Postpartum Soothing Spray
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Note from Katie: After birthing five babies … I know all-too-well the discomfort that comes with the post-birth healing process. I’m happy to welcome Shaye Elliot to share a recipe I wish…
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Note from Katie: After birthing five babies … I know all-too-well the discomfort that comes with the post-birth healing process. I’m happy to welcome Shaye Elliot to share a recipe I wish…
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I absolutely love creating seasonal real food recipes that are simple to make, and this is one of my recent favorites. Acorn squash is just starting to show up at…
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Writing a book is stressful! It caused my first autoimmune flare in months and the first time I’ve had a skin breakout in years. I’m back on the autoimmune reset…
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Raspberries are one of my favorite fruits. I love adding fresh raspberries to salads and eating them plain for a nighttime treat. We often buy fresh raspberries in bulk from a local…
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I’ll admit- sometimes, I wish I could climb back into my years of ignorance is bliss and forget everything I’ve learned about real food and natural living. It would be…
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Note from Katie: I get a lot of questions about Candida, and I only mentioned it briefly in this post about gut bacteria, so I asked Christa Orecchio, who is…
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My homemade natural deodorant recipe is several years old and is one of the most popular on my site with almost 800 comments. I still use it and it is…
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Last week, I posted a picture on Instagram of my nightstand. I posted it because I think that the things a person has on their nightstand say a lot about…
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I usually review books because I am constantly reading and love to share books with you that I enjoy. This week, I’m sharing something I also use constantly: my water bottle.…
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We can learn so much from children, especially the importance of running, jumping, and climbing. Children do these things naturally and as adults, many of us lose the ability to…
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Hormones affect every aspect of health, and lately I’ve seen the affect of hormones on hair and scalp health. After eight years of pregnancy and nursing, my body was tired…
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If you’ve ever purchased store-bought almond or coconut milk, you may have noticed an ingredient called Carrageenan on the carton. This hard-to-pronounce little food additive is the reason I make…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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It may have an unusual sounding name to native English speakers, but Pakistani kima has become one of my favorite dinner recipes. I tried this recipe at a friend’s suggestion…
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Note from Katie: Trying to get/stay in shape at home can be tough. Especially when you have little ones running around all day. I’ve asked Robin Konie from Thank Your…
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I’d been craving (leptin problem maybe?) some jerk chicken lately, probably because the flavors remind me of the beach, which is what I am really craving… Anyway, since there are…
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What is Astragalus? Astragalus root has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. Like barberry root, it is said to support immune function. Astragalus is a powerful adaptogenic herb…