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Natural Remedies Articles & Tutorials

Benefits of Rooibos Tea

Benefits of Rooibos Tea

December 29, 2015

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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How to make an alcohol free glycerin tincture

How to Make a Glycerite

October 12, 2015

This is the time of year when I make a variety of different tinctures to preserve herbs for long-term use. I typically make traditional alcohol based tinctures, because they concentrate and preserve the herbs for years, but glycerin tincture are an alcohol-free option for children or those who can’t tolerate alcohol. What is a Glycerite? …

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Lavender and honey burn salve recipe

Lavender Honey Burn Salve Recipe

October 8, 2015

Raw Manuka Honey is a mainstay in my herbal remedies cabinet to speed healing on all types of wounds, and I’ve used it with great results on several occasions. Why Raw Honey? Most recently, when the blade of my beloved spiralizer that makes vegetable noodles sliced off almost all of the fingerprint on my pinky finger. To be …

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Benefits of Vinegar Baths

Benefits of Vinegar Baths

September 29, 2015

There are many types of baths that can be used for detoxification and relaxation, but none that benefit the skin with a single ingredient as much as vinegar baths. I’m not a fan of the smell of vinegar, but I’m a huge fan of vinegar baths because they leave my skin and hair looking and feeling …

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Remedies to help with interstitial cystitis

Natural Remedies for Interstitial Cystitis

September 28, 2015

September is Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Awareness Month. As the month draws to an end, I want to take this time to shed light on a bladder disease that affects millions of Americans as well as several of my close friends. Unfortunately, it isn’t as easy to remedy as a common cold, but there are some …

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Essential Oils for Hormone Balance

How to Use Essential Oils for Hormone Balance

September 21, 2015

I’ve shared my favorite remedies for PMS and cramps before, but I’ve gotten a lot of questions about essential oils for hormone balance lately and wanted to share some experience with this as well. Essential oils can be very powerful and effective when used correctly, but because of their power they also carry their share …

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How to make and use herbal electuaries

How to Make and Use an Herbal Electuary

September 18, 2015

Elderberry syrup is a mainstay of our Fall and Winter natural remedies, and one of my favorites because it is the easiest to get kids to take happily. It combines the benefits of flu-fighting elderberry with the antibacterial properties of raw honey (and some other beneficial herbs) for a highly-effective remedy. What is an Herbal Electuary? Herbal …

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How to make an herbal liniment for muscle pain and stiffness

How to Make an Herbal Liniment

September 14, 2015

If you were to visit my home and glance inside my pantry, you’d find the normal food stapes, but also several baskets and bins of assorted homemade herbal remedies in jars, tinctures in dropper bottles and salves in tins that we use for various ailments. This herbal liniment is a mainstay in my home apothecary and we …

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7 Herbal Remedies that Might be growing in your backyard right now

5 Backyard Herbal Remedies to Harvest Yourself

September 7, 2015

Did you know that many of the backyard weeds that many of us spend time fighting and spraying with chemicals (like Plantain) are actually medicinal plants with health benefits? We may prefer carefully manicured yards, but often the time, money and effort needed to keep a lawn looking great aren’t worth it, especially when you …

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Natural Remedies Checklist for Cold Flu and Illness

How to Create a Natural Remedies Checklist

August 23, 2015

Each year about this time, I start preparing for the Winter months by making tinctures and elderberry syrup (you can freeze ahead) and other remedies to have on hand in case anyone gets sick. I keep all of these remedies in my natural medicine cabinet so that everything is organized and ready to use. When Mom Gets …

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Homemade garlic olive oil for ear infections

Garlic Olive Oil Remedy for Ear Infections

August 20, 2015

When it comes to powerhouse herbs and natural remedies for illness, garlic tops the list. It is naturally antimicrobial, antiviral, and antibacterial, making it beneficial for helping the body fight many types of infections. I always have fresh, organic garlic on hand because my husband comes from an Italian family and all of his favorite …

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How to make solar infused herbal oils for skin and healing

How to Make Solar-Infused Herbal Oils

August 11, 2015

These dog days of summer when the weather is hot, the children are restless and we all start to think about the fall are a great time to make herbal oils for winter remedies. As the name suggests, herbal oils are a great way to preserve the medicinal properties of herbs and plants by infusing …

