Lifehacker shares information from Dealnews.com about different ways to teach kids how to manage money. Good money management skills will save your kids from dealing with consumer debt. It’s never to early to help your kids learn these skills. Here are just a couple of the tips: Give Your Younger Kids Money to Manage You can […]
Homemade Sea Spray For Your Skin
Katie of Wellness Mama developed this recipe for a sea spray that is nourishing for the skin. Sea salt and salt water have been used in beauty recipes and treatments for a long time. Katie’s sea spray recipe uses salt water and other ingredients to produce a spray that is refreshing. Using salt on the […]
Recipe for Argan Serum for Mature Skin
Marie of HumbleBee & Me developed an essential oils blend for mature skin. It includes argan oil which is wonderful for the skin, South African chamomile essential oil, and another essential oil that is considered one of the best oils to enhance the appearance of mature skin. The recipe is very simple. Use just a […]
How to Make Your Own Healthy, Tasty , Detox Drink
This is a terrific drink if you’re looking for a healthy but tasty alternative to sugary sodas. It also helps to flush toxins out of your body. This recipe by Claire of Everyday Roots uses watermelon, lemon and other ingredients. After mixing the drink, you let it steep overnight so that all of the wonderful […]
How to Make Homemade Almond Nut Butter
Almond butter is one of my favorite spreads. It tastes great and has a lot of health benefits. Thanks to monosaturated fats that lower cholesterol, it’s also good for the heart. By reducing cholesterol it also helps to lower blood pressure. Almond butter controls blood sugar by reducing the yo-yo effect in blood sugar and […]
Essential Oils For Seasonal Allergy Relief
When Spring arrives, people with seasonal allergies will have to deal with a variety of symptom: headaches, congestion, burning eyes, swollen eyes, light-headedness. The list goes on and on and is often different for each person. An allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions occur when a person’s immune system […]
66 Creative Uses For Coffee Filters…Even If You Don’t Drink Coffee!
Jillee of One Good Thing was putting soil into a flower pot, and saw that a lot of the soil was falling through the drainage holes. After thinking for a bit she remembered some coffee filters she had bought on sale. She put one of those in the bottom of the flower pot. Problem solved! […]
28 Apple Cider Vinegar Remedies
O.k. so this is a post about Apple Cider Vinegar remedies. And I can just hear some of you asking “Why is there a picture of a chicken?” Frankly, I asked the same question. It turns out that if you add a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to chicken feed (it’s called a sour […]
15 Surprising Uses For Eggshells
After you read this article, you’ll never look at eggshells in the same way again. Among the other facts about eggs that I learned in this post by Jillee of One Good Thing, is what causes the color of an egg shell to be white or brown. I won’t give away the secret but it’s […]
How to Make a Comfrey and Calendula Poultice
Calendula has been used traditionally for wound-healing and the soothing of the skin. Comfrey is an anti-inflammatory and speeds up wound healing because it contains concentrated amounts of a substance called allantoin. Comfrey is often used as a poultice ingredient to reduce inflammation and accelerate healing. In folk medicine it was known as “knitbone” In this […]
Aromatherapy Blend and Rub for Coughs and Congestion
This is Katie’s homemade recipe for an essential oil blend and balm to treat coughs and congestion (similar to Vicks VapoRub). The blend uses 4 different essential oils that have a variety of helpful properties: decongestant, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, fever reducer, immune system stimulation, antibacterial and more. Once you make this blend of oils, you can […]
How to Make Lemon Thyme Herbal Disinfecting Spray
This is a natural lemon thyme disinfecting spray by Andrea of Frugally Sustainable. It works well in the kitchen, or the bathroom. The recipe uses fresh lemons and thyme, essential oils, and other ingredients. Very simple and refreshing! Click on the How to Make Lemon Thyme Herbal Disinfecting Spray link below to see Andrea’s […]