Natural Health remedies, guides, and recipes using herbs, essential oils, and real food.
Accidents happen. And even though we are vigilant about not getting burned, sometimes we need homemade sunburn remedies to sooth burned skin. Sun blocks and sunscreens have a lot of toxic chemicals in them. There are some ok brands out there though, or you can make your own. I’ve put together 4 Homemade Sunscreen Recipes,...
The truth of the matter is that we are bombarded by pesticides and other toxic chemicals daily. It’s just the truth. Knowing this and what those toxins in our system cause should be a great motivator to learn some Simple Daily Detox Methods. As EWG reports, “Personal care products are manufactured with 10,500 unique chemical...
Herbal Remedies are very helpful. They aren’t a cure all for everything, but you can have confidence in taking care of your family when emergencies occur when you have herbs and essential oils at hand and know how to use them. When I say herbal remedies aren’t a cure all for everything, I mean that...
This winter has been dry. I always have a lip balm in my purse, pocket, car, kitchen, bed side…you get the picture. You need to take care of your lips. I mean, they’re right there in the middle of your face and just shouldn’t be neglected. That’s why this easy lip balm recipe with herbs...
Elderberry syrup has been a tried and true method of boosting the immune system. Elderberries are full of goodness that trigger our body’s response to trouble within our body (more specific details below). Plus elderberries are full of vitamins and flavonoids. A good elderberry syrup recipe is a valuable resource for self sufficient minded individuals...
I started reading about ghee when I purchased a wonderful recipe book on Indian dishes. It’s often used in Indian dishes. But what I didn’t know is that I could learn how to make ghee myself easily and that it had great health benefits. What is Ghee? Ghee is the Sanskrit name for clarified butter. ...
Breakfast is literally that: Breaking the Fast. Your body shuts down a lot of it’s processes while you sleep. Drinking a cleansing morning detox drink first thing when you wake up is a great way to get everything flowing again and rid yourself of waste and toxins. Here is a Simple Easy Detox Drink Recipe...
If you use it, we can probably make it. A natural bug spray is easy to make with essential oils. After all, we already know that a lot of plants will repel insects. If you want a huge list on that, check out 20 Insect Repelling Plants. You can plant these plants around your yard...
A lot of schools are starting up soon, or have already begun. Whether it’s the beginning of the semester, you’re half way through, or you feel like you can’t make it the last few weeks until the end, herbs and essential oils are great to have on hand. Herbs have been used traditionally to calm...
It just came to my attention that my recipe for essential oils for hormones that I carry in my shop is not up here on Simple Life Mom! I’ve had people ask me, “Why give all your recipes away? Don’t you want to sell these items instead?” My answer is that I want to treat...
Dandelions are one of those plants that grow all over North America and don’t get enough credit for their health value. People routinely spray their lawns so that nothing grows but grass. Yet dandelions have wonderful health benefits that even people living in urban areas can access and benefit from dandelion oil. Making dandelion oil...
Whether it’s winter and the cold weather is hurting your joints, or it’s summer and the work and activity has made for sore muscles, having some sore muscle remedies on hand is a great idea. Sore Muscle Causes We’ve probably all had a very hard day’s work where our muscles are just sore and tired...
It’s always good to know how to keep your body in optimal health. Right now, more than ever, people are wondering what extra things can be done to boost the immune system naturally. What’s great is that there are actually a number of practical ways to boost the immune system naturally. Things that you can...
Headaches, especially migraines, are horrible and can effect everything in the day. My quest to find herbal headache remedies started years ago. I used to get migraines that would put everything on pause. I couldn’t stand without losing my vision, much less get any chores done. My pain was hormone related. It wasn’t until I...
I’m always looking for new ways to add herbs and essential oils into products that we use in and around our bodies. A natural anti itch cream is actually not difficult to make and so wonderfully good for your skin. We have a few allergies, though they are getting better this past year – I...