Home Remedies

  Hi everyone! I wanted to tell you all of a presentation I developed in order to consolidate some of the information in my blog posts. I made a series of blog posts regarding stress and its effects on the body. Realizing that not everybody likes to read articles, I came up with a different way to present this info to you. Hope you enjoy this and let me know if you have any questions ! Stress: The Body's Response: https://prezi.com/gbgti9nlgqne/stress/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy If you're interested in reading our articles regarding stress, you can start Part 1 of our 4 part stress...

Ready or not, here it comes! Coronavirus is sweeping the globe as reported case numbers continue to increase. Events are being cancelled. Schools and universities are closed. Restaurants are closed for dine-ins. Major league sports have been cancelled. Stocks are crashing. Gas prices are low, egg prices are high. Entire countries are being put on lock-down. All of this leads us to wonder, "What in the world is actually happening right now?". Truth be told, no human alive has ever experienced a pandemic quite like this before. Never has an illness had this type of affect on virtually every aspect...

  With all the negative news going around right now, I wanted to share a different topic with folks. Today we are going to talk about tinctures, what they are and how to make them. Simply put, a tincture is a liquid extract made from herbs. The herbal extract is used for medicinal purposes. In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that one benefit of plant extracts is that you can receive the medicinal properties of a plant without needing to keep the plant itself. Tinctures can also be preserved for a longer time than a harvested plant would stay...

  With the coronavirus outbreak looming upon much of society, the idea of a mass quarantine appears to be the new reality for people. While some places have already initiated social-distancing methods to flatten the curve, other places are performing state and even country wide shutdowns. So in the case that you have to be quarantined for an extended period of time, what should you have prepared? In this post I will list some of the basic necessities you want to ensure you have stocked away. Many sources recommend having between a 14-30 day supply of food and water for...

  In the past few years it seems that the topic of essential oils have swept the nation. Growing up, I never heard much about them. Nowadays even big name brands are putting essential oils into their products. I remember buying my same ol' hand sanitizer but this time with lavender essential oils. It had such a light, aromatic fragrance! So what's the big deal with essential oils? First I'm going to talk about this new essential oils trend and how it's been shaping the way people view alternative health care. For decades people have been going to the doctor,...