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Archives for December 2015

Benefits of Rooibos Tea

Benefits of Rooibos Tea

December 29, 2015 by Katie Wells

Herbal teas have many benefits and there are endless ways to use herbs and teas as drinks, in natural remedies, and even in foods. One of my favorites is Rooibos Tea or Red Bush tea from the South African Rooibos plant (Aspalathus linearis). What is Rooibos Tea? A beautiful fragrant red herbal tea with a naturally …

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Gingerbread Cookies Recipe with Dates & Molasses

December 22, 2015 by Katie Wells

I’ve never been much of a cookie-maker, but one year the kids requested gingerbread cookies. They’d been visiting friends and making gingerbread houses. Since I was trying to find a way to incorporate molasses and dates (for a shorter labor) into my daily diet, the idea of gingerbread cookies sounded pretty good. So I started …

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Skin nourishing massage oil recipe

Skin-Nourishing Massage Oil Recipe

December 21, 2015 by Katie Wells

Our family tries to focus on giving experiences instead of material gifts whenever possible. Often this involves museum memberships, scavenger hunts, or movie tickets, but this year my husband got me the best gift I could imagine: a couples massage video course where an award-winning massage therapist teaches couples massage techniques they can use at home …

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Deep conditioning molasses hair mask

Deep Conditioning Molasses Hair Mask

December 19, 2015 by Katie Wells

  Molasses is a nutrient-dense natural sweetener that is a good source of minerals like magnesium, iron and calcium as well as copper and other trace nutrients. It is often consumed internally as a plant source of iron or used as a natural sweetener, and externally, a molasses hair mask is a natural beauty remedy that has …

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Superfood Gingerbread Latte Recipe

Superfood Gingerbread Latte Recipe

December 16, 2015 by Katie Wells

A few weeks ago while sitting at a signal light, I noticed a sign in front of our local coffee shop advertising a gingerbread latte. I loved the idea, but figured that they probably used a syrup or processed sugar to achieve the flavor. So of course I wondered if I could create a healthy version with …

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35 DIY Natural and Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas

35+ Natural & DIY Christmas Gifts Ideas

December 7, 2015 by Katie Wells

This year, we’ve decided to keep things simple, natural and sustainable with homemade, natural and DIY Christmas Gift Ideas (and a few select wooden toys for the kids that will (hopefully) last for generations). We are also trying to focus more on experiences than material gifts for the most part. There are so many great options …

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Can a peanut ball shorten labor

Can a Peanut Ball Shorten Labor?

December 3, 2015 by Katie Wells

I recently attended a hospital birth as a doula and a nurse suggested a new technique to shorten labor that I had not seen used before: a peanut ball. I was familiar with the use of a yoga ball or “birth ball” during labor to help open the pelvis and bring baby down but I had …

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How to make butter

How to Make Butter

December 2, 2015 by Katie Wells

As a child, I didn’t have much of an awareness of where my food came from beyond the grocery store. I was an adult the first time I made butter and I was so amazed that you could do it yourself. There is a certain satisfaction that comes with making something yourself that you previously …

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What to do when a natural mattress isn't in the budget

When A Natural Mattress Isn’t in the Budget

December 1, 2015 by Katie Wells

Over the last 5+ years, I researched my way into a natural mattress for our family, but the process was long, somewhat dramatic, and expensive. For many years, a healthier, natural mattress just wasn’t in the budget for us, no matter how important I thought it was (as we saved for years to purchase ours). In the …

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