Category Archives: Natural Health

Naturally Healthy Coconut Water Without Risk of Injury

If the thought of wielding a massive cleaver gives you goose bumps, but you have a hankering for some fresh coconut water take a look at Vita Coco. All the natural health goodness of fresh young coconuts without the risk of missing fingers, yikes sorry for the graphic image let’s stick to a more inviting picture – the image of good health. • Coconut water is low in sodium and sugar and very … Continue Reading »

8 Comments Posted in Healthy Foods, Natural Health

Are You Looking for a Natural Kids Toothpaste Your Children Will Love?

Have you been looking for a kids toothpaste that is so good your children will WANT to brush their teeth? Now how about one that is loaded with natural effective ingredients instead of all the artificial junk found in most kids toothpaste? We tried out a really effective herbal all natural toothpaste made by Vita-Myr awhile back and we loved it – the only problem was one of the main ingredients was clove. … Continue Reading »

33 Comments Posted in Healing Herbs, Natural Health, Natural Remedies

I’m Hooked on Nancy’s Organic Blackberry Kefir

My girls absolutely love kefir, a delightfully delicious cultured milk similar to yogurt. (and I admit I’m a little addicted as well) Someday we’d even like to make our own if we can find a good source of kefir grains, but until we do we like to try various store bought kefir when we find it. We recently found a good one at a local co-op made by Nancy’s – Organic Blackberry Kefir … Continue Reading »

20 Comments Posted in Healthy Foods, Natural Health, Organic Food

Can You Dehydrate Green Smoothies? You Betcha!

Someone asked me the other day “can you dehydrate green smoothies?” It got me thinking and the answer is of course you can. The easiest way to dehydrate green smoothies is to calculate the coefficient of friction by dividing the volume of smoothie in Liters by the Square Root of Pi… well ok it might be even easier than that (and more fun if advanced math gives you the willies). Just take your … Continue Reading »

5 Comments Posted in Healthy Foods, Natural Health, Raw Food Recipes

Egg Dyeing Tips and Recipes Using Natural Plant Dyes

Are you looking for more natural egg dyeing tips or recipes this Easter? Just look in your back yard or even refrigerator! Natural dyes made from roots, nuts, flowers and berries have been used for ages before we had the unfriendly red dye number whatever. Plus it is much more fun to experiment with a handful of red cabbage from your fridge than using chemically made dyes – kids love to be creative … Continue Reading »

2 Comments Posted in Natural Health, Raw Food Recipes

Slapped in the Face by a BPA Laden Rubber Duck

I was reading the latest issue of Natural Health Magazine and was grabbed by a rubber duck. Well he kinda flapped me in the face with his BPA laden wing but you get the picture. Or maybe you don’t, but if you check out the book Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things you’ll get the picture fast. Last Summer I went to a seminar on environmental toxins (see … Continue Reading »

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