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What is Oil Pulling? And The Oil Pulling Challenge

January 25, 2015 By Karen Sorenson

It’s been about a year and half since I first started oil pulling.  Admittedly I was skeptical at first, but my teeth were in such bad shape that I was willing to try anything.  Once I started oil pulling I noticed less sensitivity and my teeth were naturally whiter.  Now I love it and oil… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, essential oils, healthy living, natural living, oil pulling, paleo, primal

DIY Gifts–Bath Salts Ornament

December 10, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

I had so much fun making some DIY Essential Oil Ornaments that I wanted to experiment with some other fun DIY ornaments and gifts.  This time I made up a batch of relaxing bath salts using Lavender essential oil and poured it into a glass ornament (P.S. I used a funnel to fill the ornament)…. 

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Filed Under: Essential Oils Tagged With: bath salt, Christmas, Christmas gifts, DIY, DIY ornaments, essential oils, relaxation, young living essential oils

DIY Essential Oil Ornaments

December 1, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

I love being crafty!  It’s so fun to be able to use common ingredients and turn them into something practical…like Christmas ornaments. You can turn them into whichever space you love for the holiday season.  I went with gingerbread men shapes since that was the cookie cutters I had.   The best part is that… 

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Filed Under: Essential Oils Tagged With: DIY, DIY ornaments, essential oils, ornaments, young living, young living essential oils

Holiday Air Freshener

October 20, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

Since I’m trying to ditch the toxic personal care and cleaning products and switch to more natural alternatives that means that I’ve gotten rid of my toxic air fresheners.  Did you know air fresheners are full of toxic chemicals?  Yikes! I want to limit my exposure to those chemicals as much as possible.  The good news… 

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Filed Under: Essential Oils Tagged With: air freshener, DIY, essential oil, holidays, room spray

Natural Ant Repellent

September 24, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

The other week I had some people over to visit and to enjoy some delicious food.  The next day I was sitting on my couch and all the sudden I could feel I had ants crawling on my feet.  Yikes!  I looked around and noticed that I had a bit of an ant infestation feeding… 

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Filed Under: Essential Oils Tagged With: ant repellent, DIY, essential oils, insect repellent, young living, young living essential oils

Homemade Carpet Deodorizer

June 9, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

I love when I walk into my home and the rooms smell so fresh and clean.  It really is a nice feeling.  I used to fill my rooms with air fresheners and vacuum at least once a week with a carpet deodorizer.  That was the best way to fill the room with a nice refreshing… 

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Filed Under: Essential Oils, Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, do it yourself, essential oils, homemade

April Favorites

April 29, 2013 By Karen Sorenson

Can you believe April is over? This year is really flying by so quickly.  Before I set sail on the low carb cruise this weekend I wanted to share with you some of my favorites recipes and articles from April. What I loved in April: 31 uses for lemon peel shows clever ways to use… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: almond flour, Atkins, DIY, GAPS, gluten free, health, link love, low carb, paleo, primal, special diet, special diets

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Hi, I'm Karen! I follow a low carb and paleo diet as I try and reach my goal of losing 100 lbs. I'm also interested in all things healthy and healing my body through food and lifestyle. Read More

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