Natural Health remedies, guides, and recipes using herbs, essential oils, and real food.
Oil pulling sounds like a funny term. After all, you can’t pull oil. It’s a liquid. 😉 But people are hearing more and more about it as the rebels around the world stop to look at alternative methods to health care. So,what is Oil Pulling and what is the purpose and benefit behind it? Benefits...
I think we all have those days where a great muscle relaxing massage oil would be hugely beneficial. We’ve been using This One by Nature’s Sunshine. It’s like a natural Icy Hot. It’s awesome! We’ve used it on sore necks, backs, ankles, knees….After a few minutes the area will feel cold and hot at the...
I recently posted 6 Steps to Natural Beauty where one of the steps was getting a great night’s sleep. But a lot of us have a hard time with that at one time or another. Others struggle with it regularly and their body fights to keep up. Here are essential oils to help you sleep....
These 6 steps to Natural Beauty are not THE only steps, but wow do they pack a punch! A few of them are things we’ve heard a number of times, but we fail to actually make the commitment to change. Hopefully this will give you that little push toward better health. Hey, any encouragement we...
Disinfectant Essential Oil Blends can be used in a combination of home cleaning products. For a great list (that’s growing) of homemade cleaning recipes, see my Cleaning Page. I love using essential oils in homemade cleaning products. But which ones are the best to use? Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies and...
In my search to do all things natural, this is a topic I thought needed to be addressed. There are some good products out there that are not as toxic as you may believe, but I wanted a completely natural dandruff remedy and something that’s even healthy! I’ve since tried a few methods and talked...
We want to be frugal, natural, and healthy! Well, here are a few steps we had to make along this homemade, diy journey. Homemade Natural Sunscreen is a big one! And making these 4 Homemade Natural Sunscreen Recipes is easy! Know Your Ingredients Ingredients to Avoid If you’re reading this, you are probably already aware...
The idea to treat your allergies with raw honey is not a new one. My sister-in-law and her husband are currently living fully off grid – no wires or pipes going to their house. They have dreamed of doing so for many many years so it’s been fun seeing their dream realized. They’ve taught...
There are better choices when it comes to sugar substitutes, but sugar (skipping all the technicality) is still sugar in your system. There are so many reasons to cut down on sugar intake. If you want to learn more about what sugar does to the body (brain, liver, memory, etc) see The Destruction of Sugar....
My Story Sugar really is addicting! Some compare it to heroin (I wouldn’t know). Do we really know the full destruction of sugar? What I do know is that it really did destroy my health for most of my life. A lot of you know some of this story. I have always struggled with having...
Why Grow your Own Herbs? Growing your own herbs has a lot of advantages: It is Frugal. A lot of herbs are perennials, depending on your area, and will come up for you each year without you doing much of anything. Peppermint, sage, and oregano are great examples for my area. It is Convenient. You...
The Amount of Corn and Allergies: GMO corn has been introduced into the American, and worldwide, food systems in an overwhelming way and it’s obvious that it has effected people and their tolerance of it. My sister is highly allergic to corn. I mean, it’s serious; no playing around. Through her, I have learned just...
When I first started looking into making my own soaps, I could not figure out where I could buy this thing called essential oils. I finally ended up at a large craft store and came upon an isle for candle making that had a large set of oils to choose from. I was excited. You...
There are lots of reasons to know which essential oils are great at healing the skin and helping scars to disappear. When one of my kids gets a gash that is healing with a scar, it would be nice to know what can painlessly help (though my boys are no doubt proud of that...
I told you WHY we Eat out Less, now I want to give you the HOW We Eat out Less. I was definitely addicted to sugar, caffeine and salt. It took a few things to happen for me to change my ways (and thus, my family’s ways). First, we live in an area that has...
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