Flu, cough and cold season - cough syrup

My 8 yr old came home and told me strep throat was running wild at school. So I decided it was time to start some serious treatment, that has always worked for us previously.

First I gave her some garlic pills, Vitamin D3 and Vitamin C.  Then before bed we doused her feet in Oil of Oregano. I love love love Oil of Oregano. Sure it makes you dream about pizza all night but we have never had it not work. You have to catch the illness before its full force, for it to really work.

So, I had made up a batch of cough syrup months ago and now it was time to start dosing it.  Sure she didnt have a cough yet, but this syrup has a lot of good stuff in it anyhow.  This recipe is 3 ingrediants that most everyone has in their house.  I make a ball jar full of it and keep it refridgerated.

The ingredients are Lemon, Honey and coconut oil.  You can add to it but this is the basic recipe.
For instance adding cinnamon will aid in helping congestion.

Lemons are high in Vitamin C.  When we are sick, we also drink a lot of Lemon water for the vitamin C.

Raw Honey is best but any good honey will do. Honey is amazing on its own or mixed in.  You know when your mom used to give you a spoonful of honey to soothe a sore throat. She was right in doing so.  However, it isnt only soothing. Honey is also a great antioxident and its anti-bacterial and anti-viral. Forget those prescriptions your doctor gives you. Who needs them when we have all we need in our cupboards.

The last ingredient is Coconut oil.  Oh the many many benefits of coconut oil. Coconut oil is also, anti-bacterial and anti-viral, amongst other great benefits.

So theres the ingredients for this amazing cold and flu concoction. Now to make it, all you have to do is warm it all up together. melting the coconut oil with the honey and adding lemon juice.

1/3 cup honey
2 tbls Coconut oil
4 tbsl of lemon juice


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True story - thinning hair

I was recently talking to an old friend, she was telling me that her hair is thinning really bad. She has always had really thin hair to begin with and I saw her a year ago and I agreed. So I told her what I knew to do, through research only, I have never tried it myself. The other day she called me and left me a message to tell me that within 2 weeks time she can already tell a difference and she has had other people notice too...So I thought Id not only brag about my knowledge haha but also share the remedy I shared with her. Both Sage oil and Rosemary oil are natural hair growth stimulants.

AS ALWAYS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THESE ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY MEDICATION YOU MIGHT BE ON.

Combine a few drops of essential oil rosemary in a carrier oil of either jojoba, almond, grapeseed oil. Massage into scalp.

Combine a few drops of essential oil sage in a carrier oil of either jojoba, almond or grapeseed oil. Massage into scalp.

Combine a few drops of either sage  or rosemary oil in with your shampoo.

You can do Rosemary one day and Sage the next, you can do the Rosemary in shampoo one day and skip shampooing the next day and just massage the sage and carrier in following day.

Just make sure you do something every day.  This friend said she has done it for 2 weeks only and always a noticeable difference.  Pin It

Clean eating - Pumpkin apple muffins

I had nothing to do with this...My daughter came home from school today and said "Mom can I make some pumpkin muffins" so of course, I said "absolutely".  She normally likes to concoct her own recipes (some of which no one really ever eats) but some are good.  So I told her in order to make muffins they have to be clean so I was going to help her make clean muffins.  Her only concern was "Can I add chocolate chips" again...so of course, I said "absolutely" So this recipe is clean with the exception of the chocolate chips.  Please note..chocolate chips find there way into alot of our clean recipes - omit them if you prefer

PUMPKIN APPLE MUFFINS

2 cups of oats

1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

1/4 cup egg white powder **

1 tbsp of pumpkin pie spice

1 tbsp of cinnamon

1 tsp of nutmug

2 egg whites
1/4 cup of applesause **

1 tbsp vanilla

2 tbsp coconut oil

1 15oz can of pumpkin

1/4 cup of coconut sugar/agave/honey

1/4 cup Almond milk

1/2 cup chocolate chips**

**I used organic apples that I cooked in a crockpot until soft. I just pureed them to use as applesause so there was no sugar. I only cook them in cinnamon and vanilla. Also you dont need to put egg white powder I just throw it in everything and the same with the chocolate chips.

Mix in small bowl flour, baking powder, egg white powder and spices.  Mix well. In a larger bowl, mix together egg whites,coconut oil applesause, pumpkin, sugar, and almond milk.  Combine the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well. Pour into muffin pans and cook 350 degrees until done.


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Got Spiders?

