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The aMYLK Life

The aMYLK Life

I am profoundly grateful for the life that I have cultivated and the community that I have built through aMYLK. It all started because I was experiencing undiagnosed mystery illness symptoms and I was suspicious that it had something to do with nutrition.

The Philosophical Musings of a Mylkmaid...

The Philosophical Musings of a Mylkmaid...

Travel and rest always offer up fresh perspectives for me, and I find myself reflecting today on consumption as a spiritual practice - not just thinking of food as medicine, or food as fuel, but food as a portal to deeper connection…to oneness.

My Latest Heath Find - Beam Minerals

My Latest Heath Find - Beam Minerals

The human body has 37 trillion cells and every single cell requires minerals to function. All of them need to be ingested or injected because our bodies cannot make them. We need a full spectrum of minerals that work in balanced triumvirates, which is why taking a single mineral supplement isn't a great way to go.

Ingested mineral supplements have to be absorbed into the gut lining, but what happens when your gut is in a state of chronic dysbiosis like mine (SIBO)? They won't get absorbed. 


How Far We've Come - Reflections from a Mylk Maid

How Far We've Come - Reflections from a Mylk Maid

Last weekend was our biggest sales weekend to date and I am filled with immense gratitude. As we approach wrapping up our 6th full year in business next month, I find myself reflecting on how far we have come.

 

When I started aMYLK, I barely had two pennies to rub together, was a single mom with four children to provide for independently and no home to call our own. For five of the last 6 years I didn't even have my own bedroom. I cannot explain to you WHY on Earth I decided to...


Standing In Loneliness

Standing In Loneliness

I came to LA seeking loneliness and I found it. In my loneliness, I have always found myself. It makes me wonder if we don't keep our lives so busy and so filled with people just so that we can avoid this very thing: to spend time with one's self. 
 
I lead a rich life, filled with people whose needs often trump my own. It is difficult to impossible to discover one's own self and identify one's own needs in a cacophony of voices, opinions and requests. (Here I mostly refer to my lovely children.)
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