Winter is coming and cold and flu season isn’t far behind. That means it is time to start prepping the winter cider. This amazing vinegar tonic is a must have when winter illness hits. I can’t say I enjoy drinking it but I will say I love what it does …
Do you have sensitive skin? Have you tried salt scrubs but they burn or hurt? You might need to go just a little gentler with a sugar scrub. Actually, that’s why some spas adapted the practice of using sugar instead of salt. Sugar is easier on your skin. A scrub …
Do you like fragrance? Seems like an odd question, right? The thing is, I heard someone the other day say “I don’t like fragrance”. Not liking fragrance goes against our instincts and biology; we are attracted to some smells and repelled by others. I think she meant artificial fragrance, but …
Candida is a part of everyone’s normal gut microbiota. It’s a fungus (a form of yeast) that typically lives on the moist, warm areas of our skin and on mucosal membranes like our digestive tract, mouth, urinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, etc. [1] If candida is kept in balance with the …
Summer weather brings wonderful things like warm vegetable growing weather, trips to the beach and camping. It’s also a time when the bugs wake up, you sweat buckets, and you consistently have your hands in the dirt. I know, I know, you can wear gloves, and I do when I …
Let’s talk about how I was able to save a lot more money, improve my family’s health and be kind to the planet. No worries, I won’t tell you about a miracle supplement, there is no huge start-up cost to implement this information, and I’m betting it will work for …
I can tell you that seasonal allergies are most annoying! I had them when I was a teenager and in my early twenties. I would sneeze so much that my mom would just go ahead and say 20 “bless you’s” in a row because she knew what was coming. Of …
I’m a pretty private person, so this is not the easiest post for me to write. Yes, I know the irony of putting myself out there as an author and live-streaming show host, but really those things are instructional. You know, do this and then that and here’s why. Although, …
One of the first skills I wanted to learn when we began homesteading was how to make soap. In fact, when we brought home our first two dairy goats, making soap from their milk was high on my list of why I wanted goats. The benefits of handmade, natural soap …