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Archives for June 2014

Sweet Salt Texturizing Spray for Hair - Simple Recipe

Sweet Salt Texturizing Spray for Hair

June 24, 2014 by Katie Wells

I’ve shared my natural hair spray recipe and my Beach Waves Sea Salt Spray before. I like both of them but wondered if I could combine them to make one everyday hair product. Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Turns out, combining these two recipes is not only possible, but awesome. I have naturally baby-fine hair …

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Essential oils that I use daily

5 Essential Oils I Use Daily

June 20, 2014 by Katie Wells

I get more questions about essential oils than almost any other topic, probably because they’ve gained such immense popularity. Our family uses essential oils daily in our personal care products, homemade cleaners, and as natural remedies. The five essential oils I use most often for my family are: 1. Lemon Essential Oil We use lemon …

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Coconut Oil Pulling - How to use coconut oil to improve oral health

Coconut Oil Pulling

June 19, 2014 by Katie Wells

I wrote about oil pulling several years ago, well before it gained mainstream attention in the news and on fashion blogs. It is something I’ve been doing off and on for years and I’ve seen noticeable effects from doing it. I figured that whitening my teeth with charcoal would be my most controversial oral health habit, but …

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Barberry Root and barberry benefits

Barberry Root Herb Profile

June 18, 2014 by Katie Wells

arberry is noted in folk medicine as a cure for nearly every gastrointestinal ailment, lymphatics, urinary tract and respiratory infection. It has been used as a bitter tonic and antypyretic. Berberine, the primary alkaloid, is a potent antibiotic, astringent and antifungal. When taken for infections, it controls the overgrowth of candida albacans as well as functioning as a bactericide. This is a real advantage over conventional antibiotics. It also controls infectious diarrhea and increases the production of the digestive enzymes.

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How Food Sensitivities Affect Behavior

June 17, 2014 by Katie Wells

Note from Katie: Please welcome Sylvie McCracken, author of The Gelatin Secret, for this guest post on how diet can affect children’s behavior and how she reversed behavior issues with dietary changes. Enter Sylvie… This is Sofia’s Story Sofia is the 2nd of my 3 kids and is turning 5 years old this month. She …

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Homemade breakfast sausage recipe

Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe

June 12, 2014 by Katie Wells

Breakfast sausage is a favorite food of the men (including the little ones) in our home. I love it too, but don’t love that many store-bought breakfast sausages have nitrates or nitrites and other preservatives and flavors added. When a local farmer started selling pastured pork, I decided to figure out a recipe for homemade …

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Homemade Natural Diaper Cream Recipe

Natural Diaper Rash Cream Recipe

June 3, 2014 by Katie Wells

I’ve shared my homemade baby care recipes before but I get a lot of questions about variations of the natural diaper rash cream specifically. I’ve played around with some recipes and settled on one that is by far more effective than any other options I’ve found. How to Make a Natural Diaper Rash Cream I chose …

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Why just brushing your teeth won't prevent cavities

Does Brushing Teeth Prevent Cavities?

June 2, 2014 by Katie Wells

Note from Katie: I’ve written a lot about oral health in the past and especially about the body’s ability to remineralize teeth, so I’m excited to welcome Emily Bartlett of Holistic Squid.com to talk about why brushing teeth isn’t the only factor to prevent cavities. Enter Emily… Being married to a Brit, I’ve learned that Americans …

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