Things I wish my doctor would have told me; Things I wish he knew…

Herbal Sachets

There have been times over the years when I felt depressed, or exhausted, or just not “well”. I would go in to have my thyroid checked among other routine labs just to have them put their hands up in the air in a defeated gesture and tell me there is nothing wrong with me. How [...]

Ask and Ye Shall Receive; I Received the Gift of Health

Almost three years ago I was very sick just getting ready to give birth to my seventh child. After having her I felt worn out, sick, exhausted and wondered if I would ever feel good again- or at the very least have any energy. I had only one place to turn and that was to [...]

The Bach Flower Therapy Explained

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Brought to you by The Homemaking Cottage Have you noticed that you get moody when you get sick? According to Dr. Bach, that is an expression of the symptoms of your illness. The Bach Flower Therapy seeks to heal the total person by addressing their emotional states with herbal therapy. Practitioners of the Bach Flower [...]

Top Ten Power Packed Foods

Brought to you by the Homemaking Cottage What is the secret to a long and healthy life? It is in the food that we eat. As you well know, all foods are not created equal. Choosing and eating the right foods may help increase your life expectancy as well as the quality of your life. [...]

Effective Steps for Managing Anxiety

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Brought to you by the Homemaking Cottage Have you ever been in a situation that brought on sweats, rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath? You probably weren’t having a heart attack but an anxiety attack. If you suffer from anxiety disorders, learning to manage it is the first step to overcoming it. Anxiety is characterized [...]

Family Vitamins

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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well. ~Marcus Valerius Martial My husband and I dropped by the vitamin store on the way home to get some of the basics we need. The yellow bottle above, Source of Life Liquid is the multi-vitamin I take. Because I also have a calcium magnesium [...]

Health Diet: What Do I Eat?

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When my husband came home from Iraq this past December it threw me off my healing diet. I kept trying half-hearted to get back on the diet completely. Recently, my health backslided into full blown itching and other candidiasis related issues. Even though I continued to take my supplements herbal, homeopathic and vitamin, I still [...]

Natural Cures for UTI’s or Bladder Infections

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I recently recovered from a bladder infection the natural way. I thought I’d share some of the things I used to strengthen my bladder and heal myself. Hyland’s Bladder Irritation Blend Generally, I try to go Homeopathic first. I found a good bladder infection blend that has helped me many times. “Hyland’s Bladder Irritation is [...]

Gluten Free Recipes

I added these tonight by a lady who has changed my life and made my gluten free cooking FUN again! I was stuck with all those boring, disgusting mixes because everything was a flop cooking with the soy, almond, rice, tapioca flours… She has been featured on TV in Canada and writes ecookbooks. She let [...]

Cooking With Xylitol – The Healthy All Natural Sweetener

By Anthony Larsen Whether you’re a dieter or a diabetic, your days of waving away the dessert tray are over, thanks to Xylitol, a natural sweetener that can be used as a stand-in for sugar in virtually any recipe that satisfies your sweet tooth. In 2003, nutritionist Karen Edwards wrote an entire Xylitol cookbook — [...]