I have to credit my husband on this one! I got out of the shower and he said "Hey I just heard this natural remedy for spiders, google it"

So I did and as it has it, this is said to be a natural remedy to keep spiders away. I obviously havent tried it but hey, I live in the Carolinas. Pretty sure, I will get to test this out real soon

8 oz distilled vinegar
1 tbls of Coconut oil
1 spray bottle

Spray problem areas and this should repell spiders.  If anyones tried this please comment so we know if it truly works.  Pin It

Whey - healthy skin and hair etc

This article goes hand in hand with the Crockpot Yogurt recipe (see recipes)

In the last step of the recipe it calls for draining of the whey. Whey is the by-product of greek yogurts. It is also loaded with vitamins and protein.  Below you will find internal and extra uses for whey that will give your body, skin and hair great results

Alot of us tend to throw the whey down the drain, because lets be honest its not going to taste good on its own. If you can stomach it go ahead, chill it, throw it over and ice and drink it, its not bad just tangy.

But if you'd rather her are some other ideas for how to use your whey instead of throwing the best of the best down the drain (thank you to BFF for these suggestions)

• Add it to your dog/cat food
• Add it to a smoothie
• Cook your oatmeal or quinoa with it
• Use it instead of chicken broth
• Anytime you want to add extra protein and vitamins, add the whey

Now, on to what we are really here for. Healthy skin and hair. Whey will strenghten, nourish and add volume to limp hair. Cleaner, Moisturizer and toner for skin. Whey will help to nourish skin, tone and all together gives your skin fantastic results.

Hair

• Add to your shampoo
• Use as a shampoo
• Add as a conditioner and leave on for 5-15 mins then rinse off
• Spray on hair, evenly distribute, let hair dry and rinse

Skin

• Use a cotton ball and apply to face to cleanse, Tone and moisturize
• Put a couple cups full of whey into bath to restore PH

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Ants in the....Dog bowls

I have wasted so much dog food, throwing it out because the ants have invaded it. So I did some, yep thats right, research and found two options. I tried both and both work amazing.  But we forewarned you need to replace both these every few days.

For the dog bowl in the house, I drew a ring of bar soap around the dog bowl. Apparently the ants wont cross it. I had to lay it on pretty thick though. But after a couple days they figured it out or the scent or whatever keeps them away wears off. So what I did was used a scrub brush to wash that area. The ants cant pick up their own smell (so Im told) if you wash it away. Then I just draw a new ring.

For the dog bowl outside, I put the dog bowl food in a bigger bowl of water, creating a mote and the ants wont cross. Its important to replace this water every couple days, not because the ants come back but because if you dont, the food that drops in there, lets off the worst vomit smell ever...I know, trust me! Pin It

Apple Cider Vinegar - Oh how I thee...

Let me count the ways.

Apple Cider Vinegar, you will always find a gallon of this stuff at my house and I enjoy the taste.  Every household should have ACV readily available at any time.

Anytime you are looking for a solution for something first look here under this ACV post or google. There is usually always a fix with ACV

Ant - 50/50 solution of water/ACV either spray area or wipe down
Bad Breath - 1/2 tbsp in a cup of water and gargle
Heartburn - 1 tbsp in a cup of water (can sweeten with stevia)
Balance PH - drink a 1tblsp in a cup of water a day to help stay balanced
Yeast Infections - I cannot say this enough it was a saver for me a couple times - again 1tbsp in water drink couple times a day

I seriously can go on and on...

Like I said google your symptom with ACV and you will find a remedy.

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Ant Issues

ANTS AHHHH THEY WONT GO AWAY!

So fed up with the ants and I refuse to use chemicals to kill them, so I did some research and found some answers.  Now the majority of my ants were in my dogs food inside the house and out. So I tried two suggestions one for each.

Inside the house - I drew a ring of barsoap around the dogs dish, its said that they wont cross the soap.  Well it worked but only for a couple days, so I had to redraw the ring.

Outside the house - I put the dog food bowl floating inside a bigger bowl with water creating a "moat" - YAY it works. Just remember to refill the water

Eventually, I got tired of seeing the ring of soap around the dog dish in the house, so I took a scrub brush and washed the area entirely including the area where the ants were coming from. Its said if you wash with soap and water they loss track of their scent.  So far so good.

Then....they started into everything else even my cube of butter on the sink. So I figured, surely theres an essential oil thats good for that, so I decided to mix some peppermint oil with water and spray in the hole where the ants were coming out and WHHHAAA LAAA again!

Who needs chemicals - NOT I!



































































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