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Who Knew Colloidal Silver Was So Useful? {Review}

Who Knew Colloidal Silver Was So Useful? {Review}

December 2, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Colloidal silver has the potential to make a great impact on your health. Here’s a look at what it is, what it does, and how it works, along with a giveaway

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Prepare to Be Wowed by Bend Soap

December 1, 2015     Keeper of the Home

In this Bend Soap review, I can’t help but admit that they won me over to bar soap, even though I’m a bottle girl. Don’t miss our giveaway, too!

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

5 Natural Remedies for Constipation 1

5 Natural Remedies for Constipation

November 9, 2015     Keeper of the Home

photo credit By Andrea Green, Contributing Writer I’ll never forget what my doctor told me at my 2-year-old’s well baby check. There are two things as a parent you can’t control: What goes in and what goes out. Such words of wisdom! At the time we were dealing with a picky eater, so controlling the …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

How to Make Garlic Ear Oil to Treat an Ear Infection 3

How to Make Garlic Ear Oil to Treat an Ear Infection

October 22, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer Garlic is well-known for it’s strong antibiotic properties. Useful in treating colds, flus, sore throats, and poor digestion, garlic is also antiseptic, antimicrobial, and antibacterial. As you probably know, garlic appears in many home remedies. It is one of the essential ingredients to have on hand when creating your natural home pharmacy. …

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Category: Homemade & DIY, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Simple Steps for Creating a Natural Medicine Cabinet 1

Simple Steps for Creating a Natural Medicine Cabinet

October 8, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Tiffany Terczak, Contributing Writer When my family first started transitioning to real food, I was so overwhelmed with all the different “start here first” options that nearly gave up. I ended up writing “22 Days to a Fresh Start”– a (free) short guide to help other families transition to real food on a budget. In that …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Not only is baking soda super cheap and has seemingly limitless uses around the house, but it also has surprising health benefits as well!

What? You Want a Box of Baking Soda?

October 5, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Ann Timm, Contributing Writer “Mom, where’s the baking soda?” I got a heartfelt laugh the other night when one of my daughters bounded into my bedroom asking for baking soda. I was a bit confused as she had been getting ready for bed a short while before. “What, are you baking this time of …

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Category: Homemade & DIY, Homemaking, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

A Day in the Life of Stacy: Homeschool Mom Who Asked for Help

September 24, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer Each year when I start to think about writing a Day in the Life post, I’m a little disappointed that I don’t have my life more together. I keep thinking I’ll be really fancy and organized next time I write one of these, but it hasn’t happened yet! If nothing else, …

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Category: Family Life, Natural Living

A day in the life of Ann shows how a busy mom of 6 teenagers manages a typical school day with 3 sons and 3 daughters.

A Day in the Life of Ann: Mom of 6 {3 Boys, 3 Girls, 5 Teens}

September 23, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Ann Timm, Contributing Writer To prepare for this post, I read through several of the other writers’ previous Day in the Life posts to get an idea of how they are formatted and written as this is my first of this series. I wasn’t prepared for the flood of emotions that came forth as I …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking, Natural Living

Struggling to Get Your Kids to Eat Real Food? Here’s How Our Family Did It

September 9, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Ann, Contributing Writer Believe me, I know that getting your kids to eat real food is not always easy. For my husband and I, it’s been trial and error… a lot of error on my part, but through grace and patience, together we are getting there. You see, we married almost four years ago, blending two …

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Category: Family Life, Natural Living, Real Food

Save Money with Perennials In Your Flower Garden 2

Save Money with Perennials In Your Flower Garden

August 10, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Hilary Bernstein, Contributing Writer I love flowers. But if I try to stick to a budget when gardening, I’d rather focus my spending on vegetables that will feed my family instead of flowers. To stretch my flower gardening budget, I choose perennials because they’ll come back year after year – and they’ll multiply. How …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living

Natural First Aid for Summer Ailments 4

Natural First Aid for Summer Ailments

July 27, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Elsie Callender, Contributing Writer It’s pretty much impossible to go through a summer and not come out the other end with a colorful array of scrapes, scars, burns, and bites. These things are just as much a part of the season as ice cream and paperback books. The welts on your legs from jellyfish stings …

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Category: Homemade & DIY, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

After binging on busyness for nine months, I’m spending the summer purging commitments from our lives. This year, my minimalistic approach to summer includes three Rs: Rest. Rejuvenation. Refocus.

