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Tulsi Lavender Tea

January 7, 2016 By Gwen Brown 3 Comments

Tulsi lavender tea is my very, very favorite relaxation tea. In the whole wide world. This past year, and specifically the past 3 months have been THE most stressful that I think I’ve ever had. I’ve been healing from adrenal fatigue with the help of my holistic doctor, and thankfully have been so pleasantly surprised at…

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Using Rabbit Tobacco- Sinus Congestion Remedy

September 10, 2015 By Gwen Brown 8 Comments

We’ve been talking about Rabbit Tobacco- my favorite folk herb for sinus congestion remedies. If you’re just tuning in, be sure to check out Part 1 so I can properly introduced you to this herb and its history of use. In Part 2, you’ll see the distribution map, and learn about harvesting, look alikes, what to watch…

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

Need Help Sleeping? Try This Remedy

March 4, 2015 By Gwen Brown 9 Comments

Trouble sleeping? This app makes a HUGE difference for me!

Need help sleeping? This free remedy might surprise you…it’s a digital download. But I *promise* you that it made a big difference in my ability to fall asleep quickly at night. You may have seen the articles that people who use phones or devices at night don’t sleep as well. That may be partially due…

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My DIY Magnesium Supplement: New & Improved

July 30, 2012 By Gwen Brown 43 Comments

DIY magnesium supplement recipe

I’m excited to share my DIY Magnesium Supplement, and this is the new and improved version that I’ve been using! What makes it improved?  Well, for one thing, you can use just plain carbonated water, which is pretty easy to find.  No trying to figure out if this or that soda water has the right…

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Filed Under: Health and Natural Remedies, Minerals & Supplements, Natural Remedies & Recipes, Sleep Remedies Tagged With: depression, diet and nutrition, eye twitches, insomnia, magnesium deficiency, magnesium supplement, mineral deficiency, muscle twitches, sleep disorders

Magnesium Supplements: a Great DIY Recipe

June 4, 2012 By Gwen Brown 105 Comments

So, we’ve covered magnesium deficiency in my previous post, AND I promised to tell you about a DIY magnesium supplement, that is very bio-available (the body absorbs it easily and quickly).  Many of the tablet forms of magnesium that you’ll find in multivitamins and supplements don’t really get absorbed very effectively…especially if the supplement has…

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Filed Under: Health and Natural Remedies, Minerals & Supplements, Sleep Remedies Tagged With: depression, diet and nutrition, eye twitches, insomnia, magnesium deficiency, magnesium supplement, mineral deficiency, muscle twitches, nutrition, sleep disorders

Magnesium: the calming essential mineral

June 2, 2012 By Gwen Brown 45 Comments

My eye twitches. From time to time, I’ll go through phases where I’m irritable, tired, and things get on my nerves. And my right eyelid will start to twitch when something annoying happens. And this can go on for days, weeks, or months, and then it goes away. Weird, huh? I mean, it’s kinda convenient…

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Wiggley Sleeper Bedside Bumpers

January 27, 2011 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

A wiggleworm sleeps next door to my bedroom.  Her bed shares a wall to our bedroom, and she is prone to kick the wall in the middle of the night.  Multiple times.  So in an effort to protect her little legs (and preserve my sleep), I decided that the wall needed to become padded.  At…

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Filed Under: Creative Home, Kids & Learning, Mother & Baby, Sleep Remedies Tagged With: DIY decor, kid solutions

Toddler Sleep Remedy

July 20, 2010 By Gwen Brown 4 Comments

help a toddler sleep

This toddler sleep remedy is all natural, and comes to you in the form of a poem. Hush Little Toddler to be sung to the tune of “Hush Little Baby” Hush little toddler You’re so tired, But you’re running around All crazy and wired. You can’t sleep when you’re wound so tight, All pumped up…

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