Winter is here and cold season is in full swing. There seems to always be something going around where I work, and I hear people sneezing and hacking all over the place. Thankfully, there are many natural products that can help both prevent and speed up the recovery from colds and flus, and I like […]
Licorice Honey Iced Tea
When I recently came down with shingles, I was looking for different ways to add licorice root to my diet and “invented” this iced tea, and it came out so delicious I am going to keep making it. I wrote about the many health benefits of licorice in the Licorice Vanilla Bean Coconut Ice Cream […]
Natural Treatments For Shingles
I recently had an excellent (albeit painful) chance to try out a variety of natural treatments for shingles on myself. We had planned a fun, relaxing weekend getaway, a few rejuvenating days on the beach without phones and internet. We had booked this a while back, but it turned out the timing was ideal; the […]
Clay Mask Recipe & The Importance Of Thinking Twice Before Applying Anything To Your Skin
A soothing, pimple-fighting and super easy clay mask recipe. We sometimes forget that our skin is a living, breathing organ, and the largest one of the body at that. And it is not a suit of armor – everything you put on it gets absorbed into your body, something I was recently reminded of in […]
9 Natural Remedies I Always Keep Around
I have never liked taking medication. You don’t know what’s in them or what the long term effects are, and for me personally, I’m very sensitive to regular, western, medications and usually end up with most of the possible side effects listed, and then some. Sure, there are times when you absolutely need antibiotics or […]