A Minimalistic Approach to Summer

June 18, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Hilary Bernstein, Contributing Writer Whew. The school year is over. Does anyone else want to breathe a huge sigh of relief with me? In many ways, it feels like my family’s been on fast forward since school began last August. And I’m tired. Even though I homeschool my two children, our year’s been jam-packed …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living

How to choose a natural, non-toxic nail polish 1

How to choose a natural, non-toxic nail polish

June 3, 2015     Keeper of the Home

; Just because I can’t reach (or barely see) them past my 9-month pregnant belly, doesn’t mean I don’t like having cute, painted toenails in the summer time. I’ve never been a huge fan of fingernail polish, because I find it chips too easily with cooking and cleaning, but I’ve always loved to keep my …

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Category: Natural Living

4 Steps Toward Simpler Living

4 Steps Toward Simpler Living

May 28, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Leigh Ann Dutton, Contributing Writer With seasons of constant change, I often feel like I’m living in crisis mode, putting out fires and just surviving, let alone living simply. I learned about the natural living lifestyle in the fall of 2009 after debilitating sickness threatened to take my quality of life. I grew up on …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living

The 5 Best Natural Remedies for Beginners 6

The 5 Best Natural Remedies for Beginners

April 24, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Are you eager to start making the switch over to natural remedies, but unsure of where to start? I know that when you’re first getting started with the world of herbs, essential oils, alternative medicines and so on, it can feel daunting. Walking into a health food or vitamin store is an exercise in overwhelm. …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

10 Ways to Include Toddlers and Preschoolers in the Garden 6

10 Ways to Include Toddlers and Preschoolers in the Garden

April 23, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Leigh Ann Dutton, Contributing Writer Being in my garden is one of my favorite things to do. I love the smell of fresh dirt and feeling the mist from the water hose as I spray my vegetables on a hot summer evening. I love planning what vegetables to grow and where I will put my …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking, Natural Living, Real Food, Recipes

If you haven't taken a bath in a while, I encourage you to think twice. Here are 5 circumstances when I would definitely consider taking a detox bath...

The Top Five Occasions When You Should Take A Detox Bath

April 16, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Jessica Smartt, Contributing Writer I used to think baths were for kids. Who takes a bath when they can take a speedy shower, after all? However, I have recently gotten over my reservations with taking baths. Change that – I have recently become addicted to taking baths. Detox baths, to be specific. Now I make up …

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Category: Homemade & DIY, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Are These Hidden Toxins Lurking in YOUR Chocolate? 4

Are These Hidden Toxins Lurking in YOUR Chocolate?

April 10, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Kresha Faber, Contributing Writer Chocolate has served as a sacred elixir, an aphrodisiac, and a comfort food for multiple civilizations since the time of the Aztecs. With a scientific name like theobroma, which literally means “food of the gods,” there’s little question why. But through all of those thousands of years of civilization and up …

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Category: Natural Living, Real Food

Natural Living Guide 1

Where to find natural living products to support your lifestyle

April 2, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Do you ever struggle with finding products you’re comfortable with using? Do you feel like you waste a lot of time searching online or locally to find things like skincare or beauty products, ingredients for remedies or homemade gifts, or certain traditional or super foods that are hard to locate? I’ve definitely run into that …

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Category: Natural Living

Orange Creamsicle Smoothie

How to Naturally Boost Your Iron Levels

March 25, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Though I’ve been somewhat low in iron in previous pregnancies, this was the first time I truly felt the physical effects of the deficiency. And in fact, this isn’t only a pregnancy-related issue, but being low in iron be a common struggle for women as we routinely lose blood (and therefore iron) with our monthly …

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Category: Family Life, Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food

4 Simple Steps to a Sustainable Household 2

4 Simple Steps to a Sustainable Household

March 20, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Nina Nelson, Contributing Writer Over the last several years, I’ve made lots of changes to create a more sustainable household. And while I’d love to tell you that it all began as a means to reduce my family’s footprint and do our part to save the planet, it really started because we needed to save …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living

Making the switch from disposable paper products to reusable cloth products can be a long - but worthwhile - process.

How I Overcame My Obsession with Paper Products

March 11, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Hilary Bernstein, Contributing Writer It’s safe to say that until a couple years ago, I had an obsession with paper products. As I cleaned my home, I HAD to use paper towels. Paper towels for my windows, paper towels for my bathroom (sinks, bathtub and toilet), and paper towels for my kitchen — used to clean …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living

Eczema That Disappears When We Travel? What's Up With That? 4

Eczema That Disappears When We Travel? What’s Up With That?

March 5, 2015     Keeper of the Home

While traveling overseas, I’ve noticed something peculiar. Our youngest daughter’s eczema, a constant source of irritation while in North America, simply disappears elsewhere in the world. It’s curious to me, because our diet is not nearly as careful while traveling as it is at home. Our grains are rarely sprouted or sourdough (in fact, we …

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Category: Natural Living

What Happened When I Quit Coffee

February 26, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer Coffee. The beverage that seems more like a king than a mere drink. Adored and revered by it’s faithful followers the world over. It’s the one thing that many of us refuse to start our days without. Plus, drinking coffee includes you in a worldwide club where members write about it, …

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