Essential Oils – Transitioning Toward Health

  When new parents are expecting their first child, they often feel anxiety and have some reservations about what the future holds: will they be good parents?  Will they know what to do if their child gets sick?  Will their child be healthy?  What will they be like as adults?  And then there are the …

Why Fevers Are Not Your Enemy

Growing up, my family didn't see the doctor very much. I think it was something that happened over time and over many bad experiences, because I remember going quite a bit when I was very young.  When I was first born, my mom made sure I had my well-baby checkups, that I was vaccinated, and cared for my …

Local business: Wildhaven Soap Co.

If you read my post about farmer's markets, you know how much I love them!  In the post, I included information about several local farmer's markets, including location and time when they are open.  A woman that I work with had been recommending for me to try the Beloit Farmer's Market, as she said it …

Homemade Antifungal Cream

My boys have both had different yeast issues through the years. On occasion, my youngest will get a painful, itchy, peeling red rash on his bottom. The last time he had it, it was pretty intense for a while. So I came up with this gentle yet effective antifungal cream to help heal his rash and ease his symptoms. This cream …

DIY Toothpaste Recipe

This is a recipe that I found at keeperofthehome.org  Her post includes some great reasons why this homemade recipe for toothpaste will help improve the health of your teeth and also discusses why you should avoid certain ingredients that are in most commercially-made toothpastes.  So for the longer version of this recipe, click her link.  For the quick …