Paleo Cookbooks Review
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I taught myself to speed-read in middle school, and to this day, it is probably the most valuable skill I’ve ever learned. One of the really fun perks of blogging is…
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Soap Nuts Shampoo
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I’ve written before about how I use soap nuts for laundry, and I’ve gotten several questions since that post about how I also use them for shampoo. Finding a natural…
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Fermented Book Review
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I must admit, one of my favorite things about being a blogger is that I get a chance to read and review some great books. I’ve got a stack of…
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Mud Shampoo Review
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I’ve written before about how I use homemade shampoo, but I’ve found that many people don’t do well with this option. I recently discovered a way to use bentonite clay…
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Homemade Root Beer Recipe
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I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on my homemade ginger ale recipe, so I also wanted to share another favorite at our house: homemade root beer. This root beer…
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Natural Labor & Birth Kit
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I’ve gotten several emails lately about resources and advice for natural labor and birth. Since I’ve been through that rodeo a few times now, I thought I’d share some of…
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Against All Grain Book Review
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At our house, we rarely eat grains (with the exception of rice on rare occasion) since we have one son still on GAPS and it is just easier to avoid…
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Everyday Paleo Italian Cuisine Book Review
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One of the most popular recipes I’ve created from scratch is my homemade Italian pasta sauce recipe. It took me a long time to get it right, as I married into an…
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How to Achieve the Health Benefits of the Beach At Home
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Many people (me included) feel a certain magnetic attraction to the beach. Well, it turns out there are some physiological reasons why that extend past just the simple relaxation… Certainly,…
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The Harmful Effects of Sugar
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When it comes to consumption and the effects of sugar, I often hear things like: All things in moderation…. A little bit won’t hurt… It’s fuel for the brain… All…
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Chia Seed Kombucha Energy Drink Recipe
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One time, while on vacation and stranded in a Whole Foods while my husband was in a meeting (I guess there are worse places to get stranded!) I bought a…
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The Real Reason I Strive For Health
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I don’t write personal posts often, but this past weekend I lost my grandmother and it has caused me to think a lot about health and illness, life and death.…
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How to Detox Your Hair
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A reader emailed me and asked if I’d ever heard of using clay to wash or detox your hair. I hadn’t, but was intrigued, so I started researching… Mud in…
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Thyroid Problems & Coconut Oil
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There has been a lot of buzz lately about thyroid problems and the potential of coconut oil to help improve them. Dr. Oz seems to be joining the bandwagon, and…
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30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking Book Review
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Bill and Hayley, authors of Gather and Make it Paleo, have come out with yet another great book in their new 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking. As someone working…
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How to Make Beet Kvass
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I must admit that when I first got the book Nourishing Traditions, beet kvass was one of the recipes that I glazed over and didn’t plan on making. I wasn’t…
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Beyond Bacon Book Review
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I must admit, I was skeptical when I first heard about “Beyond Bacon.” Certainly, we have many favorite recipes that involve pork at our house, but an entire cookbook devoted…
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Natural Ginger Ale
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It turns out that soda hasn’t always been the high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavor concoction in an aluminum can that we know today. For hundreds of years (and…
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How to Make a Ginger Bug
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If you aren’t familiar with naturally fermented beverages, you might be asking what the heck a ginger bug is and why you should make one… A ginger bug is a…
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7 Ways to Eat More Coconut Oil
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I’ve written before about 101 ways to use coconut oil for everything from oil pulling to lotion to toothpaste. One question I often get asked is how to actually eat…
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Stocking A DIY Herb and Spice Cabinet
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I’ve gotten several emails of late asking me to detail what is in my herb/spice cabinet and how much of each item I order to make sure I have enough…
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Confessions of a Natural Mom
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A friend and I had a conversation the other day about how many things that we do that are against the norm (or “weird”). Most of these things I’ve been…
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How I Avoided GBS Naturally
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GBS, or Group Beta Streptococcus, is an colonization that affects many people and around 1/4 to 1/3 of women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Many people carry this bacteria…
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Dandelion Hunter Book Review
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I’ve written before about how many of the plants we consider weeds are edible and beneficial, but a book I recently had a chance to review, Dandelion Hunter, takes it…