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There are some very simple things we can do to recharge the digestive battery and get back to our old healthy selves again. Here are favorite homemade remedies that I use often. They are natural and completely free of any pharmaceutical ingredients and toxins.
1. Fennel tea
2. Probiotics
3. Mint
4. Drink plenty of water
5. Exercise
6. Lemon juice — Lemon helps prevent the formation of acids in the stomach so drink a glass of water with lemon in the morning
7. Ginger
8. Digize Essential Oil— A few drops in a glass of water a day and this essential oil blend of Tarragon, Ginger, Peppermint, Juniper, Lemongrass, Anise, fennel and Patchouli oils that each have a gut beneficial properties.
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Trash Talk Tuesday. Talking about fast fashion and why should choose slow fashion. Mikaela @sustainabilitylovingmom shares her tips for taking bad smell out of second hand clothes.
great Slow Fashion Brands:
1. Patagonia. They make quality clothing with organic, recycled and upcycled fibers.
2. Eileen Fisher.She makes high quality working clothes for women while quietly but persistently increasing the number of organic fibers she uses.
3. Kowtow.Kowtow is a brand from New Zealand that makes certified fair trade organic clothing that is ethically and sustainably made from seed to garment.
4. United By Blue.For every product sold, the company will remove one pound of trash from oceans and waterways. They manufacture organic cotton, and the clothes and backpacks are awesome.
5. Blue Canoe.They make everyday-wear organic cotton and bamboo clothing that really, really works for women.
6. Alternative Apparel. A good basic shirt that is also sustainable.
7. Brook There.Makes sexy and comfortable underwear that are all organic.
8. Synergy. Creates lovely dresses and yoga wear that are all-organic and benefit women in Nepal.
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Post workout meal of yogurt parfait: coconut yogurt, mixed fruit and topped with granola. Simple and sweet!
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First pickling cucumbers 💚
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Let’s discuss the benefits of removing your shoes while indoors. Many cultures do this as a matter of course, but in the US, we tend to keep our kicks on all the time.
In our home we do not wear shoes indoors and there is a good reason for it besides cleanliness. The main reason for this is cleanliness. Consider the myriad nasty things we unknowingly track into our homes on our shoes:
Bacteria—The University of Arizona conducted a study on the collected germs and microbes on footwear. Researchers found 421,000 units of bacteria on the outside of shoes.
Toxins—The EPA conducted a study showing that shoes can track dangerous herbicides into homes. Researchers found that the herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (or 2,4-D for short) stayed on shoes for up to a week after application. The exposures to these chemicals were higher than that of residues on nonorganic fruits and vegetables. A different study found that 98 percent of the lead dust found in homes got there by being tracked in from outdoors.
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Sunday morning is our mellow day and today it’s rainy so on this cozy day we sit by the fire, playing Yahtzee and eating lots of toasts
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Morning started out little rough so a trip to the beach to balance and mellow everyone out always seems to work.
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Aquafaba meringues
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Nettles can be used in so many ways. First and foremost, it’s a delicacy that is also super nutritional and contains chlorophyll, which makes it a superfood. But nettle can be used also as a natural fertilizer for the garden and food for chickens.
Chicken Feed
To make chicken feed, dry the nettles before feeding the chickens nettle flakes.
Fertilizer for Garden
To make fertilizer, make sure to use only nettle leaves without seeds or you will end up with nettle growing in your garden. Cover a bucketful with water and let sit for 3-5 days, depending how warm it is. (Warmer=shorter soaking time). Use it to water plants.
Superfood Powder
Besides making nettle tea, I also like to make a superfood powder that I use in smoothies. I just put dried nettle leaves into a vitamixer and process until it’s a powder. Perfect for the morning smoothie.
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We’re drying flowers from our garden to be used to decorate wrapped gifts and for other craft ideas. We’re doing the fast and easy version by placing them in between pages of a book.
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Today on our blog I share 10 things we have stopped buying since going zero waste that is also saving us lots of money.
Paper towels—It’s been over 10 years since we bought paper kitchen towels and instead we use reusable kitchen towel roll that is a great alternative for the disposable paper kitchen towels. Another great alternative is to cut up old bath towels, cut up old t-shirts or use cloth dish towels. We estimated that we have saved $2000 over 10 years just by not buying disposable paper towels.
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Best part about homeschool is you can go on a class trip with little planning. This morning school is breakfast by the bay.
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