Ahhh Sweet Surrender: A Natural Cough Remedy That Works

Winter chills bring sniffles and pills but with this all natural cough remedy, a food based cough syrup you can give your kids some relief without risking harmful over the counter “medicines”. There is nothing worse than hearing one’s child suffer through a winter cold and the hacking night time cough that keeps them tossing and turning all night. It gets to the point where you’ll even consider giving them over-the-counter medications (that … Continue Reading »

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Food Safe Fissler Smooth Edge Can Opener Review

fissler smooth edge can opener

I just wanted to take a quick moment (while my bean and ham canned soup is cooling down) to share that I love love love my new Fissler Smooth Edge can opener! It took a few minutes when I first got it to figure out how it attaches to the can because a smooth edge can opener is not like your traditional can opener that has plier-like grips – I just remember that … Continue Reading »

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My Water Kefir Recipe: a Fermentation Experiment

water kefir recipe

I went to a local fermentation meetup group about a year ago, eager to learn more about how to make kombucha tea at home, and in the process I stumbled across a “new” (at least to me) type of fermented drink called water kefir. Water kefir has actually been around for thousands of years and goes by many different names including Japanese water crystals. The girl who had brewed this tasty lightly carbonated … Continue Reading »

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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 »

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Enjoy a Healthy Summer Treat: Our Chai Tea Smoothie Recipe

I love a good cup of chai tea on a cold winter morning. Black tea has antioxidants that help the body to eliminate free radicals from the body, thus fighting colds and flu, heart disease, and possibly even cancer, but when you have some delicious organic chai to sample when the weather heats up it’s a bit of a dilemma. Thank goodness for the noggin’ using person who thought of iced chai tea! … Continue Reading »

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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 »

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