Natural Health

Simple Pickled Vegetables in a DIY Sous Vide Cooker

Pickled vegetables in 30 minutes using a DIY sous vide cooker. The cooker reduces cooking time and delivers crisp, pickled vegetables NOW – not in a week!

Can You Make Soap Without Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)?

Lye (sodium hydroxide) is a necessary component of soap making. Let’s learn what it is, how it’s made, its caustic properties, and how its used to make soap.

Is Loose Leaf Tea Superior to Tea from Tea Bags?

I choose to buy loose leaf teas for the same reason I insist on selling them to my patrons–it’s a superior way to harvest flavor and benefits from the plants.

Simple, Natural, Home Remedies for Sinus Headache

Home remedies for sinus headache can be a life saver, especially if you get the headaches often! Drop over-the-counter solutions for natural remedies that work!

Natural Sugar Substitutes: Which are Really Healthy?

What are the best natural sugar substitutes? Organic cane sugar or sucanat can be used sparingly. Other alternatives are stevia, maple syrup, honey, and others.

Keepin’ Cozy: Staying Warm in Cold Winter Weather

Learning how to stay warm in cold weather isn’t always easy. Getting out of bed is brutal, and getting out of the shower requires an iron will. You can use these tips to stay cozy and warm, even in freezing temps!

Natural Detox For Lasting Health and Weight Loss

Learn how to detox this New Year to help fulfill your resolutions of weight loss and improved health. Quick solutions don’t work–slow and steady methods do!

Resolutions For a More Healthy & Natural New Year

Ideas for New Years resolutions to help you live a healthier lifestyle. These simple ideas will help you live a healthier, more natural and sustainable 2015!

Learn How To Stay Hydrated, Even In The Winter

Let’s learn how to stay hydrated, even in the winter. Because in the winter, dehydration is very common but we’re less aware of it than we are in the heat of the summer.

Herbs for Memory: Rosemary Sage Ginkgo & Others!

Herbs for memory are not new, they were often utilized for their memory increasing capacity. Some are common to us today and others may come as a surprise!

Natural Relaxation Techniques To Bring You Relief

These natural relaxation techniques will help you wind down from the holidays, or from whatever has you wound up. They’re simple, inexpensive, and easy to employ!

Making Flavored Extracts at Home is Simple and Easy

You’ll be happy to know that making homemade extracts–like peppermint extract, stevia extract, and ANY extract–is really simple and inexpensive to do!

Health Info on Prickly Pear and A Few Yummy Recipes

Recipe for Prickly pear juice and prickly pear syrup along with some fun and useful health facts about the fruit. You will also be surprised at its hardiness!

The Health Benefits of Walnuts, Almonds & Pistachios

The health benefits of nuts are touted everywhere, but what about healthy nuts for the holidays? Here are 3 of my favorites, and a cinnamon walnut recipe!

DIY Christmas Gifts 2: Homemade Beauty Products!

Another Christmas gift article to help you surprise loved ones with homemade beauty products! Four recipes to make now and have ready for the Holidays!

Natural DIY Christmas Gifts For Everyone You Know!

Natural DIY Christmas gifts for everyone you know–helping to relieve some of your holiday stress by giving you gift ideas for ALL the people in your life!

The Amazing Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Yes! The health benefits of cinnamon can be just as amazing as the Internet suggests. And yes! It matters which type of cinnamon you use for a supplement–learn all about it here.

Calendula Uses and Homemade Calendula Infused Oil

Calendula Officinalis–a versatile, useful, medicinal plant species–is a powerful group of pretty plants, useful in soap making, lotions, balms, and more. Also included is a Calendula Infused Oil recipe!