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Is Chlorella a Superfood

Chlorella Benefits & Uses (and When It Can Be Dangerous)

July 9, 2015

I’ve raved about Spirulina before and shared how I use it, but Spiulina’s cousin Chlorella is a powerhouse as well. What is Chlorella? Like Spirulina, it is a freshwater algae with a host of benefits. Unlike spirulina, it is a single-celled fresh water algae (spirulina is multi-cell). It is also one of the oldest known species on the planet and …

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Gardeners Hand Salve Recipe

Gardeners Hand Salve Recipe

July 8, 2015

Gardening- Cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes! – Author Unknown There are so many benefits to gardening besides just the fresh produce. Gardeners are known to live longer and I know many elderly people who still spend hours gardening each week… in their 90s! It might be the abundance of Vitamin D, or the beneficial …

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Natural Hair Growth Oil for Men with Castor Oil -black seed oil-herbs

Natural Hair Growth Oil for Men

April 10, 2015

I don’t write many posts specifically for men, because men typically require fewer personal care products. I’ve shared the natural shaving options that my husband uses, and this is another recipe for men that I just had to share. Many men notice thinning or balding hair as they age. Women typically only get the pleasure of this …

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Black seed oil benefits

Black Seed Oil Uses & Benefits

April 9, 2015

There are so many simple natural remedies with a long history of use that have been largely forgotten in modern times. From the health-promoting (and hair-growing) properties of castor oil to the natural remedy uses for apple cider vinegar, remedies found in nature have an important place in maintaining health. One of those is black seed …

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The Many Benefits of Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo Biloba Benefits

March 21, 2015

A skinned knee… my first impression of Ginkgo Biloba was not a positive one. We had a single Ginkgo tree in our yard at my house growing up. It has fascinating leaves that turned bright yellow in the fall. It measured about 20-25 feet tall, but at my age, it might as well have been a …

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Natural Remedies for Ear Infection

Natural Remedies for Ear Infections

March 19, 2015

As a mom, few things in life are more difficult than seeing your child suffer, and ear infections can be a very painful part of childhood for some kids. As a child, I had recurring ear infections and several rounds of tubes. Even though I haven’t had one since I was about 5, I still vividly …

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Sore Nose Soothing Balm Recipe

Sore Nose Soothing Balm Recipe

February 23, 2015

I’m grateful that we don’t often get sick, but when we do, it is typically the runny nose and mild cough type of illness (or just seasonal allergies). I use my natural remedies to help speed recovery, but inevitably, at least one of the children will end up with a sore, red nose from wiping …

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How to Make and Use an Herbal Poultice

How to Make and Use an Herbal Poultice

January 20, 2015

A friend recently asked how we had helped my son’s spider bite a few years ago and I told her our protocol of poultices of activated charcoal, baking soda, bentonite clay and plantain (alternating). She said: “Great, but what is a poultice… is that recipe on your blog?” I realized it wasn’t and I can’t …

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Warning- risks of essential oild and how to use them safely

Risks and Dangers of Essential Oils

January 14, 2015

Essential oils are all the rage lately, and with good reason. They are, in a sense, a pharmaceutical grade natural remedy with incredible power. But with great power comes great responsibility, and there are many essential oil resources online giving worrisome blanket advice about their use. Don’t get me wrong. I love oils and I use …

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Natural remedies for acne that really work

Natural Remedies for Acne

January 13, 2015

The other day, I was trying to find a picture of me when I was in high school to show my kids. I couldn’t find one because I was so photo shy at that time… mainly because of my acne (and regular teenage girl insecurities). At that time, I tried every natural remedy for acne I could …

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Herbal Throat Spray for cough and sore throat

Herbal Throat Spray Recipe

December 26, 2014

Once upon a very terrible time, all five kids got a stomach bug at the same time… while I was gone… and my husband got it too. Thankfully we don’t get sick often, but it was terrible and I wasn’t on hand to use all of our natural remedies. That was the first and last …

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7 Natural Remedies to Keep on Hand in Winter

7 Natural Remedies for Winter

December 10, 2014

My Amish friends are predicting a really cold winter based on the fuzz on caterpillars, the shells on acorns, the movement of squirrels, the size of pinecones and the bird migrations. Who knows if any of these predictions are accurate, but I’m actually excited at the prospect of a cold winter this year and hopefully …

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