This is Day 169 of the Green in 365 series! By Hilary Kimes Bernstein of Accidentally Green For years I thought that commercial mosquito sprays and citronella candles were the only ways to deter mosquitoes. Then I discovered a host of natural ways to prevent the pesky bloodsuckers. My family tried these techniques last summer. While we don’t live in the deep woods, I did notice that we weren’t bothered by mosquitoes. So we’re repeating the same methods this summer with hope that they’ll … [Read more...]
Effective Natural Teething Remedies {Green in 365: Baby & Child Care}
This is Day 79 of the Green in 365 series! By Hilary Bernstein of Accidentally Green As a new mom, I shocked our family’s pediatrician by mentioning that my newborn son was teething. That’s right – two tiny teeth were poking through the gums of my one-week-old. Because he was so young, there was no remedy I could offer, except for frequent breastfeeding. Oddly enough, his teeth disappeared back into his gums and didn’t reappear for another three months. That strange … [Read more...]
Planning an Herb Garden {Green in 365: Spring}
This is Day 70 of the Green in 365 series! Last year, while reading a post about how to make an echinacea tincture, I realized that we have echinacea, or what I thought were called cone flowers, growing all over our flower beds in our front yard.They were here when we moved in, and they're a perennial plant that keeps coming back and expanding year after year. I had no idea that I had such a wealth of healing growing in my yard all this time. I didn't end up making the … [Read more...]
Should You Take Supplements? {Raising Healthy Families}
Welcome back to the Raising Healthy Families series, join us each Friday as we take a look at different ways to keep your family healthy and vibrant in a not-so-healthy world! This week we'll be learning what supplements we should be taking from Clarinda over at A Jewel In The Making. This Week: Do You Take These Supplements? If Not, You Should By Clarinda from A Jewel In The Making You may think you are a pretty healthy eater and therefore don't need to take supplements. Or you may … [Read more...]
Green and Natural Cold Remedies
I'm over on Toddler Times today sharing my 10 favorite green, natural and homemade cold and flu remedies. We've been hit by sickness the last few weeks at our house, and I'm using some of these on a daily basis! But, I'm still trying to figure out the best way to kill a coughing fit in the middle of the night. My daughter has been waking up almost every night coughing, and while many of these things do help after a while, I've yet to find something that will knock her cough right out, so … [Read more...]
