In my short stint on this planet I have met my fair share of non-believers. You know, people who do not believe in natural remedies, they believe in medicine, meaning conventional medicine. I have often heard from these people- “natural remedies don’t work.” And you know what, they are right. Here are 3 reasons why natural remedies don’t work: 1. …
To The Mom With The Messy Van and Sticky Floors
To the mom with the messy van: You are not a failure. You are not a mess and your life is not a mess. I know you. I know that for the sake of peace you let your kids bring books and toys, colors and paper into the car because you don’t want to just put a screen in front …
The Amazing Medicinal Qualities of Honey
In my Super Green Smoothie recipe I mentioned using wildflower honey because of it’s medicinal properties. I’m sure this is news to some of you, as it was to me when I first read about it in Herbal Antibiotics. Honey has some amazing medicinal qualities! For some reason natural honey is just lumped into the simple carbohydrate group …
How to Get Better Sleep- Natural Sleep Aid
So many people have trouble sleeping. Whether it’s not being able to fall asleep, or waking in the night, sleep problems are very common. When you are having disruptions to your sleep patterns, there are a number of factors that could be affecting you but the bottom line is too much stress. Your body is overloaded with stress hormones. So …
Protocol for Fighting Cold and Flu
It happens. You get exposed to somebody, or your kids do and then it starts. Sickness! What do you do? For the last 10 +years we have treated 99% of sickness at home, without it getting to the point of needing to go to the doctor. I love doctors and I’m so glad they’re there for emergencies or broken bones, …
Preventing Sickness- Keeping Kids Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
It seems as though this is one of the worst winters for sickness! Maybe it’s not, statistically speaking, but everywhere I look someone else is coming down with something! Is there anything that you can do to prevent sickness? Well, yes. I think there are many measures that you can take to strengthen the immune system. This post outlines a …