Asian Color Burst Salad Recipe
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You guys know I love my salad, and one of my favorite salad dressing recipes is a copycat of the ginger dressing at a local Japanese restaurant we love. They make…
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The Wellness Mama blog provides simple answers for healthier families through research, tutorials, recipes, humor, and living life with lots of kids!
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Activated Charcoal Gummies Recipe (for Upset Tummies)
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If you’ve ever taken activated charcoal before, it was probably in capsule form. These pills can help clear up an upset stomach because activated charcoal can flush out toxins while…
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How to Make Your Own Real Corned Beef Brisket (Recipe)
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I’m an Irish girl (though married to an Italian), and corned beef brisket has been a St. Patrick’s Day tradition for us for years. The week before St. Patty’s the menu plan…
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How to Make SCOBY Fruit Leather (Recipe)
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We’ve been brewing kombucha on our kitchen counter for years, long before it was available in grocery stores. It turns out you can do more with kombucha than just drink it……
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How My Kids’ Capsule Wardrobe Simplified My Life (& Laundry)
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I must admit… when the capsule wardrobe trend took over Pinterest, I was mostly uninterested. As a mom, I based my wardrobe much more on function and flexibility. Times like…
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Soothing DIY Salve for Cracked Heels
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When I married my husband, he had horribly cracked heels. Apparently, he’d had these most of his life, but as we learned more about natural living, I set out to…
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Spicy Beef Curry (Authentic Bangladeshi Recipe)
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I’ve been experimenting a lot lately with dishes from southeast Asia. Japanese miso soup is now regularly on the menu and we’ve added Indian coconut chicken curry too. Like the others, this Bangladeshi…
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Why I Started a Weekly Digital Day Off
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I remember seeing a series of photos of people in what should have been some of the most important moments of their lives (like wedding days, holding new babies, etc.). Instead,…
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How to Gain Weight Healthily
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It is easy to find articles that talk about weight loss, but not common to find ones on how to gain weight — let alone gain weight in a healthy way.…
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Anti-Aging Rosehip Seed Oil Facial Moisturizer (Better Than Botox)
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We live in a culture that considers drinking raw milk to be strange and dangerous, but injecting the botulism toxin into our skin (Botox) seems to be a perfectly acceptable…
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Spicy Shrimp Stir-Fry With Peppers
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It’s no secret that I love to make stir-frys for dinner. A meal that is fast and easy, healthy, and only uses one pan checks all my boxes. Like most…
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Tips for Surviving Prodromal Labor
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During every one of my pregnancies I’ve learned many new words and terms that I didn’t even know existed before we started having children… Words like placenta previa, nuchal cord,…
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Sweet & Salty Chocolate-Covered Bacon
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Chocolate and bacon are two foods that most of us typically eat at completely different times of day. I had never thought of combining them until a reader mentioned eating…
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DIY Potting Soil Mix for Indoor and Container Plants
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For years, I thought I was terrible at keeping indoor plants alive. Forget a green thumb, my thumb apparently was great at killing plants and not so great at keeping…
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How to Create a DIY Indoor Plant Wall (& Why)
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I’ve already confessed my weird hobby of taking on remodeling projects whenever my husband leaves town. Today, I’m sharing another one of my (somewhat strange) infatuations: my plant wall. Or…
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Broccoli Quiche With Bacon (Dairy Optional)
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I’ll admit, I use a lot of eggs in my recipes! I use them in my healthy butter pecan ice cream, sous vide egg bites, and even stuffed acorn squash boats. When they’re…
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Making The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Work for Real Moms
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As a homeschooling mom and small business owner, I know what it’s like to be busy. You probably do too. Between kids’ events and activities, work, and keeping up with…
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Is a Plant-Based Diet Good for All of Us?
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Over the last few years, I’ve felt an increasing unrest at something I’ve observed in real food communities and groups…. Mainly the idea that there is one specific diet that…
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The Ultimate Guide to Meal Planning (for Families)
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Meal planning makes a big difference when it comes to sticking to a dietary change. It’s easy to cook a quick convenience food or head to a restaurant when everyone…
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How to Make Natural Drawer Fresheners
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Homemade air freshener is great, but sometimes it’s my clothes that need freshening. Homemade drawer fresheners aren’t a new idea (I’m pretty sure my grandmother had some), but they are a…
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Natural Ways to Improve Libido & Sex Drive in Women
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Whether it’s a recent pregnancy, new job stress, or an underlying health issue, many women complain about a lack of sex drive at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, many don’t…
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How to Build Sliding Barn Doors With Simple Hardware
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I’m a big fan of DIY projects. Heck, I make my own deodorant. That’s why when we needed a door for our office but the opening was a weird size…
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Coconut Curry Chicken (Quick Instant Pot Recipe)
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Coconut chicken curry is simply chicken in a delicious sauce of tomatoes, garlic, curry powder, and coconut milk. It’s a healthy, one-pot meal that tastes great and everyone in the…
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My Natural Travel Packing List (and Tips)
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I’m traveling so much these days (often by myself, imagine that!) that I’ve created a system to make sure I always have what I need when I’m away from home.…