They call him the man with the golden arm When asked about his track record of 1000+ blood donations, James Harrison simply says "An hour of your time is a lifetime for someone else." It's true, especially for him. You see, Mr. Harrison is Rhesus negative, and his blood has been used for decades to combat a potentially deadly condition [...] Continue Reading
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Natural Tick Repellent Recipe
Ticks can really suck the fun out of a beautiful morning spent planting elderberries, taking a walk by (or rather, through) the creek . . Or watching my four year-old swoon over my husband's newest acquisition. And of course I literally mean suck. Because ticks are more than just a nuisance - they can carry serious illnesses [...] Continue Reading
7 Causes of Diaper Rash and How to Treat Them Naturally
Eat. Sleep. Pee. Poop. Repeat. It's a pretty smooth system . . . for babies anyway! For new mamas and papas there are usually a **few** more things involved, like: Learning to eat everything cold with one handWaking up from a sleep coma only to realize you left the car running in the drivewayPerfecting the art of hip [...] Continue Reading
7 Natural Home Remedies for a UTI
UTI's are the worst. Okay, maybe getting pelted by porcupine quills is just as bad, but how many porcupines are really trying to cuddle you? So like I said - the worst. After the common cold, they're “the second most common type of infection in the body, accounting for about 8.1 million visits to health care providers each year". (1) When [...] Continue Reading
What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) & Why Does It Matter?
If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent most of your life thinking of your heart as a kind of metronome - a muscle that beats at a regular rhythm that adjusts up or down based on activity level. That is, when you think about it at all, which is probably not often. BUT - what if I told you that your heart is not a metronome, and measuring the [...] Continue Reading
6 Benefits of Elderflower + Recipes
Elderberry syrup is pretty much a staple in most natural remedy toolkits, and for good reason. Rich in compounds that support immune function, aid vitamin C absorption and more, it has a long history of use as a traditional herbal remedy. If you visit just about any European pharmacy in the winter, though, you’ll find that it’s not just the [...] Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Blue Vervain + How To Use It
With a long, straight stem and clusters of tiny blueish-purple flowers, blue vervain is a valuable nervous system ally that thrives in wet meadows, river bottomlands, and other moisture-rich areas throughout the United States. Though it’s not very well known these days, back in 1875 Dr. Oliver Phelps Brown wrote that “A more valuable plant is [...] Continue Reading
6 Benefits of Bee Propolis + DIY Tincture Recipe
Have you ever mixed up a simple homemade cough syrup with honey or massaged this healing salve into a strained muscle? If so, you’ve already experienced some of the benefits of an ancient healing modality called apitherapy - aka the use of bee products for therapeutic purposes. Clinical research now supports many traditional apitherapy uses, [...] Continue Reading
