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6 Benefits of Cold Showers, the Cheap and Easy Health Tonic

January 5, 2019 By Laurie Neverman 17 Comments

It used to be that I only took a cold shower if something was wrong with the water heater. Now, I generally end every shower with a cold rinse, James Bond style. The Scottish shower – warm/hot shower followed by a minute or more of cold rinse – doesn’t just wake you up in the morning. It also has a host of other benefits. Cold showers are endorsed by Mike Sisson as part of the Primal Blueprint lifestyle, too. (After all, hot running water is a fairly recent invention.)

Lotion Bar Recipe – Easy to Make with Just 3 Ingredients!

November 29, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 256 Comments

Most homemade lotion recipes involve quite a few ingredients, blenders and more mess than I'd prefer to clean up. In contrast, all you need for these hard lotion bars is three ingredients, one pot, and molds – that's it! You can even use muffin tins if you don't have other molds, since the bars use all natural ingredients.

Protect Yourself from Salmonella and E Coli Naturally

November 21, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 20 Comments

Are you wondering when the next massive round of food-borne illness will occur?

It seems like every time you turn on the news there's another food recall. If you check the FDA food recall list, there are literally dozens of products listed at any given time. Big gatherings where food sits out for hours – for instance, potlucks – often end up with people ill from some degree of food poisoning. There are ways you can help protect yourself from salmonella and e coli naturally.

Note: This article contains advice on general food safety and boosting your immune system. It is for general information purposes only.If you are experiencing severe pain, vomiting, diarrhea or other complications, please consult your healthcare practitioner immediately! I am not a doctor, I am only sharing what works for me and my family.

Black Walnut Tincture – How to Make it and Use it Safely

September 6, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 74 Comments

In this post, we'll discuss how to make black walnut tincture, plus uses and benefits and a black walnut parasite cleanse. Black walnut tincture is easy to make, although a quick search will reveal plenty of variations in technique. Some people use only the green hull, some use the whole nuts in the hull. Most use only green nuts, but I've found a couple sources that use black hulls. I prefer to keep it simple and stick with plain vodka, but some mix half vodka and half glycerin, or even vodka, lemon juice and a layer of olive oil on top. (The olive oil and lemon help prevent oxidation, keeping your tincture green instead of brown.)

How to Give a Cat a Pill – 2 Easy Methods, Plus Tips to Calm Your Kitty

August 31, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 6 Comments

Giving a cat a pill is challenging (at least, for most cats). In this post, we'll explain and demonstrate how to give a cat a pill quickly and easily.