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Picture this! …an overworked mom of three with dark circles under her eyes who’s tired by midday, irritable, and suffers from achy joints, constipation, and extra weight around her midsection. She has also noticed the hair on her eyebrows isn’t as thick as it used to be, her libido is low, and she frequently has abdominal discomfort. Oh, and don’t …
Cough drops are amazing things. They can help quiet a cough in an instant and they taste pretty amazing, too! Young or old, who doesn’t like getting candy when you are sick? However, most store-bought cough drops contain some less than natural ingredients; ingredients that are not going to help you get better and might even cause some not so …
As an avid gardener in the Midwest, my backyard garden is nearly all cleaned up with the exception of a few cold weather crops like kale, cauliflower, carrots, and brussels sprouts. These veggies happen to be some of my favorites and it’s likely because without the parade of tomatoes, summer squash, peas, beans, and more…they really get to shine. The …
Who has time for breakfast anymore? Sure, I love the long, lazy breakfasts that involve multiple cups of coffee and great conversations or even an opportunity to read the headlines, but let’s face it, I’m lucky if I have a chance to brush my teeth before racing out the door. Yet breakfast is our most important meal of the day! …
Do you have a recipe that is your tried and true? A meal that you know you can whip up for company and it will be a winner? A dish that you’ve made so many times that you really do not need the recipe card anymore? Savory Chicken and Apples is that dish for me. I have been making this chicken …
Do you suffer from pollen, dust, or other pollutants? Let me introduce you to a more unique way of cleaning your indoor air: the Himalayan salt lamp! In the natural living world, we tend to do lots of things that are deemed odd, but using a Himalayan salt lamp is definitely one of the crazier things to enter my home! A …
Being pregnant is a wonderful thing, but the some of the symptoms that can accompany it are not so pleasant. Take for instance, morning sickness. You get pregnant and for the next couple of months you might feel nauseous and it’s not just in the morning; morning sickness is such a deceptive term! My morning sickness was usually mild all day sickness. …
There is this preconceived notion that being a “hostess” is a gene and either you are born with it or your not. And, if you don’t possess the Martha-esque, Pinterest-worthy, party maven genes, forget it. It’s a lost cause. So, don’t even try. I think this is ridiculous and honestly believe one of the kindest things we can do for …
Follow my blog with Bloglovin We’ve all heard it before, “Don’t put citrus essential oils on your skin or you’ll look like a fresh red lobster.” But is that really the best advice? What’s really the truth about phototoxic essential oil safety? There seems to be a battle between essential oil users on how to safely and properly use essential oils. One …
Raise your hand if you ever drank a…full of sugar, left a red smile on your face…beverage as a kid. Yeah, me too! In fact, I remember drinking what my siblings and I deemed “bunny juice” and then bouncing around like bunnies the rest of the afternoon. Even as a kid, I realized that sugar and dyes meant extra energy. However, I’m …
