Smart Medicine, plus Tips on Treating Poison Ivy
by Back when my family had the influenza, I went to “stock up” at our local health food store. In the process, I bought a book that …
Category: Health
What is Candida?
“Candida albicans is a yeast that naturally grows in the intestinal tract. Though Candida usually should not be a problem, if the normal flora (good …
Researching Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I received the first of four research books I’d ordered on PTSD, a subject I find fascinating fortunately, because the heroine in my book seems …
Homemade Yogurt Recipe–It’s So Good For You
Holly at Seeking Faithfulness has shared a simple-sounding homemade yogurt recipe! This is very good news…we love vanilla yogurt fruit parfaits…topped with granola if I …
Recipe for Homemade Pedialyte
My doctor gave me this recipe years ago to use for replenishing fluids in a child who is suffering from fever and vomiting/diarrhea. Homemade Pedialyte …
Healthy Salad Making Tips
Tossed salad is a favorite around here…and I’m known for “lawn-mower” chopped-fine veggies in mine. My first tip: Don’t rely on iceburg lettuce for any …
Family Fitness For Toddler and Up
Seeking Faithfulness posted a while back on the importance–and the frustration–of keeping a homeschooling family in good physical shape. One of her commenters shared a favorite …
How to Wash Veggies
Morning Has Broken recently shared the importance of using a “vegetable wash” rather than relying on tap water alone to remove pesticides, etc. from produce. I …
Sleepless Nights
Doesn’t this picture speak for itself? This is how I’ve felt every morning since my family became ill with the flu. Some nights, I wondered …
How To Pick A Lemon
Not the figurative “lemon” a good-for-avoiding-scurvy, of-the-citrus-family lemon! From an article entitled, The Amazing Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water, I found this very interesting tip: Buying …