immune system

Boosting Your Immunity: Mushroom Soup with Herbs

October 14, 2011

Written by Meg Dickey, Contributing Writer
Our Valley finally began it's annual cooling trend last week. After several months of nearly 100 degree heat, we were able to enjoy a rainstorm, complete with chilly temperatures and a delightful nip in the air.
Along with those blissful breezes come the sniffles and sneezes... when we start to feel [...]

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Non-Toxic Disinfectants

March 22, 2011

If you have visited this blog regularly this month, you’ve probably learned a lot of tips for natural, healthy household cleaning. It’s so important for our health and for our children to use safe, non-toxic cleaners. However, safer alternatives are sometimes quite hard to find when you need to disinfect your home.
I advise against disinfecting [...]

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Using Kudzu to Fight a Cold (A Simple Remedy for Children)

October 5, 2010

I first heard the word Kudzu in a small seminar given by a local herbalist. Its funny name caught my attention, which quickly turned to interest, as she discussed how to prepare it as a cold remedy.
Today I want to share how easily you can use Kudzu to support your family through illness.
But first, let’s [...]

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Boost Your Immune System For the Coming Cold Season Using Real Foods

September 30, 2010

Written by Shannon, Contributing Writer
When I was a teenager I used to get several colds every winter. Along with that came the inevitable bouts of bronchitis and/or pneumonia. Every year without fail. Looking back I can't help but laugh because now I know why I was always sick.
My immune system was shot because I ate [...]

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Video Blog: How to Make Coconut Milk Kefir

May 17, 2010

Since beginning the GAPS diet back in March, our family has been dairy-free. Although we are currently not on the GAPS diet anymore, through doing the diet we discovered that at least two members of our family react poorly to dairy.
Though I am a huge advocate of raw milk (and cheese and creme fraiche and [...]

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One Mom’s Guide to Avoiding Swine Flu Naturally

November 9, 2009

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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