The Power of Honey's Sweet Benefits When I think about honey, I remember my grandmother sitting on the back porch in the morning sipping on her morning cup of tea. I found it odd at the time she always had a jar of honey with her. She would add one teaspoon in her cup; it…
The following post is from Emily of 8 Ways to Boost Your Immunity for Cold and Flu SeasonLive Renewed - Two of my kiddos and I got our first bad colds of the season last week, and I realized how much I dread wintertime and the cold and flu season that goes along with it.…
The tick population has been out of control at our house this year. The season started early, and with a vengeance, and by the time we headed to Florida for our vacation, we were ready for a break from them. Unfortunately, two-and-a-half weeks without mowing meant that our yard was quite jungle-like when we returned,…
The following guest post is from Pam of Be Healthy, Be Happy Wellness: Eating for Energy to Beat the Winter Blahs Feeling sluggish? The long stretch of days between Christmas and Spring Break can be tough. The sky is grey. The days are cold. How can you get through it without gaining ten pounds and…
Natural Sinus Infection Remedies At the beginning of April, our family was hit hard by a virus that seemed to be going around our area. After two weeks of ups and downs -- with fevers, chills, coughs, stuffy noses, viral conjunctivitis, and more-- I was already done for already...and then I woke up one…
The following post is from Selena of 1momsmission: Busy Mom's Guide to Detox Is it just me, or does the cold and wet season make it really hard to feel productive? We’ve got things to do and no energy. What gives? Although some areas of the country are experiencing an early spring, winter may still…
Last week I shared a bit about our journey toward using natural and herbal remedies. Today, I wanted to share some specifics about the remedies we've started using and how you can create a natural medicine cabinet. My original intention was to be very systematic about it and first focus on preventatives and then cold &…
I've said this before, but I'm constantly in awe of how God created so many herbs and plants that really meet our body's needs. Things like seasonal foods that meet our nutritional needs (such as oranges and squash in the winter with their abundance of vitamin C) and herbs and spices that strengthen our immune…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: 4 Home Remedies to Knock Out a Cold Feeling that tickle coming on in the back of your throat? Besides the hundred other reasons that feeling sick usually frustrates me, I always get a bit overwhelmed and feel inadequate when considering the “treatments” for run-of-the-mill sick bugs.…