Basements have a funny way of becoming the place where “I’ll deal with that later” items go to multiply. One weekend, you set down a few holiday bins. A few months later, you’re digging past mystery cords, old paint cans, and a box labeled “important” that somehow contains neither important things nor answers.
[Read more…]Health and Wellness
Our health and wellness section covers everything from natural home remedies, natural food products, alternative therapies, health product reviews, pet health, fitness, diet and nutrition and more. Follow the links below for all our health and wellness articles.
7 Ways Hoarding Environments Affect Your Health
Living in a hoarded environment can have serious consequences for your health. While it might seem harmless at first, the reality is far more concerning. Follow along as we explore different ways hoarding environments affect your health and offer practical tips to address and prevent these issues.
[Read more…]DIY Lip Scrub with Vaseline: Quick and Easy Recipe for Soft Lips
When creating a DIY lip scrub with Vaseline, it’s essential to incorporate some exfoliating ingredients that can help slough off dead skin cells effectively.
[Read more…]Black Elderberry Syrup Recipe For Colds and Flu
Below is a recipe for making your own black elderberry syrup to use during cold and flu season.
If you want some background on how black elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) shortens and reduces the severity of cold and flu symptoms, you can read our previous post:
Does Black Elderberry Syrup Really Fight Cold and Flu Viruses?
All Natural Sunscreen Recipe with Micronized Zinc Oxide
Below is a simple all-natural sunscreen recipe that is free of all the toxic and hormone-disrupting ingredients in chemical sunscreens such as [Read more…]
Homemade Whipped Body Butter Recipe
Making your own whipped body butter is fairly simple. The best part it’s completely natural and free of the toxic ingredients found in most conventional lotions such as [Read more…]
Does Black Elderberry Syrup Really Fight Cold and Flu Viruses?
I started taking Black Elderberry Syrup during the winter a few years back. Why?
Because I heard it was good for fighting cold and flu viruses. But I don’t remember the source and if it was based on hearsay or scientific facts. So I did some digging and looked for scientific-based research for proof that [Read more…]
Hario Mini Mill Slim Hand Grinder Makes a Great Cup of Coffee
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The Hario Mini Mill Slim Coffee Grinder is a hand-powered burr grinder that is an awesome alternative to the traditional, larger size conical burr grinders.
Why?
Because at a fraction of the price of a larger capacity, electric-powered burr grinder, you get the [Read more…]
Using a Blue Light Therapy Box for Insomnia and SAD
I’ve always had trouble falling asleep and decided to give a light therapy box a try.
I’ve been using it consistently for over a year now and it has definitely improved my sleep-wake cycle.
Many nights I just could not fall asleep and [Read more…]
How to Use a Neti Pot to Prevent or Get Over Your Cold, Sinusitis or Allergies
If you suffer from chronic allergies, sinusitis or simply have a cold with nasal congestion, then using a Neti Pot (nasal cleansing pot) for nasal irrigation may benefit you tremendously.
I suffer from [Read more…]