If you are like me and use flouride-free toothpaste without SLS and other yucky ingredients, you are likely paying a lot for toothpaste. Any of the brands we have found that meet the criteria we are looking for cost about $5.00 per tube, for a not-so-family-sized tube. (If you don’t understand why someone would want […]

I stopped taking prenatal vitamins a few pregnancies ago because I don’t really feel comfortable with singled-out vitamins (out of their naturally occurring form, i.e. “food”). I looked around for a natural supplement as well, reading lots of ingredient lists and testimonials, but I either didn’t like the company well enough to buy from […]

I’ve been asked several times recently about nutrition and supplements for pregnancy, and have also been reviewing my own notes for my own pregnancy, so I thought I’d share here about this timely-for-me topic for my own benefit, too. I have done much research on this and had a bit of experiential data (i.e. I’ve […]

My seven year old son is particularly adept at dragging a day’s lesson of Explode-The-Code out for several hours. If I could find any verses referencing it (which, to his chagrin, there are none), I might be able to call it a spiritual gift. However, I am convinced that it is a gift to be […]

If you have been itching to learn how to make your own herbal medicines and remedies… this is the time.
1) It’s Winter, and the days are too dreary to be outside much
2) There will likely be extra opportunities to have flu casualties case studies readily available
3) The price is right better than right now.
Run, don’t […]

I hate memes. I do not mind reading them, mind you ~ it is fun to read other folks’ ~ but I know me… if I started doing them, I would feel pressured by the things and feel as if I had to do it every week. I have enough real responsibilities without my […]

Since it appears to be that time of year again, when viruses are running rampant, and lots of folks are succumbing, I’ve been feeling led to get back on the wagon as far as doing my part to keep us healthy. Also, my dear friend Carla Lynne has also just been through a major illness, […]

You know that last post about the otoscope contest, well…I actually WON one!
Cool, huh?
Go see, and see some other neat articles that explain how to use them and why…HERE.
By the way, I am still planning to get back here and answer Lynne’s questions, but I’ve been swamped. Mr. Visionary and I are speaking at […]

Ooh, ooh…I’ve always wanted one of these! Dr. Mary Ann Block and Shonda Parker both recommend having your own.Compounders of P&M Dermasalve are giving away 6 Free Dr.Mom Otoscopes . Click HERE for details.

We’ve heard it a thousand times, ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’. But when it comes to being sick, or worse, having our kids sick, or even worse yet, having all your kids sick at once, this prescription is as good as gold.
 
 
Exposure to bacteria and viruses is not the cause […]

I promised a post on making herbal tinctures, and here it is!

Everybody’s doing it. The more folks learn about natural health, and taking seriously the stewardship of their health, the more folks are learning about herbal medicine. Making your own herbal medicine is combining health stewardship and financial stewardship. Even Martha (who surely doesn’t view […]

Just in time for my Elderberry syrup to be ready, the first episode of sickness has hit our family. For the average family, sickness is no sprint, but for a larger-than-average sized family, it can be a true marathon. The typical duration of an illness is compounded by the passing of germs from person-to-person-to-person… The more people, […]

The rules have changed. And no child in my family is the least bit disappointed. Under normal circumstances, the words, “OK kids, we have a new rule…” are met with groans and downcast faces. This new rule however, has been met with nothing short of elation.

In our family, Rule #146 has always been,

“No […]

So why do it anyway? What could possibly be the point of making your own medicine? The bottom line answer is simply that the ‘run-yourself-ragged, get sick, pump in antibiotics, feel a little better, then repeat’ method does not work. It is a failing system. You know what I mean, too. How many families do […]

Medicine is not supposed to taste great. I know this. At least I know that it usually doesn’t. Even as a child, I knew that whatever that pink stuff was, it did not taste like any bubblegum I ever had. (Let’s not discuss the time little brother and I ate “chocolate bar” Ex-Lax. Little kids […]