Make Your Own Natural Labor and Birth Kit

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I’ve gotten several emails lately about resources and advice for natural labor and birth. Since I hit “full term” this week and am working on getting things ready myself, I thought I’d share some of the best resources I’ve found and what goes with me during labor/delivery. Some books that I read that were influential [...]

Organic Gardening- Natural Pest Prevention and Control

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Gardening can be a great way to save money and eat the freshest food available, but it can also come with its fair share of frustrations. From pests to proper watering… there are a lot of factors involved, especially if you are using organic methods to avoid chemicals. Fortunately, the healthiest approach can be the [...]

Herbal Digestion Remedy Tincture

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This is by far the most used tincture in my homemade herbal remedy cabinet. It is simple to make, but very effective against early pregnancy nausea, motion sickness and tummy aches that happen when the kids eat unhealthy food when we are not at home. I’ve used this tincture in transition during labor when nausea [...]

The Slippery Slope of Soap

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Soap- it seems like a pretty straightforward substance with a basic goal- cleaning. In today’s world, there are hundreds of varieties of soaps for many different purposes. Soap for dishes, soap for laundry, soap for skin… the list goes on. There are antibacterial soaps, scented soaps, vegan soaps, animal based soaps,  hypoallergenic soaps, etc. In [...]

Make Whey and Cream Cheese

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I’ve talked a lot about fermented foods and drinks lately, from my favorite water kefir, to homemade sauerkraut. Lately, I’ve been enjoying trying things like fermented condiments, salsas and more. Most of these recipes (coming soon!) use whey to speed the lactofermentation process and for a long time, I avoided these recipes because I simply [...]

Homemade Chamomile Tincture

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Chamomile is one of my favorite herbs because of its delicate scent and great taste in teas. It is my absolute favorite herb for kids and I keep a tincture of Chamomile on hand for any childhood aches and ailments. Switching to a real food diet has eliminated our bouts with ear infections and stuffy [...]

Do You Have a Stinking Gut? (And Why You Should Want One)

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  Hippocrates was once quoted for saying “all disease begins in the gut.” Time is proving Hippocrates to be a pretty smart guy, and science is even now linking poor gut health with a myriad of health problems. From eczema to poor immune health, it seems that our gut health influences much more than we [...]