After a long day gardening, a long hot bath is just the ticket to soothe sore and tired muscles. Herb infused bath salts, hot water, a few candles and some soft piano music to the rescue! (if you were to grab a glass of red wine, I sure won’t tell) Adding bath salts to your …
Red clover is great! Besides being a nitrogen fixer in the garden, an edible flower to enjoy, first food for bees, red clover or Trifolium pratense can also help cells regenerate and has anti-inflammatory properties that make it wonderful to have as a salve on hand for minor skin complaints like eczema, psoriasis, and acne. …
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Being outside, any time of year can cause you to get a sunburn. Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall, your exposed skin is susceptible. Most of us naturally spend more time outside, gardening, tending animals, foraging, or just enjoying the sunshine and fresh air. Getting fresh air and sunshine is vital to health, actually. You still need …
Comfrey is an amazing herb. This comfrey salve is a must have for your home herbal apothecary. Comfrey is known to have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and decongestant properties. It is also known as one of the herbs to heal broken bones. I like to have this salve to use on bumps and bruises. Comfrey root salve has …
The other week, my hubby sprained his ankle. It was painful, as you can imagine. After the initial time of rest, ice, compression and elevation (AKA RICE), we knew we needed to alternate heat to help soothe the joints and keep them from getting too tight. A regular heating pad was fine, except that the …
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I love a clean, fresh smelling house, don’t you? I used to burn lots of candles to help achieve this, and to cover the scent of kitty box, teenage boys, garbage in the kitchen, etc. When I would cook strong smelling foods like fish, out would come the commercial room fresheners. The flowery fragrance would …
I am a firm believer in “what goes in, must come out”. This is especially for our bodies and the food we eat. If you eat a crummy diet of processed foods, drink lots of sugary sodas, and don’t get enough rest or exercise, your body is going to show it. You’re going to be …
Dealing with a magnesium deficiency can be hard…but you can help supplement this vital nutrient with homemade magnesium lotion. Do you have low magnesium symptoms? Would you know if you have a magnesium deficiency? Low magnesium symptoms can be: being restless having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep experiencing fibromyalgia pain, which can be in the form of …
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Got a mountain man with a full beard and/or mustache? Try this beard oil to soften and tame the hair that can so often be unruly. Google “beard oil” and you are sure to get 1,000,000 different recipes. Each one is unique and has a different variety of oils used in it to obtain different …
This homemade nourishing hand cream is healing to dry skin and has scents that are musky, earthy, sweet, relaxing and are just wonderful. Make your own today! No matter the season, my hands are in and out of dishwater, cold water pumps for the animals, and hauling wood. To say that my hands get dried out would be …
