It’s summertime, and the whole family is more active than usual. That’s great! Get out there and enjoy the fresh air. But when you’ve overdone it and awake with sore muscles, what’s a body to do? The goldenseal liniment is just the natural remedy for your aching muscles that will set [...]
It’s been a long day. Your toddler is letting the dog lick his snack and your 12-year-old has finally decided to practice her clarinet–for how long? All day long you dragged around heavy laundry baskets, scrubbed green smoothie off the kitchen floors, and swung your little one around like a helicopter. Your [...]
If one thing has put more fine lines and wrinkles on my face, it’s being a mom. I don’t know where those all came from! I could Botox myself, but no one is going to stick needles in my face, and I’d still like to be able to move my face. (Can you imagine yelling [...]
Nothing is more difficult for a new mom and dad than a baby with colic. You dream of the quiet evenings rocking a peaceful baby to sleep, and instead you have a squirming, screaming newborn who just can’t get calm and comfortable. Thankfully, there are ways to help colicky babies find some peace, giving mom [...]
Thankfully we’ve not had to deal with pink eye in our house, but for school-aged kids, this irritating eye inflammation can be a real nuisance. I ran across a few natural remedies for conjunctivitis that I thought I would pass along.
Eyebright - What a clever name for an herb that can actually increase circulation to [...]
It’s been a hard day. Soccer practice, cupcakes for the bake sale, your toddler spilled the whole box of cereal on the kitchen floor - and then added milk. Now is not the time for a nervous breakdown, oh no. (Incidentally, see my post on teas for stressed out moms.) Now is the time for [...]
Winter may be coming to a close, but for some people, allergies kick in where cold season leaves off. You’ve seen stuffy nose remedies here before, but I’ve got more up my sleeve than just a wad of tissue. Most of these are remedies safe for any age.
Boil 4 cups of water with [...]
