Living healthy

Fake Food: Removing Food Toxins

April 13, 2012

Written by Rachel, Contributing Writer
This month at Keeper of the Home, we are all focusing on Spring Cleaning the Toxins. This is something my family has been working on over the past several years. Late last year, I wrote this post about 9 toxins to remove from your life, they are everywhere so we really [...]

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Toxins in Candles: Sad, But True

April 12, 2012

There's nothing like the gentle flicker of a candle flame, and a warm, sweet scent filling your home to evoke feelings of peace and wellness.
Except when that candle is actually filling your home with toxic chemicals and contributing to indoor air pollution.
I know. I hear that sigh, and have sighed myself many times. It can [...]

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Spring Clean the Toxins: How to Get Started

April 11, 2012

Not only is spring a perfect time to freshen up your house when it comes to scrubbing baseboards and washing blinds and all those "cleanliness" tasks, but it's also an idea time to think about the unseen invaders lurking in your home...
That's right-- dangerous toxins!
It's beginning to be common knowledge that many of the beauty and skincare [...]

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Rethinking Oral Health Care: A Homemade Toothpaste Recipe for Tooth Remineralization

April 10, 2012

Written by Courtney, Contributing Writer
Several years ago, I started to question some of the ingredients in commercial toothpastes as well as the approach of modern dentistry in general. I view some modern dentistry practices as appropriate and beneficial. Yet, the foundation of today’s dental philosophy is similar to the mainstream medical model in that it [...]

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How to Protect Your Family from the Dangers of Formaldehyde

April 6, 2012

Written by Stacy K, Contributing Writer
Formaldehyde is one of the most common toxic substances found in indoor air.
It was only recently that I discovered just how pervasive formaldehyde is. No longer limited to mortuaries and medical laboratories (where it is used as a preservative), formaldehyde is now in many personal care products, furniture, and building [...]

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Our Experience with Newborn Chiropractic Care and Why You Should Consider It

March 29, 2012

Guest Post by Wardeh Harmon of GNOWFGLINS
I gave birth to my son Mikah, my third child, at home in 1999. He cried quite a bit, so we wondered if he might be in some kind of pain. He had several issues from birth, which made things all the more confusing. One of them was itchy [...]

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The Microwave: Why You Should Avoid It and Other Options

March 20, 2012

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
Back when I was in high school, I remember sitting in French class one day. I don't remember what brought it up, but the teacher told us that she didn't have a microwave. We were honestly shocked. Why, we thought (and said). In this day and age, everyone has a microwave! [...]

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A Healthy Real Food Diet for Pregnancy

March 16, 2012

Written by Diana, Contributing Writer
I remember being pregnant with my first child. I was more concerned with the colors of his nursery rather than truly understanding the responsibility of growing a human being.
I didn't have anyone to stop and explain to me what my body was about to go through and the importance of a [...]

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Spring Giveaway Week: Win a Royal Berkey Water Filtration System from LPC Survival ($283 Value)

March 13, 2012

There are few things more basic for human survival and health than having clean water to drink.
My experience in the Philippines last spring reminded me afresh of how much we take it for granted that we do not have to struggle daily to access clean water, or for that matter, to access water at all. [...]

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Moving to a More Natural Lifestyle: Ramblings of a Former Coupon Queen

February 27, 2012

Guest Post written by Stacy Myers.
Hello – My name is Stacy and I used to be a coupon addict. No…really. I would take my coupon binder camping – in the woods – with all of nature – and no electricity. There I was, in the woods…just me and my coupons with the Sasquatches. A year ago, [...]

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