Natural Health

Homemade Bone Broth Recipe (or Vegetable Stock)

This bone broth recipe (easily adaptable to a vegetable broth recipe) is simple, comforting, nutrient-dense, and delicious. Turns out grandma did know best!

Natural Strategies to Care for Senior Dogs and Cats

Senior dogs and old cats can be needy, but the joy you bring each other make it all worthwhile! I use these natural care strategies with my 14 year old Border Collie, Joker to help keep him comfortable and happy. Enjoy!

10 Ways to Green Your Cleaning Routine in 2016

Homemade cleaners, for some reason, were the one area of natural living where I fell short. It was hard for me to believe they actually worked, but after using them, I found that couldn’t be further from the truth!

A Simple, Effective Blackhead Removing Facial Mask

I’ve had problems with blackheads and oily skin all my life. Luckily, this simple homemade blackhead mask (with a secret ingredient) can help clear blackheads and leave your skin soft and smooth.

How to Grow and Use Your Own Kaffir Lime Tree

Kaffir lime leaves come from a thorny lime tree–native to the tropics–whose leaves are useful in many ways. But what if you live north of the tropics? That’s the good news, we’re about to show you how you can grow it, and use it, even if you’re north of the beautiful tropics!

Homemade Toy and Treat Ideas for Your Kitty Cats

You and your kitty will love these homemade cat toy and treat recipes. What cat wouldn’t love a catnip mouse and catnip treats? You can make them any time of year, but they’re great for putting under the Christmas tree for your kitties!

Homemade Dog Treats and Toys Make Great Gifts

These homemade dog treats and toys can be made any time of the year, Christmas just gives you a great excuse. Gift them to your dog, and make some extras to give as gifts to the fellow dog lovers in your life.

DIY Stain, Spill, and Odor Removers for the Holidays

These homemade stain remover and odor eliminator solutions are all-natural and perfect for holiday parties, where someone ALWAYS manages to spill wine, gravy, or worse. This year clean your holiday messes naturally, and with confidence!

Homemade Holiday Bath Salts: Relax and Detoxify!

Homemade bath salts for the holidays! The stress of the holidays can lead to poor diet and even illness, so it’s time to relax and detoxify! One of the easiest ways to detox is to soak in a bath full of effective, detoxifying ingredients like these.

Yummy Mint Simple Syrup Recipe: Makes a Great Gift

This mint simple syrup recipe is delicious, perfect for the holidays, and it makes for great gift giving. However you decide to use it you can be confident the ingredients are all natural!

DIY Natural Candy Cane Lip Balm For the Holidays

My favorite lip balm recipe for the holidays (and for Christmas gifts) is this all-natural peppermint lip balm recipe that is both beautiful and delicious.

Health Benefits of Moringa and Ways to Use the Tree

Ah the amazing health benefits of Moringa! Moringa is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant tree with many uses for health and beauty. You can grow it anywhere in-doors, or out-doors if you live within the USDA hardiness zones of 9-10.

Medicinal Edible Roots to Harvest in Fall and Winter

Edible roots are in harvest! Medicinal leaves and flowers may be gone, but that doesn’t spell the end for fresh medicinals. It’s time to focus on our medicinal roots.

A Simple Shrimp Pasta Recipe made with Fresh Herbs

This shrimp linguine recipe is a simple way to use up the last of your fresh herbs, and it’s a nice break from all the turkey leftovers we’re bombarded with this time of year!

Homemade Oatmeal Lavender Bath Soak for Dry Skin

This homemade oatmeal bath soak helps ease dry winter skin without all the chemicals in the expensive commercial bath products. Two soaks and my dry skin was gone!

Homemade Shampoo Made with Beneficial Jojoba Oil

This homemade Jojoba shampoo, made with Jojoba oil, is excellent for dry hair and scalp, and works great on scalp eczema. We love this recipe in our house!

A Homemade Chai Recipe and All About Sassafras

Sassafras root used to be heavily harvested, but confusion led to a lower use. Let’s take a look at what it is, what it’s good for, and a yummy Sassafras Chai recipe!

Natural Homemade Dusting Solutions and Wipes

Let’s make a homemade dusting solution with reusable wipes so you can control the ingredients, save money, and stop throwing out all those expensive disposable dust wipes!