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Favorite Winter Herbal Remedies: Colds and Coughs, Stomach Viruses, and Headaches

December 20, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
It's winter time (already!  I'm still in denial!) and we're in the thick of the "sick season."  In fact, we've just gotten over our first round of "major" colds.  That's no fun.
We choose not to use any form of over-the-counter or other pharmaceutical products in our home -- at least [...]

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Keeping Your Family Healthy During Cold and Flu Season

October 28, 2011
More tissue boxes in more places

Written by Brandy, Contributing Writer
It's that time of year again.  The season that many moms dread for their families - cold and flu season.
Each year I review my old list and research new ways to try and keep our family as healthy as possible.  It's hard enough when a family of four or five gets [...]

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Simple Organic: 5 Simple Home Remedies That Really Work

October 7, 2010

Fall is here, and with it comes the usual season of colds and flus. Many of us are searching for more natural ways to treat sickness when it arises, and the good news is that you don’t have to be a herbalist, naturopath or health kook to use home remedies that really work.
There are many [...]

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Resources and Links for Natural Home Remedies and Illness Prevention

October 4, 2010

I am continually amazed and grateful to discover all of the simple, natural ways that God has given us to stay healthy and to deal with sickness, injuries and symptoms when they do occur.
I have personally begun to venture more and more into the vast array of natural remedies and holistics methods of healing over [...]

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Family Update

January 16, 2010

Thank you all for your kind words and your prayers! I put out a tweet on Thursday saying that my husband had been released from the hospital Wednesday evening, but there simply hasn't been time for a blog post until now and I'm sure many of you have been waiting for an update.
Ryan is doing [...]

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One Mom’s Guide to Avoiding Swine Flu Naturally

November 9, 2009
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I say one mom's, because we're all different. We each have different ideas of what natural prevention even looks like. I'm not trying to tell you that I totally understand everything about swine flu and that I know exactly what you should do to prevent it. I don't. What I do know is that I've [...]

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