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Before we dive into the “how-to” portion of this month’s series on Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy let’s take a look at a few best practice guidelines that everyone should implement when preparing herbal remedies at home. I first want to encourage you today by saying, if you’ve been cooking homemade meals for any length of …
When preparing your kitchen for a return to home-based medicine — and for making a variety of medicinal herbal remedies — you may be relieved to discover that you already have most of the equipment needed. Simple, common kitchen tools are often all that is required. These are the supplies that I have found very useful in setting up my own kitchen pharmacy: 1. Non-reactive and …
I am my own healer. I have a radiant voice within that guides me. I can make decisions for myself. I can rely on others as needed, but at my discretion. It is my body, my health, my balance, and my responsibility to make right choices for myself. Right choices include working with competent health-care …
uring these uncertain times — times of change — there are many individuals and families in search of an altogether different approach to treating minor illnesses and ailments. For some, this is the next step in their natural-living lifestyle, for others it’s all about self-sufficiency, and concern over the rising cost of healthcare dominates the thoughts of others. No matter what your motivation, the question remains — how …
“Thrift is not an affair of the pocket, but an affair of character.” —S.W. Straus Frugal doesn’t mean cheap. It doesn’t mean we cut corners at every opportunity. In fact, our level of frugality should never be measured by our ability to shop a sale, or use coupons, or penny-pinch. Oh no…frugal living is found in …
Insect bites. Mosquitoes. Stings. Spring is here and summer is on it’s way. The children are loving the warmer weather and already enjoying more time outdoors. With all of that, the signs of biting insects — itchy arms and legs — are beginning to appear! The past few days, I’ve been hard at work preparing and re-stocking …
