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Simple Answers for Healthier Families
Oh, jello … the sugar (or chemical) laden mystery food of hospitals and cafeterias. I went to public school and got my fair share of this stuff back then, so I have never made this for my kids … until now. The “Jell-o” gelatin you can buy in stores is packed with sugar or chemical …
I get a lot of questions about blogging and how to start. I certainly don’t claim to be the expert on it… but I’ve learned a few things over the years that I wish I’d known when I started, so I figured I’d share them with you…. The Wellness Mama Blogging Story I first started …
In my time blogging, I’ve had the honor of “meeting” some other great bloggers. Through sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and others, I’ve been able to connect with many of these bloggers and definitely consider them (online) friends. Today, I’m just sharing a list of blogs that I read and who’s authors I’ve “met”… …
Chances are, if you follow mainstream medical advice or watch the news, you’ve seen some negative press about salt. In fact, the low-sodium industry is booming! Thank goodness that this sodium reduction, along with a low-fat diet and eating more whole grains has so greatly increased the health of Americans over the last few decades… …
I came up with the idea for this quilt when my husband decided he had too many shirts from college and was going to get rid of a bag of them. He would never be able to wear all these shirts, but they represented memories for him and I wanted to preserve them. I looked …
I’ve made natural alternatives to most of our household and toiletry products, but homemade shampoo was by far the toughest. I tried the “no-poo” method, which has great results for some, but did not work on me at all (and I have some terrible Christmas pictures to prove it!). If you have coarse hair that …
Necessity is the mother of invention. One day, I didn’t have enough bacon to make my bacon and egg breakfast muffins. But I needed something that I could make quickly and could cook on its own while I cleaned the kitchen. I had some nitrate-free ham in the fridge and I figured since ham and eggs …
The answer is likely “Yes” that you are deficient in Magnesium. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant mineral on earth, and the third most abundant in sea water. More importantly, it is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and it is necessary in over 300 reactions within the body. Magnesium isn’t just …
