Healthy Wife, Healthy Life
If you are still using the cancer-in-a-bottle store bought lotion on yourself or your family, there are super easy natural alternatives! A lot of people on my Christmas list got homemade lotion this year, and it couldn’t be simpler to make. You can customize your lotion to your skin type and desired scent, and you [...]
As we wrap up Crocktoberfest this week, I thought this easy recipe was appropriate. If you haven’t roasted a chicken in your crock pot yet… try it! Not only is it the cheapest and easiest way I’ve found to make chicken, but you get a couple quarts of chicken broth from it too! Ingredients [...]
Coconut cream concentrate (also sometimes called coconut butter) is an incredibly tasty and filling way to get in your healthy fats! It is my favorite on-the-go treat, and I even keep a small jar in my purse for times when the kids or I get hungry while out. It is super easy to make and [...]
Thanks to reader Sarah for passing on this great tip for a healthy banana bread recipe! She modified my Apple Cinnamon Coconut Flour Muffins to make a healthy version of banana bread. This wasn’t a recipe I’d tried myself, because I’m not much for bananas, and just hadn’t had a desire to make banana bread. [...]
-1- Oil Cleansing Use olive, coconut or almond oil with Castor oil to clean your skin instead of a harsh soap. This will cleanse your skin naturally and keep from pulling out natural oils. My personal blend is 25% Castor Oil (don’t use straight!) and 75% sweet almond oil. How to do it: Rub a [...]
This is another of my favorite homemade tincture recipes. We don’t have to use it often, but when one of the kids is sick, or we are traveling and their schedules are crazy, this natural tincture helps them sleep peacefully. This recipe is good for adults too, if you struggle with insomnia or anxiety. It [...]
You might have seen my recent recipe for Homemade Healthy Sunscreen, which although it is natural and safe, I don’t recommend using often because it limits Vitamin D production. Depending on where you live, something that might be used much more often is a natural homemade bug spray. At my house, we joke about mosquitoes [...]
Supposedly the only one without lead in the ceramic pot
Glass water bottle with sustainable bamboo insulation/protection. I've been looking for a water bottle like this forever!
