12 Easy Recipes Kids Can Cook
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I sometimes am asked how I “get it all done” with kids, and the answer is that I don’t. Or at least I don’t every day, or with a patient…
Katie Wells
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Supplements for Pregnancy & Nursing: What I Take
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I often get comments and questions asking about the supplements for pregnancy and while nursing that I take. I talk about the prenatal care options I choose in this post,…
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Transferring Microbes to Cesarean Babies for Gut Health
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I’ve seen multiple recent stories in the news about a “groundbreaking” new way that researchers are hoping to improve gut bacteria and immune health in cesarean babies. In short, they are…
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Why I Don’t Post About My Kids Online
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If you’ve read much on this blog, you might have noticed that I don’t post many details about my kids online, other than very general information about how my 4-year-old helped…
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Health Benefits of Adult Coloring Books
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Adult coloring books are all the rage right now. In fact, many of the popular ones are the best sellers in their respective categories on Amazon (in fact, 1/3 of the…
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Glucola Pregnancy Glucose Test: What I Do
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In my post about the pregnancy and prenatal care options I chose, I mention that I don’t take the pregnancy glucose test that requires drinking glucola (that syrupy orange or…
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How to Reduce Plastic Use in the Home
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As you’re reading this article, chances are you will find several plastic items within your reach, your computer or phone, a pen, maybe an old food container lingering on your desk.…
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Garlic Herb Pot Roast Recipe (Instant Pot)
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I’ve recently been experimenting with my new favorite kitchen appliance: the Instant Pot. What is it? An electric, programable, pressure-cooker. Think pressure cooker meets slow cooker. Why Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker?…
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15 Humic Acid Uses & Benefits
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I’ve written about how I take fulvic acid to aid in digestion and immunity. But did you know that fulvic acid is a subcomponent of something called humic acid? Like…
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Why I Chose Organic Baby Clothes
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This may be a controversial post, although I don’t intend it to be! This pregnancy, I’m making the switch to almost all organic baby clothes. This isn’t something I did…
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18 Uses for Washing Soda
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Washing Soda is a simple natural cleaner and booster that can be used on its own or in various DIY recipes for natural cleaning. It is available in many grocery…
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How to Make Washing Soda from Baking Soda
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I’ve been using washing soda (also called sodium carbonate) in my natural cleaning for years. It is an ingredient in my homemade laundry soap and all-purpose cleaners and I’ve found…
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All-Natural Homemade Scouring Powder
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There is something nostalgic about using a product that your parents and grandparents used, and I believe that we can often find a lot of modern wisdom from the way things…
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After Birth Tincture Recipe
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I’ve been nesting since I was about four months pregnant. It’s been great as I’ve essentially remodeled, redecorated, and scrubbed our house from top to bottom, but this week, my…
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Homemade Carpet Cleaner Recipe
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Today, I’m writing and homeschooling in a corner of our kitchen surrounded by furniture that is supposed to be in the living room/family room, all because we’re finally putting in…
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My Natural Remedies Shopping List
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This is the time of year when I re-organize, reevaluate, and stock up on our needed supplies for the year. Right now, my regular organizational efforts are turbo-charged thanks to…
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The Dangers of Plastic
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It seems to be a common theme in history that the things that lead to great progress and convenience also come with a big price. This seems to be very…
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Herbal Nursing Mom Tea Recipe
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I had a slight panic moment the other day when I realized (while drinking my pregnancy tea) that I will have a newborn in a month or so (nesting is…
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Benefits of Rooibos Tea
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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…
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Skin-Nourishing Massage Oil Recipe
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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…
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Deep Conditioning Molasses Hair Mask
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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…
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Superfood Gingerbread Latte Recipe
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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…
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Can a Peanut Ball Shorten Labor?
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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…
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How to Make Butter
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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…