Today I'm excited to share with you the benefits of Clary Sage Essential Oil. I've been excited about essential oils for a long time now, but it wasn't always that way.  I used to think that essential oils were a scam, but later found out that essential oils really work and ended up writing a lot about essential oils on my site including diving into such details as essential oil emulsifiers, the ...Read The Full Post

{Fatigue can really be a problem for so many people. It was for me. I still have some issues with it but thanks to so much work on my health, it's a much smaller problem now.  Today, Izabella Wentz is here to talk about some causes of fatigue and how to find out if these are problems for you. I met Izabella several years ago and immediately sensed her passion and knowledge. Her book was one of ...Read The Full Post

{Please note – there are affiliate links in this post. If you click on one and make a purchase I might make a commission. Your support is much appreciated to keep this free resource up and running.}My friend Genevieve Howland, aka Mama Natural, is sharing 2 amazing things with you all today.  First is the idea of Eating Placenta.Ummmm---really?  Well, yes.  Really.Eating your ...Read The Full Post

Have you heard of intermittent fasting?  It's a practice that is growing in popularity, with articles popping up here and there. Maybe you know someone who has tried intermittent fasting, or you have even tried some aspect of fasting yourself. Before you push it aside as another "fad", let's look at what intermittent fasting is, what the benefits of intermittent fasting are, fasting safety, and ...Read The Full Post

Since I wrote my series on finding the best essential oils for my family, the question that I get asked most frequently is "What do you think about XYZ essential oils company?" or "Is ABC essential oils company selling pure essential oils?"When I first started using essential oils, I thought that essential oils were a scam.  But after my thinking changed on that, I found that essential oils ...Read The Full Post

Have you been outside picking weeds, grabbed a plant that looked like no problem--only to end up with stinging and rashes that were a nightmare?Chances are that you encountered the Stinging Nettle.The Stinging Nettle is a the gloveless gardener's and curious plant lover's nightmare.  It doesn't have thorns or prickers that are obvious to the eye, but instead it has fine hairs that look ...Read The Full Post

Essential oils are all the rage right now.But with all of the information out there, it's hard to know what to believe.One of the most pressing questions out there is, how do you know if you are really buying pure essential oils, and not some bottle of "who knows what" diluted or adulterated with something else?I think you know what I mean.It seems that everyone and his brother (or ...Read The Full Post

sourceToday we'll be touching on a fairly uncommon topic--low histamine probiotics.  So what does that mean?Probiotics are something that's commonly accepted as being something that is good for everyone. Gut health is crucial for overall health and probiotics are beneficial bacteria that help to recolonize the gut to restore balance.  So one would think that taking probiotics would always ...Read The Full Post

How does nutrition affect child development?We all come across various parenting goals on various websites. There are goals about achieving athletic goals, reaching academic achievements, and many more thing.But in reality, many parenting goals revolve around children and their eating habits.  And most of the real goals that we have for our kids involved proper development in one way or ...Read The Full Post

 In Part 1 of "3  Things that Almost Stole Christmas", I talked about the unfortunate timing of my Detox and the sad demise of our Christmas Tree--2 of the 3 things that threatened to steal Christmas this past year.So while you're reading the continuation of the story, keep in mind that I still wasn't feeling fabulous and that we had left our home 2 days before Christmas to get a ...Read The Full Post