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My Favorite Things Giveaway!

December 7, 2015 By Gwen Brown 151 Comments

NO WAY!!! this is an AWESOME giveaway bundle from one of my fave blogs!

I could not be MORE excited about this giveaway! I’ve been working on putting this together for you guys for MONTHS. But before I tell you all about this amazing giveaway with over $700 of my very favorite brands, I have even BETTER news…there is more than one giveaway happening this week! UPDATE! The Giveaway…

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3 Common Symptoms of Thyroid Disease

November 27, 2015 By Gwen Brown 163 Comments

Do you have common symptoms of thyroid disease, but your lab tests are normal? You won’t want to miss today’s post by my holistic doctor, Dr. Rob. You met Dr. Rob here on the blog a few weeks ago, and last week, he blew my mind with his insight on the REAL causes of adrenal fatigue….

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Adrenal Fatigue: the truth you haven’t heard

November 12, 2015 By Gwen Brown 137 Comments

Adrenal Fatigue- is there more to it than what you’ve been hearing? Is it even a *real* thing? This is such a personal topic for me, and one I’ve been interested in for several years. I’ve seen LOTS of discussion on adrenal fatigue online, and spent hours researching, reading the latest books, etc. But for all…

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Filed Under: Adrenal Fatigue, Health and Natural Remedies Tagged With: adrenal fatigue, Dr. Rob

My Holistic Doctor: Meet Dr. Rob

October 29, 2015 By Gwen Brown 28 Comments

How is a holistic doctor different from a “regular” doctor? Maybe you’ve been wondering about how they work, what to expect, where to find a holistic doctor, and even if it’s worth it. I wrote this post to answer all of the questions I first had when I was looking for naturally minded health care….

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Goldenrod Uses

October 22, 2015 By Gwen Brown 2 Comments

Goldenrod herb has SO many amazing uses! We talked last week about the historic uses and also what modern herbalists are doing with goldenrod. With the cold and flu season moving in, we were able to test out some goldenrod right away. My oldest was starting with the early symptoms of a cold and had a…

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Filed Under: Cough Cold & Flu Remedies, Digestion Remedies, Health and Natural Remedies, Herbs From Your Yard, Natural Remedies & Recipes

Goldenrod Herb

October 16, 2015 By Gwen Brown 2 Comments

Goldenrod herb is a new project for us this year. It’s an herb that grows prolifically here, but we’re just now getting to know this gorgeous plant. And after reading about all that it does, I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to play with it. Today, we’ll talk about the myth of goldenrod…

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Filed Under: Cough Cold & Flu Remedies, Digestion Remedies, Health and Natural Remedies, Herbs From Your Yard, Natural Remedies & Recipes Tagged With: anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, bitters, cold remedy, diabetes, eczema, indigestion, sore throat remedy

Rabbit Tobacco Tincture

October 9, 2015 By Gwen Brown 8 Comments

Rabbit tobacco is one of my favorite herbs for the cold & flu season. I’ve already written about Rabbit Tobacco a good bit here on the blog: how to ID it and how I use it. I mostly think of it as a great congestion remedy. But I recently saw herbalist Darryl Patton talking about how he…

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Filed Under: Cough Cold & Flu Remedies, Health and Natural Remedies, Herbs From Your Yard, Natural Remedies & Recipes Tagged With: antiviral, cold remedy

Cinnamon Red Hots Tea Recipe

October 6, 2015 By Gwen Brown 16 Comments

This red hots cinnamon tea recipe tastes like those bright little candies, but it’s really a super healthy treat! I have tried through the years to like healthy teas. Like green tea. I KNOW it’s super good for you, but…I just couldn’t dig it. And then there was Matcha tea. I bought a box after…

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