How To Make Your Own Magnesium Oil

How to make your own magnesium oil to improve sleep and reduce stress

I’ve written before about how I use magnesium daily and why I feel it is such a vital part of overall wellness. Many people are deficient in this vital mineral that the body uses for hundreds of reactions. Every cell in the body needs magnesium in some way, and it is vital for bone, tooth, [...]

9 Easy Ways to Boost Your Child’s Health

nine easy ways to boost your child's health

As parents we know how tough it is when little ones are suffering from illness or discomfort (or when they don’t sleep well!!). Fortunately, there are some (rather unexpected) things you can do to boost your child’s health (and they are easy to do!). 1. Throw Some Salt in the Tub Due to depleted soil [...]

Herb Profile: Spirulina

health benefits of spirulina powder

I don’t like using the term superfood, though it could certainly be applied to Spirulina. Though not technically an herb (actually an cyanobacteria), it boasts its fair share of health promoting properties. It is rich in in Chlorophyll, and like plants, gets its energy from the sun. What is it? Spirulina is a natural “algae” (cyanbacteria) powder [...]

Herb Profile: Alfalfa

I use herbal remedies for many things on a daily basis. From homemade lotions, infused oils and salves, to teas and additions to my veggie smoothies, we use a lot of different herbs each day. I’ve personally seen the benefit of many different herbs, even in situations where medicine or conventional remedies didn’t work at [...]

Why I’ve Been Drinking Green Jello [Well, Almost]

spirulina smoothie

I’ve seen several articles lately about the health benefits of gelatin (though I can’t remember where, or I’d link to them). I’ve been taking pure gelatin for quite some time and it is a part of my daily health regimen. According to Nourishing Traditions and much of the information I’ve read from the Weston A. Price foundation, [...]