April 24, 2013

Simple Steps to Safe and Natural Personal Care {And 18 Homemade Beauty Recipes}

Simple Steps to Safe and Natural Personal Care {With 18 Homemade Beauty Recipes}

By Emily, Contributing Writer As you're beginning your journey toward more green and natural living, one surprising thing you will most likely encounter early on is the truth about the dangerous chemicals and toxins lurking in the personal care and beauty products you use every single day. This knowledge can be somewhat shocking and overwhelming at first. I know it was for me! I specifically remember what I first thought upon hearing about the EWG's Cosmetic Safety Database, where they score personal care products based [...]

Filed Under: Baby Steps, Do it yourself, Healthy kids, Healthy Living, Homemade, Homemade skincare and beauty, Living healthy, Natural living Tagged With: , , , , 13 Comments
April 15, 2013

5 Spring Super Foods and Spring Sun Safety

Bekah Daniel gardening edit

By Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer I am so excited that spring is finally here!  In the last few weeks, my kids have been obsessed with playing outside and have spent several hours out each day.  We're lucky to have a fenced-in backyard, so I can send them out and watch from the kitchen window.  They dig in the dirt, run, kick balls, and come up with lots of creative games. The shifting of the seasons means that it's time to start thinking differently: local, fresh, [...]

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March 29, 2013

5 Practices of Natural Mothering

5 Practices of Natural Mothering

Please note that today's post is not intended to make any mother feel "unnatural" or that this way of mothering is "better" than or superior to other ways. I am friends with plenty of mothers who do not chose these practices, and many of them are much better mothers than I am! This post is simply to educate moms new to natural living about several aspects of what comprises "natural motherhood." By Erin Odom, Contributing Writer When I first became a mom nearly five years [...]

Filed Under: Babies, Breastfeeding, Cloth diapering, Healthy kids, Mothering, Pregnancy Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , 25 Comments
March 18, 2013

Can a Cavity Be Healed With Nutrition?

Can a cavitiy be healed with nutrition?

I've probably had 15-20 cavities filled in my 32 years. Up until a few years ago, I always thought that cavities were just an annoying thing that happened, and there wasn't a whole lot we could do to avoid getting at least a few. Lower your sugar intake, brush and floss well, and you'll get less, right? When they do happen, simply get it drilled, and if you're health conscious you can choose the white fillings over the silvery ones containing mercury. End of story. [...]

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March 14, 2013

How We Reversed Asthma Symptoms in our Family

How We Reversed Asthma Symptoms in Our Family

  Guest Post by Daniele of Domestic Serenity Many moms can relate to dealing with children's health issues.  In some way, we all act as Dr. Mom in treating often minor and manageable illnesses. Our family has faced ups and downs in sickness, but it wasn't until we dealt with serious asthma attacks that my natural medicine cabinet could no longer keep up. At first, I was just grateful (and still am) for the level of emergency care available in our country.  To race to [...]

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March 8, 2013

Teach Your Child to Love Vegetables: Gardening with Children

Childs hands holding vegetables

By Diana, Contributing Writer I'm always so excited to share a bit about my passions here at Keeper of the Home.  Recently, I've enjoyed sharing a couple of posts on budgeting in real food and cooking with seasonal vegetables that both nourish and taste phenomenal. Many of you have started to follow me on instagram where I frequently post pictures of my ridiculously good lunches for kids. As you can tell, I enjoy loading up my children's diets on vegetables.  A frequent question that I get is, [...]

Filed Under: Children, Family life, Gardening, Good stewardship, Healthy kids, Homesteading, Keeping the Home, Living healthy, Living Simply, Nutrition, Raising healthy eaters, Real, whole food, Seasonal eating, Sustainability Tagged With: , , , , 18 Comments
March 6, 2013

5 Easy Breakfast Ideas {and a Mini Quiche Tutorial}

5 East Breakfast Ideas

  By Rachel, Contributing Writer If you are like me, weekday mornings are very busy. You're getting the backpacks packed, the curriculum prepared on homeschooling days, the water bottles filled and lunch boxes ready to go... and the very thought of breakfast puts me even more behind. So I love the thought of easy breakfasts. Who doesn't?? Here is a rundown of some of our favorite fast and easy breakfast ideas: 1. Smoothies These are our number one favorite! Smoothies are fast and easy and not messy [...]

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February 25, 2013

5 Ways Green Living and Real Food are Connected

5 Ways Green Living and Real Food are Connected

By Emily McClements, Contributing Writer  Are you working to ditch processed foods and put more real food on the table? We're running a series called Real Food Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Eating Better. Our goal is to answer the questions you might have and make the transition a whole lot easier! We all have different paths we are taking toward natural and healthy living. Some of you started with making the change toward real food and are now moving on to other areas [...]

Filed Under: Baby Steps, Going green, Good stewardship, Healthy kids, Healthy Living, Living Simply, Real Food, Real, whole food, Realfoodmadesimple, Sustainability Tagged With: , , , , , 4 Comments