Healthy Girl’s Champagne

Drinking a glass of wine, particularly red, a couple of times a week can keep your heart healthy with the antioxidant resveratrol.  The holidays, however, often seem a time of overindulgence with plenty of celebrating, rich foods and drinks.  In . . . → Read More: Healthy Girl’s Champagne

Essential Defense For Colds and Flu

With six children in our home we have the potential for a lot of  germ exchange.  I must say though, we have never had a bug that has gone from one person to the next through the whole family.  I know . . . → Read More: Essential Defense For Colds and Flu

How To Really Cut Down On Belly Fat

I’ve had several conversations in just the past few days regarding weight loss and belly fat, specifically during mid-life changes.  There is a lot of research available as to what works, what doesn’t and I’ll briefly outline some  basic principles as . . . → Read More: How To Really Cut Down On Belly Fat

Savory Butternut Squash Soup with Oregano and Lemon

My friend KC Thor of KC’s Kafe developed this recipe a year ago for an episode on her What’s Cookin show.  I’ve long awaited the new squash harvest this year and this is now my absolute favorite butternut squash soup recipe.  It’s an . . . → Read More: Savory Butternut Squash Soup with Oregano and Lemon

When Life Hands You Lemons, Use Lemon Oil

Among other things, lemon essential oil can lift the spirits and studies have shown it to have an anti-depressant effect.   Lemon oil is a good one to start with if you are new to using essential oils because it is . . . → Read More: When Life Hands You Lemons, Use Lemon Oil

How to Really Save Money on Health Care Costs

Are you investing in your health or just spending money on treating symptoms?  The difference in these two philosophies is you pay now in healthy living or you pay later at the doctor’s office.  In our family, we have chosen to . . . → Read More: How to Really Save Money on Health Care Costs

Options For Drug-Free Headache Relief

In our family we have chosen to try these drug-free options for headache relief, simply because I’d rather save harsh drugs like ibuprofen as a last resort to pain relief.  We have managed headaches and many other aches and pains with . . . → Read More: Options For Drug-Free Headache Relief

Natural Help for Dry Feet

Over the years I have used many products in search of something to keep my feet soft.  I’ve tried several “natural” and traditional products laden with chemicals (with much hesitation) including most targeted at “cracked heels”.  They all were temporary if . . . → Read More: Natural Help for Dry Feet

Lemon

One of the first oils I used in aromatherapy 15 years ago was lemon.  I had a recipe in my aromatherapy book for cooking, the label of my lemon essential oil however, stated “not for ingestion”.  Now I know this could . . . → Read More: Lemon