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When I was pregnant with baby number three, I discovered a handcrafted herbal salve at a local natural food store. It was rich and creamy and smelled strongly of herbs and wild things. It was the one product I tried ...

If you have access to a television, chances are you have seen the commercials for the yogurt that claims to make you more “regular.” You might wonder how a yogurt can have this effect on the body. The answer? Probiotics. ...

Hair can be a lot of work to maintain. It needs to be washed, conditioned, and brushed almost daily, and often it needs to be styled, cut, tied back, or otherwise made beautiful and/or manageable. It’s easy to spend a ...

Warm weather often means jam-making time at my house. Raspberry jam is my particular favorite, but I make a big stock of strawberry for my husband too. Jams and conserves are among the simplest canning projects to undertake. All you ...

Yogurt is a dairy product, and like all dairy products, it comes from milk—in this case, milk that has been fermented by bacteria known as yogurt cultures. Milk from many different species of ruminant are used around the world to ...

With the huge amount of recalls that began in 2007 and continue sporadically to this day, the pet food industry has lost the business of many pet owners. Many dogs and cats have become ill and have even died because ...

Not much can compare to home-baked bread.  The aroma of bread baking can transform a house into a home.  Slathered with fresh butter and homemade preserves, the absolute pinnacle of gustatory pleasures may be reached.  But what constitutes simple?  French ...

I never had the kind of grandmother who baked all through the day in a red and white checkered apron and greeted us at the door with a plateful of warm chocolate chip cookies. My grandmother was far too busy ...

May 30, 2012 A tutorial on how to make all natural insect rellent. It smells great & is actually good for your skin. Perfect for camping, hiking, running or anything elsse outdoors in the summer months. Previous Video

My favorite ingredient for house cleaning is grease – elbow grease, that is. I’m a firm believer that an extra bit of effort works as well as or better than most of the fancy and expensive products on the market. ...