Honey and essential oils heal a carpet burn My oldest daughter Callie managed to slide down the stairs by accident a week or so ago, creating a large and very painful carpet burn and quite a deep scratch. Eeugh. Wasn’t quite sure how to deal with it, since it was stinging and painful to the [...]
How to take care of your family with homeopathy – a webinar from Boiron USA and the Holistic Moms Network Are you interested in learning how to take care of your family with homeopathy – especially since the cold/flu season is approaching, but you’re not sure how to go about it? I got notified on [...]
Poison Ivy – it’s picked up easily A friend of mine recently came around for dinner and was busy itching and scratching at the table. I asked him why and he said he’d been gardening and clearing weeds in his shorts and t-shirt for several hours…until a neighbor came by and said…”You do realize that [...]
Keep these two essential oils handy for sunburn and keeping cool The nearly triple-digit heat seems to have hit us sooner here in the plains this year – also the south east and east coast. I managed to get sunburn at the pool last week and have that ‘heavy headed’ feeling from the high heat the last [...]
Lavender essential oil – look for true lavender Lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia) has a fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous aroma that is soothing and refreshing. Because lavender essential oil is the most versatile of all essential oils, no home should be without it. Lavender essential oil is an adaptogen, and therefore can assist the body [...]
Will be posting more about lovely lavender essential oil later this week, but just wanted to post a ‘quickie’ about some ‘bumpy’ experiences I’ve had these last couple of weeks, and how I apply some quick helps from the field of homeopathy and essential oils. Bumps – itchy, scratchy, oozy and just plain irritating – work [...]
What is Thieves® from Young Living and how can I use it? Thieves Essential Oil blend is a combination of therapeutic grade cloves, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary. Thieves® was created based on research about four thieves in France who covered themselves with cloves, rosemary, and other aromatics while robbing plague victims, hence the name. Some [...]
Thought you’d enjoy this 12 days of Christmas Alternative Health Song – lots of helpful tips and hints here I’ve had several experiences of being sick at Christmas. I think it can happen easily since there is so much going on in our lives and we all have extra work to do to make it [...]
Hay House – founded by Louise Hay – Christmas Catalog Offer! I bought some gifts a while back for family and then sat on my laurels somewhat…just now realising that there are not so many days left until Christmas! If you have anyone who is interested in something a little different or alternative in their stocking, [...]
It’s the time of year when we’re all taking extra care to avoid sniffles, sneezes and any other dreaded viruses that we possibly can. I am busy applying my Thieves essential oil where and when necessary, and some of Young Living’s other products too. When working with this oil, people often ask me how it got [...]