The sun is becoming a distant memory and your patience with everything—including yourself—is wearing thin. These uncomfortable feelings related to the winter season are what is categorized as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
How to Make Homemade Milk Kefir
What is Milk Kefir? Milk kefir is a fermented food made from cow milk or goat milk. There is another type of kefir – kefir can also be made with water and sugar, which is called water kefir. Other dairy and non-dairy milks may also be used, but for the purposes of staying on one…
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How to start your own blog in 5 easy steps with SiteGround hosting, today. Find the freedom that comes with owning your own business while helping others succeed by blogging.
What is a Good Soda Alternative
Soda is a beverage that many enjoy, but it is also a drinking habit that many would like to quit. Breaking this habit is possible, and it can be an enjoyable experience. Soda was always in my life. I drank it with each meal, yes even breakfast some times. Really, is it any different from…
Foraged Wild Edible Salad Greens with Hemp Heart Dressing
In the springtime wild greens are fresh and tender, making them one of the best salad additions. These greens have been unaltered by man and are typically more nutritionally dense by containing more minerals and vitamins than hybrid vegetables.(1) I wandered into the idea of eating wild greens when my summer garden was nothing but…
Fresh Digestive Cleansing Celery Fennel Green Juice
Drinking Fresh Celery Juice One celery juice combination that I have come to really enjoy is adding in lemon, ginger root, and fennel with the celery. All four of these ingredients are bright and refreshing in taste as well as supportive for digestive health. I love the mild heat that the ginger root adds, and appreciate its antifungal…
Real Vegetable Juice Freezer Pops for Kids
I have titled this recipe for kids because the initial goal was to help a healthy-mama out by providing ideas to get fresh vegetables in her baby’s diet. In general, kids like freezer pops. They’re a fun treat! As I began planning the blog post, I quickly realized this recipe is good for adults as…
Soothing Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil
MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL. Lavender essential oil was the first oil that drew me in to using essential oils. I wanted to start making homemade laundry soap because I was having skin reactions to the popular brand soap I had been using. I experienced quick relief by simply swapping out one product for…
Best Essential Oils to Repel Insects and Relieve Bug Bite Itch
LEARNING WHICH ESSENTIAL OILS ARE BEST FOR TICK BITES. Let me first start with saying, do what you know is best for you. Tick bites are not to be taken casually. You need to closely monitor your situation to make sure it is not serious. Typically a tick bite is just an annoying itch.…
Benefits of Lemongrass Essential Oil
WHAT IS LEMONGRASS ESSENTIAL OIL? Lemongrass, cymbopogon, is a grass that is typically used for it’s culinary and medicinal purposes. It can be used to flavor curries, tea, and many savory dishes. Lemongrass essential oil is very affordable and beneficial for cellular health and fighting germs. [1] It has a bright, happy…