Frugally Sustainable
A Resource for All Things Frugal and Sustainable
The season of our discontent is upon us… Illnesses. Maladies. Ailments. Cold. Flu. Winter blues. Since the beginning of time, plant medicine — the art and science of using herbs and natural, Earth-based remedies — has been the world’s primary form of promoting health and treating illness. Today, many of us continue this form …
Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. -John Muir I have become what some would call a bona-fide solo female backpacker. My journey began months ago when the draw of solitude — and the …
If you haven’t yet incorporated oil pulling into your natural hygiene regime… …chances are, you have at least heard of the practice. Oil pulling has been used for thousands of years, and is attached to some pretty amazing health benefits! This method for oral hygiene, originated in India and is a fairly simple (I say “fairly” …
I just returned from a backpacking trip to one of the most magical places I’ve EVER been…Fossil Spring, AZ. In the plant world, this area of Arizona is known as the Juniper-Pinon belt. It contains such a unique collection of flora…in fact, most plants living here are known only to this region! And what an …
According to countless ancient ways of knowing, all plants possess a sacred spirit… …a spirit that goes well beyond, and vibrates deeper, than its physical constituents. It is this pure and hallowed nature of plants {and our inter-connectedness} that has led to their traditional/medicinal use in :: healing {physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual} cleansing {a space or our …
I am quite confident we all are familiar, at least to some degree, with the symptoms of stress and anxiety :: tension emotional instability phobias loss of focus lack of motivation feelings of impending doom or disaster heart palpitations irregular breathing And, despite the modern wonders of science and industry — with its intent to …
