I had 3 wisdom teeth out. I didn't go under. No light anesthesia. Just a local. (That alone saved $800!) I didn't fill the Norco prescription for pain relief. I had Tylenol around but never used it. I used a lot of frozen peas, reader advice about all the natural, holistic remedies -- and made myself a human experiment... ...which is why I still have one wisdom tooth in my mouth. What are the Risks of Wisdom Tooth Extraction? Before we jump into the story and the natural … [Read more...]
Healthy Broccoli Salad Recipe: Seasonal Winter Salad
Are you ready for a healthy, easy side dish that’s full of all those sweet and salty flavors we love? If you have never had broccoli salad, you are missing out on one of the best ways to eat your veggies. It’s like a chicken salad… but with broccoli. Mkay, maybe that won’t convince you to try it. But the fact is, this salad deserves a place at your next lunch date, your next meal prep session, and your next meal. When you’re trying to eat better, broccoli salad will help you … [Read more...]
Gluten-Free Oven Pancake Recipe that Kids Can Make!
Is it possible to be a morning person and at the same time hate making breakfast? The answer is YES! That sums up my mornings. I get up way too early every morning to have quiet time before the kids are up. It sets the tone for my day. During my morning time, I eat in peace, spend some time in God's Word, answer emails, and do my best to get in some work time before the busyness of the day begins. But I have a confession...I hate making breakfast in the morning. Gluten-free … [Read more...]
Healthy Holiday Breakfast Banana Split Recipe
Christmas morning is often a flurry of excitement, giggles, and presents. But what about those hungry bellies? Shouldn't the morning excitement include good food? Shouldn't your kids have a special holiday breakfast to start the day? A few years back we had quite an unusual Christmas. We woke up to a house without power. The kids didn't mind. My oldest three were one, four, and seven at the time. They thought it was fun to wear headlamps, light candles, and snuggle in blankets to open our … [Read more...]
10 Reasons I Drink Bone Broth
Would you drink bone broth? I thought it was a little crazy until one week threw me into desperate measures... In that week, my toddler got pneumonia, my second grader threw up, my preschooler coughed for days on end, my husband coughed...and I would get a tickle of a sore throat now and then. I knew about the health benefits of bone broth, but I always just used it in soup, not a cuppa. RELATED: Natural Pneumonia Remedies. But I knew other people just poured themselves a … [Read more...]
The Best Dairy-Free Cookie Substitutes: Dairy-Free Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Christmas cookie season is here, which is great news! But for those of us with food sensitivities and allergies, cookie season gets complicated. Today I want to show you a dairy-free cookie recipe for Christmas - specifically gingerbread, but you can use these tips for many different Christmas cookies. It’s actually really easy! And they taste amazing. In fact, you’ll hardly taste a difference between these and your classic, buttery Christmas cookies. I’ll also show you how to make them … [Read more...]
How to Reuse Bones to Make Never Ending Chicken Broth
Making homemade bone broth is so easy, and you’ll save money – LOTS of it – and nourish your family well at the same time. What could be more frugal than getting multiple batches of stock out of the same bones over and over again? Follow these instructions for never-ending chicken broth to get delicious and nutritious broth at the ready, whenever you need it. People are often asking where to start: you know, when they're first coming over to a real food lifestyle and feel overwhelmed … [Read more...]
Shaping Your Family Traditions for Holidays in a Unique Year
This is a holiday season like no other in our lifetimes. Maybe you’ve heard government recommendations to avoid holiday gatherings. Maybe the people you'd normally visit have told you they're just not comfortable getting together this year. Maybe you endured loneliness at Easter and summer and Thanksgiving by looking forward to a big Christmas with all your loving family...but now that the coronavirus is even more pervasive than before, you're staying home. This doesn't have to be a big … [Read more...]
The Encyclopedia of Chicken Stock – Everything You Need to Know to do it Right!
Don't be a Chicken... ...in the kitchen. Just USE the chicken. Yes, every part of it. Let's face it. Picking up a box of chicken broth at the store is easy. A no-brainer. Until you start to think about added salt, lack of flavor, and especially the fact that it might not even be made with bones - which have all the good nourishment in them! Making homemade chicken stock is nothing to be afraid of! You'll save money - LOTS of it - and nourish your family. (Here's more reasons why I drink … [Read more...]
Finding Safe, Non-Toxic Children’s Pajamas That Won’t Go up in Smoke
Why is it so hard to buy safe, non-toxic pajamas for our children? In a perfect world, maybe all of our clothing could be organic. But when it comes to pajamas, that's far from the only concern. For over 50 years, various types of children's clothing have been required to be flame resistant. Most of the time, that's done through the use of chemical flame retardants. Those chemicals can off-gas into your children's faces all night, or may even seep through their skin. Either way, it's the … [Read more...]
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