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Homeopathy: Natural Approach to Treating Cough, Cold, and Flu

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Next up, Natural Approach to Treating Cough, Cold and Flu for the Whole Family by Dr. Nathalie Stern (who is a French doctor wearing a to-die-for belted jumpsuit). Back to Homeopathy. A few interesting facts: used by 40% of French medical doctors over 200-year safety record used throughout the world treats everyday symptoms: allergies, coughs, [...]

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The Natural and Non-Toxic Home

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My first workshop at the 2010 Natural Living Conference is Natural and Non-toxic Home given by the fabulous Candita Clayton ( owner of one of the fabulous shoes in the previous post). Here are a few of her tips for a room by room home health check-up: Entryway: Check your chemical residues at the door. [...]

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Roll With It

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I have come to the conclusion that if you package it, my kids will eat it. Take some ground beef and rice and wrap it in a cabbage leaf, they’re all over it. I’ll hear groans when I feed them canrnitas but envelope it in a bed of greens and a corn tortilla and it’s [...]

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Cheese Empanadas

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I taught another cooking class for kids a few weeks ago. This time the featured country was Ecuador and we made some cheese empanadas. It’s made from white flour, stuffed with cheese, deep fried and dusted with sugar. No treehugger would ever think of these as an appropriate snack for their kids but that’s why [...]

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Sticking It to Me

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Ol’ William and I recently celebrated our fourth year of marital bliss. We dropped the kids off at my in-laws and off the country mice went to the Big City. We walked around and reveled in the fact that we can go into any of the bars without the threat of Children’s Services knocking down [...]

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380 Million Reasons to Love 14 Hens

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It’s a good time to have chickens in my backyard. And when I say ‘my backyard,’ I actually mean my neighbor’s yard. Owing to the fact that Ol’ William is rather possessive of his pristine, park-like monster of a yard also known as his Ode to Grass, the neighbor and I decided to share ownership [...]

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Views From a Picnic Blanket

You know you’re a mom when: 1- You are met with a round of applause when you break out a picnic blanket. 2- Relaxing with your kids on said blanket whilst enjoying the beautiful summer day is part of your job description. 3- You have a perfectly good excuse for napping outdoors in middle of [...]

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