If you like to can and preserve fruits and vegetables, this is a great reference guide filled with recipes. Jams, jellies, apple pie fillings, salsa, spaghetti sauce, pickles, relish, pickled hot peppers, lemon curd, lime curd, orange curd, mustard, marmalade, pickled veggies and More! It’s a wonderful collection. Click on the 800+ Organized Canning Recipes […]
50 Fabulous Mother’s Day Gifts You Can Make For Under $20
Mother’s Day is not that far away. I know that so many Moms would love to get a handmade gift from their children. This article contains 50 Mother’s Day gifts that you can make yourself for under $20. If you see a gift you like, click on the link at the end of each description. […]
2-Ingredient All-Natural Stretch Mark Remedy
If you have stretch marks due to pregnancy or other weight gain, this article may help you to get rid of them. As you can probably tell from the photograph, honey is one of the ingredients. But I bet you can’t guess the other ingredient. It was a complete surprise to me. Click on the […]
How to Make a Kokum Butter Salve
Kokum butter is renowned for its skin-healing properties. Because it melts slightly at skin temperature, it’s perfect for skin balms. It’s non-greasy and is quickly absorbed by the skin. Kokum butter also contains vitamin E and antioxidants. In this article, Jerica shares her recipe for Kokum Butter salve. In addition to Kokum butter, it uses coconut […]
How to Make a Homemade DIY Fire Pit
This is a nice example of how to build a homemade DIY fire pit. It’s a simple, 3-level brick fire pit. Ashley includes some photos of the process she and her family followed when they built this pit. If you’re interested in simple, low-cost DIY fire pits, this article is an excellent starting point.Click on […]
3 Go-To Home Remedies for Sore Muscles (That Work in 30 Minutes)
I found this article on the Natural Alternative Therapies website and liked the practical solutions Meital offers to treat sore muscles. The goal of all of these treatments is to reduce inflammation and get the blood circulating to the sore muscles. Meital first shares several ingredients you can add to a simple, at-home treatment that […]
Benefits and Uses for Epsom Salt
Sarah first explains what Epsom salt is and the health benefits of Epsom salt. Then she shares 9 different ways to use Epsom salt. She includes quite a few recipes. For example, Epsom salt can be used in body scrub/polish recipes. She includes recipes for a coconut oil salt scrub, sweet orange coffee scrub and […]
How to Make an Energizing Ginger Mango Chai Smoothie
If you want a morning smoothie with a caffeine boost, this is the smoothie for you. This recipe uses ½ cup of brewed chai tea which has approximately 20 mg of caffeine. It’s much less than the caffeine in a cup of regular coffee but will provide a little extra energy. Chai also has a […]
12 Natural Remedies for Springtime Allergies
This is a nice assortment of various natural remedies for springtime allergies. Chrystal explains why each remedy is effective. There are some remedies I had not seen before. For example, she recommends using butterbur, an herb. Butterbur contains petasines which can short-circuit or lock allergic reactions. It can relieve a lot of the symptoms of […]
45 Uses for Lemons That Will Blow Your Socks Off
Many people are familiar with some of the more common uses for lemons: natural cleaning remedies, lemon water as an aid to digestion, used in Scent Pots to freshen the air and so on. However, True Activist has accumulated a list of 45 different uses for lemons ~ many of which I’ve never heard of […]
DIY All-Purpose Natural Cleaning Spray
This is a Beth’s recipe for an all-purpose, natural cleaning spray. It’s super-simple and uses just 3 ingredients. It has degreasing, cleaning and disinfecting properties. Beth also shares a link to another article with additional natural cleaning recipes. Click on the DIY All-Purpose Natural Cleaning Spray link below to read the complete article. DIY All-Purpose […]
Natural Remedies to Treat and Prevent Sinus Infections
Sinus infections can be incredibly painful. Normally, the sinuses are filled with air. However, when they’re infected the sinuses become blocked and can’t drain as efficiently. When this happens, you’ll experience nasal congestion, pain around the cheeks, eyes and forehead. You may also experience headaches and fatigue. Sinus infections are usually viral, fungal or bacterial in […]