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Sweet Refrigerator Pickles
Category: Real Food
What to do with an abundance of cucumbers? Make sweet refrigerator pickles! There are a two ways to make pickles, either with vinegar or with a salt brine. Salt brine fermented pickles are equally delicious in a totally different way. Salt brine pickles are fermented and have a sour flavor. They offer the added health benefits of probiotics which make them a superfood in my opinion. Fermented pickles are made with the same process as this fermented garlic. If fermenting isn’t your thing or you are not ready to try it, this is a great starter pickle recipe. Sweet refrigerator…
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Homemade Face Cleanser: Three Ways
Category: Natural Skin Care
Did you know you can make a homemade face cleanser that is very healthy for your skin? Most facial cleansers and soap are way too drying. They will remove dirt and makeup but they also strip the skin of natural oils and moisture which we don’t want to lose. This holds true for all skin types. Using a cleansing method that strips natural oils will make dry skin dryer and oily skin oilier. Even worse it can create “combination skin” with patches of dry skin and oily skin on different parts of your face – which is even harder to…
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Are You Magnesium Deficient?
Category: Self CareMost Americans today are magnesium deficient. This is mainly due to the “standard American diet,” the quality of our food sources, and inefficiencies in the GI tract. Magnesium is essential for over 300 different chemical reactions in the body, including maintaining your energy level, helping you relax, and sustaining the health of your heart and blood vessels. More than half of the US population is not getting enough Magnesium in their daily diet. Since it has so many crucial functions, magnesium appears to protect us from many serious conditions. How do you know if you are magnesium deficient? Unfortunately, blood tests are…
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