So, many of you may be asking my I want to go to all the trouble and grow herbs and roots for natural healing. In short, it’s so I can have options at my disposal. These 20 herbs made the cut and I couldn’t be more pleased with my choices.
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Natural Living
How Pine Pollen Can Be Used as a Super Food
While pine pollen has been known to exacerbate our allergies, it is a powerhouse of nutrients and has a plethora of health benefits.
Chia Seeds: A Tiny Powerhouse for Sustainability
The Chia seed is much more than part of a novelty planter – it is a tiny little powerhouse that can add a lot of benefits to your long-term food storage while only taking up a small amount of space.
Will a Facemask REALLY Protect You From the Coronavirus?
Health officials have been suggesting the use of face masks to prevent the spread and transmission of the coronavirus, which is quickly spreading around the globe. But the real question is do they really protect you from the virus?
3 Beginner Sustainability Changes To Set You Up For Success
Being sustainable doesn’t have to be done at once, and it often isn’t convenient – at first. But it feels good to know you’re helping make the planet a better place to live while saving money. Here are a few steps for those just beginning the journey to sustainability.
Garlic: A Natural Medicine for the Prepper’s Medicine Chest
Garlic has been used as both food and medicine for thousands of years and should strongly be considered when adding items to your natural medicine cabinet.
DIETARY WELLNESS
Combating Stress with Herbal Remedies
There are two herbal adaptogens – Schisandra and Ashwagandha – that can reduce the amount of cortisol you produce during times of stress – both in a disaster, and when you’re working out to the max.
The Healing Properties of Mullein – Especially During the Cold and Flu Season
You can find mullein in leaf, tincture, pill, or capsule form, but this information is given to you in the hopes that you’ll go out next season and find it to make your supplies with as well.
Arthritis: Can You Eat Away the Pain?
The Mediterranean diet is sort of like a blueprint for an arthritis diet, if there was such a thing. Vegetables, healthy fats, fruits, and nuts have all been shown to limit inflammation and boost overall health.
10 Foods That Will Do a Number on Your Teeth
There are a few foods and drinks out there that are responsible for a disproportionate amount of damage to your teeth.
PHYSICAL WELLNESS
Bugging In? 5 Great Tools for Staying in Shape in Your Own Home
I don’t have to tell you that staying inside all day will put you on the fast track to flab town (I should know. I stay inside all day writing articles like this. You’re welcome).
Natural Remedies You Can Use To Help with Workouts
There is no “quick fix” for your physical conditioning, but proper diet, exercise, and recovery will give you the start on the path toward wellness.
Long-Term Disaster Training: A Primer on Prepping Your Body
If you aren’t in good physical shape before a long-term emergency, you could be setting yourself up for a disaster.
Three Basic Exercises To Help You Increase Strength and Mobility
Maybe you don’t consider yourself athletic, and maybe you haven’t worked out in years, but there is no good reason to let that hold you back from doing daily exercises now so that you can help yourself and your family when it counts. Here are three basic exercises that you can implement into your daily routine today!
HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS
The Whole Herb: The Most Important Principle of Herbal Medicine
The more holistic and natural the supplement, the better it will be for you and the better it will enable you to perform. Learn more about the importance of the whole herb with herbal medicines.
How To Make An Echinacea Tincture
Echinacea has been touted throughout history as an aid to the immune system during cold and flu season. Now with the globe experiencing a pandemic, it may help support the immune system and reduce the chances of catching a cold.
Why Is Tea So Calming? The Science Behind The “Psychology Of Tea”
If you’re anything like me, and a lot of other more natural people out there, you have probably tasted your fair share of herbal teas. They tend to calm the mind and soothe our stress away, and there’s a science behind why herbal teas tend to be good for our overall mental health.
Switchel: What the Heck is It and Why You Need Its Health Boosting Properties
What happens when you combine five of the most nutritious, health-boosting ingredients into one drink? A natural, synergistic energy drink that will boost your health and taste great.
NATURAL MEDICINE
Disinfect the Air in Your Home with These Natural Purification Strategies
You may think it best to seal your windows shut during winter, but by doing so, you may be subjecting your immune system to fending off symptoms from indoor allergens or have respiratory problems.
California Chill: Lower Your Stress, Improve Sleep, Reduce Feelings Of Anxiousness
As humans drift toward a more holistic and natural approach to health and wellness, herbal tinctures grab some of the spotlights. And as stress becomes a bigger concern for so many, Ready Nutrition’s “California Chill” can provide some much-needed calm in our ever stressful lives.
Homemade Herbal Cough Lozenges
Learn how to use soothing herbs to make your own throat lozenges.
Natural Medicine: How to Make and Apply an Herbal Poultice
One of the easiest and fastest ways to use herbal medicine is by making a poultice. Here are five beginner poultice recommendations and how to apply them. In a time when we are becoming resistant to modern medicines due to overuse, we should all start turning back to these old remedies for basic medicine.
BATH AND BODY
How To Make Homemade Hand Sanitizing Wipes
It is more important than ever to keep those hands clean! With fears of the coronavirus, cleaning products have quickly sold out and many are looking for alternatives for their sanitation needs.
7 Kitchen Essentials That Deserve To Be On Your Preparedness Shelves
Our preps are our lifelines during difficult times. Because of limited space issues, the items we carefully put away need to be versatile. Read about 7 kitchen essentials that will conserve space and get the job done.
Make Your Own Whipped Vapor Rub
This Vick’s style vapor rub is whipped with all-natural ingredients like shea butter and coconut oil for a smooth feel and a soothing minty freshness.
DIY: Whipped Eczema Cream With Soothing Aloe
Eczema is considered an immune deficiency and requires a cure to work both inside and out. Aloe Vera is one of the few natural wonders that has been shown to reduce eczema symptoms both on the skin and in the immune system. This whipped lotion recipe uses soothing aloe vera, jojoba, as well as many other skin healing agents to create a rich cream that will help soothe eczema flare-ups and help the skin regenerate.
HOME & FAMILY
Keep Your Kitchen Like Julia Child
There’s a lot to learn from how Child arranged her own personal kitchen and how to bring out the master chef in your humble household.
5 Documents You Need Before You Die
We’ve all heard the saying: “Only two things are certain; death and taxes,” before. Because death is certain and permanent, you need to be prepared so your family can carry out your wishes.
Five Family-Friendly Food Pantry Organizing Tips Anyone Can Do
Organizational guru, Misty Anderson shares her tips and tricks for taking advantage of Spring cleaning fever and organizing the cluttered pantry.
Technology Detox: The Health Benefits of Unplugging & Unwinding
If you’ve ever considered attempting a “digital detox”, there are some health benefits to making that change and a few tips to make things a little easier on yourself.