There’s a big controversy in the medical and natural living communities about which salt is healthier, or if it’s detrimental altogether. The most often asked questions are Does it cause high blood pressure? Can it improve your health? Does it really matter which kind of salt I use? You hear all kinds of negative things […]
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How To Get Instant Relief With This Natural Home Remedy For Burns
When you needed a home remedy for burns, you need it quick! A few months ago, I was getting ready to pull a pan out of the broiler (set on 550 F degrees) and my hot pad slipped. I grabbed the broiler rack with my bare hand! Instantly there were burned stripes across all 4 […]
Proof Non-Toxic Essential Oil Kills More Germs Than Lysol, Comet Or Clorox
A few of my friends and family I’m think a little nuts when I tell them I disinfect with essential oils instead of Lysol, Comet, Clorox or other cleaners that promise to kill germs. As a matter of fact, early last year I started getting really serious about using essential oils to remove toxins in […]
9 Warning Signs That You’ve Got A Magnesium Deficiency And How To Fix It
Could you have a magnesium deficiency and is it a big deal? Magnesium plays a really important role in having healthy muscles, heart and kidneys, as well as strong bones and how well your body absorbs nutrients. Oftentimes being low on magnesium is overlooked and the resulting symptoms are blamed on other things rather than […]
Things You Might Find In A Kinda Crunchy Mama’s House
If you’ve been hanging out with me much you already know I don’t really consider myself a true “Crunchy” but rather more like a “Crispy” Mama (well…grandma). Thank goodness my child bearing years are a thing of the past (for many reasons) but if they weren’t… [tbpquotable]I can assure you I would not be eating my own […]
Instant Ramen Noodles – Yummy Little Bowls Of Death?
Most of us at sometime in our lives have eaten packaged Ramen Noodles. I’ll be honest and say that when my daughter was growing up, as a single mom I relied on them to fill in the gap in our food budget. And again if I’m being honest…I still like them. There I said it. […]
7 Common Foods That Could Be Causing Your Headaches
Headaches seem to be a really big health issue for so many people. Sometimes it’s as simple as a deficiency of some kind that a health/nutritional supplement or a really good probiotic could help. It could even be a blood sugar issue Other times it could be something that you are eating that triggers a […]
A Remarkably Simple Way To Make Homemade Vapor Rub
It’s cold and flu season and it seems to be hitting pretty hard this year, so I thought this was a good time to share my homemade vapor rub with you. We all remember being slathered with Vick’s when we were kids. That yucky sticky petroleum jelly based rub that made your pj’s stick to […]