Poultices are some of the most interesting medicines. A poultice is a warm medicated dressing. To make a poultice, you just crush up different plants, herbs, and other healing medicinal items into a paste and apply to the affected area. It really is one of the simplest medicines to make, with incredible results.
During college, I began having trouble sleeping because my brain, which was full of to-do lists, would never hush up. Now, it’s post-grad, and I’m still somewhat of a restless night-experiencing insomniac. Lucky me.
In summer, livin’ is easy for so many reasons, one of them most especially being our seasonal food choice options. For breakfast, we can grab some fruit, whip together a smoothie, or grind up a fresh cooling and energizing juice.
A one-pot meal loaded with probiotics, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. In minutes you will have a breakfast cereal to boost your mood, slim your waistline and give you tons of slow release energy throughout the day.
Eating healthy becomes easier and tastier when you know how to plan your meals for optimum nutrition, with ease of preparation and copious amounts of downtime.
When I think of breakfast, the first thing that comes into my mind are pancakes. And although I don’t always have the time to make them in the morning, I do enjoy eating them once in a while. Over the years I’ve tried to alter recipes that I have loved by trying to make them healthier. Pancakes were always something I enjoyed eating as a kid, but as an adult I find that the pancake box mix you get at any super market just isn’t as healthy as I would like it to be. So, I researched and looked everywhere until I finally found a healthier version to make.
Symptoms of summertime begin to occur with the onset of the season; you feel the sunburn on your skin, the irritating itch of poison ivy, mosquitos and ticks, and some of the swimmers experience Swimmer’s Ear. True signs of summer! I'm going to walk you through Mother Earth's Medicine Cabinet to show you how you can naturally remedy some of the season’s most well-known ailments.