I’m super excited to be sharing a guest post “Fat Is Back: Why Putting More Fat In Your Diet Is The Key To Good Health” from my friend, Dave Asprey (aka The Bulletproof Executive) and genius behind the Bulletproof Coffee revolution and author of one of my favorite new books The Bulletproof Diet! Oh and…
Did you know you can make homemade candles from virtually any solid (saturated) fat? The best part is that they are great ways to use a local & sustainable resource from your farmer-friends! Once you make Homemade Tallow Candles you’ll never want to buy them again! Tallow has been historically used for candle and soap…
It may come as a shock to many of you that we don’t eat coconut oil very often anymore. And by very often I mean I can’t even remember the last time I cooked anything with coconut oil and since I’ve given up on caffeine while healing my adrenals, I’m not even having a Frothy…
How we got started making Sumac-ade is a funny story. It was just a couple weeks ago, my husband and I were out on our homestead (fancy name for a yard with a garden + chickens) looking for elderberries on the woods edge. We came upon some sumac and both talked about it being poisonous…
With my DIY Homemade Aromatherapy Necklace you can take a pretty little personal diffuser that goes wherever you go!
You know what’s amazing? When you realize that you needlessly spent thousands of dollars over the years on so called “miracle” products that promised to give you beautiful skin (always failing miserably and a complete waste of money) when you already had all the ingredients in your kitchen to make you own skin care products…
You wake up with a small cluster of tiny, harmless-looking, white blisters, which quickly explode into a painful sore the size of Rhode Island. (OK, so maybe it just looks that big to you.) Many people get confused about whether they have a cold sore or a canker sore. But that confusion is easily cleared…
If you’ve shifted your beauty routine away from toxic chemical laden products, it doesn’t mean you can’t still indulge in a spa day at home!! With just a few healthy ingredients you can make this DIY Homemade Blackhead Removing Mask that will help to remove those unsightly black heads and refine your skin tone.
Failing vision is often accepted as a natural part of aging, but it’s really more of a side effect of our modern lifestyle. Aging does not automatically equate to decreased vision, provided you’ve properly nourished your eyes through the years. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness among the elderly, followed by cataracts….
According to an old South American proverb, “good broth will resurrect the dead.” While that’s undoubtedly an exaggeration, it speaks to the value placed on this wholesome food, going back through the annals of time. The featured article by Dr. Amy Myers1 lists 10 health benefits of bone broth. Sally Fallon with the Weston A. Price…
One of the fundamental understandings that supports holistic, biological dentistry is that the dental procedures and materials used in them can affect your whole body, not just your teeth. In the case of a root canal procedure, it can lead to a number of chronic health problems and even degenerative diseases. Unfortunately, it is very…
You’re probably panicking. Please don’t. I’m sure you thinking I’m totally crazy – telling you to put beef fat (aka Tallow) on your face AND telling you that it will actually improve your skin! I’m not the only one sharing the news that tallow is amazing for your skin, fellow bloggers like Cave Girl Eats,…