I know we are already over a week into 2013, but I thought I would still share with you all the top 10 most popular posts from the blog in 2012. These were all picked by you, by your clicks. These are the posts that were read the most last year. 10. Asian Salad Dressing … [Read more...]
Dad’s Cough and Bronchial Concoction
With so many people having such a bad cough this year, I want to share with you a recipe for a concoction my dad made up. He got the base recipe from a patient of his who is an herbalist. The base of the recipe are the 3 tinctures (Oil of Oregano, Mullein, and Lobelia) and my … [Read more...]
5 Things We Do If Our Kids Get Sick and What We Do To Try To Prevent It In The First Place
Welcome to the December 2012 Natural Living Blog Carnival: Natural Remedies. This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Natural Living Blog Carnival hosted by Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project through the Green Moms Network. This month our members have written … [Read more...]
It’s For The Greater Good
At least that’s what the pharmaceutical companies would like for everyone to think. It would do them no good for us to think otherwise. I am no stranger to vaccine related information. I have read and watched quite a bit on the subject. I have never been vaccinated and … [Read more...]
Ecover Dishwashing Liquid Soap
I am always striving to improve the products in our home so that we are using the cleanest, safest ingredients. Sure, I could make my own everything. There are tons of recipes online for just about everything. And I have great intentions… I really think it would be neat to … [Read more...]
New Use for Small Hand Sanitizer Bottles
You know those little hand sanitizer bottles that come in a plastic thing that can hang from a girls’ belt buckle? They are supposed to be all cute and trendy, I think. Don’t get me wrong, they are cute, but we don’t allow hand sanitizer in our house. So it is now something … [Read more...]
Sign the Petition and Tell the U.S. Food Industry You DO Care if there is High Fructose Corn Syrup in Your Foods!
Hopefully you already know to avoid high fructose corn syrup at all cost. If you don’t, please read the article linked above. If you do, please take action today! The powers that be behind high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are trying to convince the U.S. Food Industry that … [Read more...]
Easy Freezer Snacks for Kids
As parents, often we are busy (understatement!!). It’s sometimes difficult to have quick snacks for the kids that are also good for them. Enter frozen foods! Some of my kids absolute favorite go-to snacks are frozen mango, frozen blueberries, frozen grapes, and frozen … [Read more...]
Great Way to Take Advantage of Organic Grapes on Sale!
At the end of grape season around here, the organic grapes go on sale for around the same price as the conventionally grown grapes. Grapes are on the ‘Dirty dozen, which is a list of foods with the most pesticides. I do not buy these foods unless they are organic. Organic … [Read more...]
Moringa Source Oil Giveaway
I recently started using Moringa Source Oil every morning on my face. I’ve used other oils on my face in the past in the hopes of looking 16 again. It never worked. In fact, all it seemed to do is make my face all greasy. I would do it at night so it had time to soak in and … [Read more...]