417 1 Make a Homemade healthy electrolyte drink as a wonderful replacement for unhealthy store bought drinks like gatorade or powerade. Store bought drinks are typically full of high amounts of sugar, artificial sweeteners, dyes, and other unnatural ingredients. Pedialyte is another drink recommended by pediatricians but it’s full of artificial ingredients so I do not consider […]
Author: The Holistic Mama
Wild Rose Tincture Benefits
1 2 If you have wild roses in your yard or nearby you might consider making a wild rose tincture. Roses have a long history of apothecary use. Many different cultures have discovered its usefulness for similar ailments. The discovery of vitamin C in the early 1900’s has validated the reason roses have medicinal use. Preparations of […]
DIY Holistic Skin Care Gifts
Looking for some DIY holistic skin care gifts? All of the recipes on this list are appropriate for beginners. Some of them require a few more ingredients than others but nothing you can’t get pretty easily. It’s nice to give healthy skin care gifts without the high price tags of some of the products in […]
A Little Known Secret About Magnesium & Magnesium Lotion Recipe
14 Magnesium lotion is a solution to magnesium deficiency which is a widespread issue. It effects more than half of the US population and it can greatly effect your health. There are some amazing things that have happened for people just from correcting this problem. Magnesium is essential for over 300 different chemical reactions in the body. […]
How to Make Fire Cider
3 Have you had Fire Cider? Fire Cider has become quite popular for good reasons. This herbal folk remedy, created by Rosemary Gladstar, is a wonderfully warming remedy you can make yourself. This tasty vinegar infusion boosts natural health processes, stimulates digestion, and warms you from the inside out. It’s the perfect remedy to take when […]
Gluten-free Almond Flour Brownies
1 3 These gluten-free almond flour brownies are a lightly sweetened chocolate treat. Made with almond flour, coconut oil, maple syrup and eggs you can feel good about eating this healthy dessert. This one is more of a “cake-like” brownie texture and works well in a brownie pan like this one. If you like chocolate recipes, try […]
Soups that Boost Immunity
1 Do you want to make some soups that boost immunity? Food is medicine and these three recipes are perfect examples of that. The warming nature of soup recharges the digestive system which is important in fighting off illnesses. The digestive system is our defense system and this helps keep it working at its best. There […]
Why Is Everyone Going Gluten-free?
Why is everyone going gluten-free? Have you ever wondered why it seems like everyone is giving up gluten? You might be thinking, how did this allergy all of a sudden come into existence and effect so many people? The reality is that only a small percentage of people actually have an allergy to gluten but […]
How to Treat Infant Reflux Naturally
1 22 1 Looking for tips to treat infant reflux naturally? First, let’s address what reflux is and what it isn’t. Almost all babies spit up sometimes, so how do you differentiate between normal spit-up and reflux? If your baby appears happy and doesn’t seem to be in any pain or discomfort, it is likely normal spit-up and […]
How to Make Vanilla Extract
Easily learn how to make vanilla extract yourself (its a lot cheaper then buying it). Homemade culinary extracts are simple to make and only require two ingredients and time. Interestingly, the process to make a culinary extract is the same process as creating an herbal medicinal tincture. What do you need to make Vanilla Extract? […]