: The Importance of Your Home Atmosphere. What Fragrance are You Leaving Behind?
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In this homemaking series, I am taking us as mother's and wives through some important concepts, that I have found to be a blessing in my home. I will be providing practical tips, and simple thoughts to help us to be the Proverbs 31 woman that we should be for our family and home. In this Podcast, we talk about the importance of a certain atmospher…
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Episode 12: Choosing the Best Homeschool Curriculum
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As a homeschool mom, I know what it felt like when trying to choose the "best" homeschool" curriculum for my children. Wanting to do all I could to make the best selections. In this podcast, I give you my 5 simple tips to help you choose good curriculum. There is no one curriculum that fits us all, but having a simple framework to help you choose, …
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Episode 11: Homeschooling: A Guide to Start in 10 Simple Steps
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If you have ever been considering homeschooling your children, and didn't know where to start, or if you are already homeschooling, and you want an easy guide to help remind you of the general steps to take each year. Then this video is for you. I guide you with the steps you can take, to start, and maintain a peaceful and well organized homeschool…
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Episode 10: Learning Better in Homeschool: 3 Simple Keys My Children Taught Me
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Homeschooling has continued to increase in numbers as families opt to school their children at home. With this extraordinary growth in recent years, it is important to be equipped as parents and teachers to school our children, with wisdom, strength, and insight. This will give our homeschool a purpose, rhythm, and a fortitude that will last for al…
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Introducing Sustainable Living for the Family Health and Home
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Welcome to Sustainable Living for the Family Health and Home Podcast. I'm so glad you are here and hope you will stay a while with me! I strive to be the best Proverbs 31 woman, that I can be, and I hope to inspire you to be the same. I'm a pediatrician, now turned homeschool mom, and keeper of my home, and I continually seek to learn, and share sk…
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Episode 8: 15 Things We Do To Save Thousands of Dollars Every Year
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In this episode, I show you what we do as a family of 5 to save literally thousands of dollars every year, by just making simple choices in our everyday life. #frugalliving #payoffdebt #financialfreedom #siimple #moneytips #moneymanagement It is easy to pay down debt, when you have a plan and routine practices set in place. NOTE: I am not a financi…
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Episode 9: Start Where You Are: Simple Steps to Growing Your Own Food
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I want to inspire you to start wherever you are to grow your own food. Did you know that when you buy produce from the grocery store, that most of the nutrients have been lost, even over 50 % at times. The freshest most nutrient dense foods, come right then and there when you pick them from the vine and pull them from the ground. So start growing y…
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Episode 7: 15 Things We No Longer Buy Anymore: Saving Money, and Building Sustainability
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There are so many things that, we tend to spend money on, each week and month. However, what would happen, if we no longer bought them, and even started to make some of the staples we used ourselves. In this podcast, I talk about 15 Things that we simply do not buy anymore, saving us hundreds of dollars if not more, each year. #minimalism #minimall…
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Episode 6: ADHD Part 2: Concerns of a Pediatrician, and Vital Information, All Parents Should Know About Medication Side Effects, and Natural Treatment Considerations
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In this podcast, I go into many of the potential worrisome side effects caused in particular by the stimulant medications used to treat ADHD. I then go into potential considerations for natural treatment, in some surprising ways. Drug Facts: Stimulant ADHD Medications: Methylphenidate and Amphetamines https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/drugfa…
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Episode 5: ADHD Part 1: Concerns of a Pediatrician, and Vital Information, All Parents Should Know: Why are Millions of Children on ADHD Medicine?
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In this podcast, I explain what ADHD is, how it is treated, and discuss concerns about the vast millions of children on medication for this. Important points to consider for parents, and caregivers when choosing to prescribe and give these medications are also covered. Stay tuned for Part 2: Where I will cover some more information about potential …
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Episode 4: The Value of Life, and What it Means for All of Us
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In this podcast, I discuss 5 things that are so important, concerning the value of an unborn baby and their life. From my perspective, as a Pediatrician, looking at this important topic. I talk about the reasons why we need to consider them, and my reflections upon several situations, and why there is only One who can decide. "Before I formed you i…
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Episode 3: Top 10 Tips to Grow Lasting Wealth: Living Simply with Big Impact
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Each of us must be stewards of what we have financially. Especially so if we want to have sustainable wealth for ourselves and family. In this episode, I share my personal Top 10 tips that I feel, can help all of us to live a healthy, and wealthy life. Growing in wisdom, and in these simple tips, can bring us from a life of debt and burden, to a fu…
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Episode 2: Centenarians: Living to be 100+ Years Old May be Simpler Than You Think: What are they doing that we can also do?
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Centenarians, are those rare people around the world, in certain locations, that have the blessing of living to be at least 100 + years old. They often defy medical odds, and outlive their American counterparts, in health, wellness, and longevity. What are they doing, that most people that we know are not? I this episode, I talk to you about these …
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Episode 1: Introduction: From a Pediatrician to Homeschool Mom, and Keeper of My Home
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Not many physicians move from their full-time years of working, and taking care of patients, to then making a life altering change, to being a full time homeschool mom, and keeper of their home. However, I did, and there has been no turning back. In this episode, I tell you a little about my story, the challenges I faced, and now why I would never …
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