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Solutions to irRASHional Problems with Cloth Diapers

Solutions to irRASHional Problems with Cloth Diapers

September 17, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer **This is somewhat of a two part post, beginning with Sherrie’s post on Healing Rashes While Cloth Diapering. Sherrie is our resident cloth diapering expert and she has many valuable things to say on this topic!** If you find that your baby is starting to break out into a …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

MRSA: A Safe, Natural, Inexpensive Cure 1

MRSA: A Safe, Natural, Inexpensive Cure

September 14, 2010     Keeper of the Home

**Stephanie’s note: This excellent post on curing MRSA is just a little sneak peak into some of the posts that will be coming in October, when we dive into all sorts of natural and home remedies, as well as looking at prevention for colds, flus and even cavities!** How I Contracted MRSA Late last June, …

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Category: Natural Remedies

At Simple Organic: A Natural Approach to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

At Simple Organic: A Natural Approach to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

September 2, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Today I’m over at Simple Organic, sharing about my journey with PCOS and natural ways to treat it through lifestyle changes. Call me naive. I didn’t know that there was something terribly wrong about going 6 months without a cycle. I was 20 years old and in my last year of university. My health was …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Healing Rashes While Cloth Diapering

Healing Rashes While Cloth Diapering

August 24, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer There are many reasons to choose cloth diapers for your baby. Many mums choose cloth to aid in the prevention of diaper rashes. Cloth diapers are breathable, allowing air to flow freely through them. This  constant air movement provides a natural, dry environment without using harsh chemicals next to …

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Category: Family Life, Homemaking, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

How a Hard Lotion Bar Helped my Eczema

How a Hard Lotion Bar Helped my Eczema

August 22, 2010     Keeper of the Home

I’ve struggled with dry, itchy and painful eczema on my hands for a long time. Some things have made a big difference (like cod liver oil, eating less sugar, keeping my stress down and my sleep up, wearing gloves, etc.). Other things have never really made much of a difference, including the zilllion types of …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

A Year of Herbs: Pregnancy and the Use of Essential Oils

A Year of Herbs: Pregnancy and the Use of Essential Oils

August 12, 2010     Keeper of the Home

; I had originally intended to put up a tomato canning tutorial tomorrow, but this post was long, and yet so full of good information, whether you are pregnant or simply want to learn more about the use of essential oils! So it will continue tomorrow, and you can expect the canning post on Monday… …

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Category: Natural Remedies

Insomnia: How to Find Sleep Naturally

Insomnia: How to Find Sleep Naturally

August 10, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Andrea Lack of sleep is common when you are raising infants. But what happens when your infants have reached their teens and you still can’t sleep? Insomnia affects millions of people but is 41% more prevalent in women than in men. For me, lack of sleep has meant I’m not capable of …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Charting Primer: Using the Sympto-Thermal Method to Predict Ovulation

July 6, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post Written by Kimberly Racic Hi, I’m Kimberly and I’m behind a project called Fertility Flower. Stephanie asked me to prepare a primer on fertility charting using the Sympto-Thermal method and I was happy to oblige. First off, let me say that charting is really, really easy. Once you get the fundamentals down, it …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

The Soy Decoy: Don't Be Deceived

The Soy Decoy: Don’t Be Deceived

June 28, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Katie Fox I know it goes against everything we hear these days about healthy eating, but I’m here today to tell you that I don’t eat soy products, and I don’t think you should eat soy products, either. There. I came right out and said it. Might as well get the controversy …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food

Real Food Makeover: The Startup Family, Part 2

Real Food Makeover: The Startup Family, Part 2

May 31, 2010     Keeper of the Home

This is Part 2 of the Real Food Makeover for the Startup family, and the very last of all the Real Food Makeovers! Lessening the Grip of Sugary Beverages One of the 3 baby steps that I suggested in Part 1 was to decrease their consumption of sugary snacks and beverages. It’s important to decrease …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food

Real Food Makeover: The Startup Family

Real Food Makeover: The Startup Family

May 24, 2010     Keeper of the Home

This week’s makeover is for the Startup Family. Meet Kim, Jim and sons Matthew (16) and Stephen (14). How They Currently Eat: I am so pleased to introduce you to the Startup family, because I admire what they are doing. Mom is aware of just how much their diet needs to change, and I think …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food

Real Food Makeover: The Woody Family, Part 2

Real Food Makeover: The Woody Family, Part 2

May 18, 2010     Keeper of the Home

At long last, I’m back to completing this Real Food Makeover series! Thank you for your patience with me as I took a couple of weeks off from doing any heavy writing, while I launched my new book (Real Food on a Real Budget) and my new site design. Phew! Let’s continue… A Sample Weekly …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food

A Year of Herbs: Ginger

A Year of Herbs: Ginger

February 1, 2010     Keeper of the Home

Image by vieuxbandit As I went to write this next post for my Year of Herbs series, I had been thinking of doing comfrey or yarrow. However, I’ve really been enjoying learning about herbs that we all have right at our fingertips (like garlic and onion, or fennel and dill). Ginger seemed a perfect choice …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies, Real Food, Recipes

Homemade Cough and Cold Syrup 1

Homemade Cough and Cold Syrup

November 20, 2009     Keeper of the Home

Since mentioning and tweeting about this syrup I made, I’ve had many requests to share the recipe, so here it is! It comes from a book I mentioned briefly before called 10 Essential Herbs by Lalitha Thomas. This is a rare (I believe because it’s out of print) book from 1996 that my mother-in-law stumbled …

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Category: Natural Remedies

Herbs for the Fussy Baby

October 8, 2009     Keeper of the Home

Johanna at about 1 month old, during the worst of her colic and baby acne Colic and fussiness in young babies just isn't fun for anyone. Not for the baby. Certainly not for the parents. It can be downright exhausting, and it's difficult to see your baby in such pain and discomfort and to feel …

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Category: Natural Remedies

Eczema Causes & Natural Remedies to Fix it

March 31, 2009     Keeper of the Home

ec·zema (ek′sə mə, eg′zə-) noun a noncontagious skin disorder of unknown cause, characterized by inflammation, itching, and the formation of scales This is actually one of the most common complaints, questions, etc. that I hear, in relation to natural health remedies, and in response to my recent mention of my own eczema, I was asked …

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Category: Natural Remedies

Going no- ’poo?

April 30, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Nope, it’s not a post about diapering! I stumbled upon a brilliant suggestion last week that I sure hope it is going to work for me, and just had to pass it on to you. Here it is: Stop using shampoo and conditioner. What? you say. Why on earth would I want to do that? …

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Category: Natural Remedies

Drink Your Silver: A Natural Immune Booster

Drink Your Silver: A Natural Immune Booster

December 29, 2007     Keeper of the Home

In a society where penicillin prescriptions abound for every minor infection, it is not too often that we hear about alternative products. Although they are not widely known, nor commonly used by the general public, there are actually many natural substances which offer anti-biotic, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. Silver is one of these substances. I …

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Category: Natural Living, Natural Remedies

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