Throughout life there are many ups and downs. The trials present themselves in all areas of our lives: relationships, work, health, starting a family, finding a purpose, waiting for answers, loss of a loved one, and so on. It’s during times like these that we have a really desire for comfort and peace. Last week…
How to Use Essential Oils Topically
I’ve been using Young Living essential oils for awhile now. When I first started I took it slow and tried one oil at a time so I could learn how to use each oil properly and to see how my body responded to the oil. In a previous post, I talked about how to diffuse…
Oil Pulling Shapes
Sunday we start the February Oil Pulling Challenge so I wanted to have some easy ways to incorporate oil pulling into the morning routine. Normally I make up a mixture of coconut oil and essential oils in a mason jar and just take a spoonful of the mixture every morning to use for oil pulling. Well,…
What is Oil Pulling? And The Oil Pulling Challenge
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…
How To Diffuse Essential Oils + Essential Oil Combos to Diffuse
For most of the last four years my focus and goals have been on changing my diet. Over the last year or two I have been realizing that sometimes diet isn’t enough and for me that has been the case. Early last year I dove right into learning about essential oils as part of my journey to natural…
DIY Gifts–Bath Salts Ornament
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)….
DIY Essential Oil Ornaments
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…
Carrier and Essential Oils by Skin Type and DIY Facial Moisturizer
One of the biggest differences I’ve notice with using essential oils is with my DIY facial moisturizer (recipe below). My skin was so dry and red when I started using essential oils oils and I wanted to be able to make my own moisturizer. I started with coconut oil as the carrier oil, but eventually…
Chocolate Custard (Paleo or Low Carb)
After making the Crème Caramel from the Mediterranean Paleo Cooking cookbook I was inspired to make some more custard this time with chocolate. Yum! I find it’s so easy to make custard and it’s delicious. The good news is that the Chocolate Custard only has 5 ingredients! I love dessert recipes that aren’t overly complicated or have…
Flourless Chocolate Peppermint Cake (Paleo and Low Carb)
I’m trying to be prepared and get a head start on planning. So I wanted to put together some ideas for tasty paleo desserts for the holidays. One of my favorite “food groups” is chocolate. 🙂 Ok so it’s not a food group, but a little dark chocolate isn’t so bad around the holidays. I…
Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies (Paleo and Low Carb)
Last week we had a few days of cooler weather to usher in the Fall season. To celebrate, I wanted to savor the flavors of Fall with some cranberry and orange. I ended up making some Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies. For the month of October, one of the freebie essential oils is Orange (also Cinnamon…
Natural Ant Repellent
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…
Chocolate Orange Magic Shell (Paleo and Low Carb)
After what feels like weeks of rain, yesterday was actually a sunny day, but it was HOT. Ok maybe I’m exaggerating a little, but I had gotten used to the cooler temperatures and I was all set for Fall. The warmer weather inspired me to make a delicious ice cream topping to help beat the…
Homemade Carpet Deodorizer
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…
Lemon Vanilla Coconut Butter Cups
Homemade coconut butter is one of my favorite snacks to make. It’s an easy way to make homemade candy without needing to add extra sugar. You’ve probably seen my video on how to make Toasted Coconut Butter and my recipe for making Toasted Coconut Butter Cups. Those are usually my favorite ways to enjoy coconut butter,…
Obesogens and 10 Ways to Reduce Them
Recently I attended the Low Carb Cruise. The Low Carb Cruise is a great way to hear from doctors, nutritionists, and other speakers in order to get the latest information from the low carb and/or paleo communities. One of the speakers was Wendy Myers, a certified holistic health and nutrition coach, and her topic of discussion…
Histamine Intolerance Experiment–Stop Itchy Skin and Watery Eyes
I’ve been struggling with digestive issues for awhile now that have not completely cleared up after changing my diet, getting rid of H. Pylori, etc. I’ve been researching different possible issues. I first suspected a histamine intolerance when I tried taking Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO). FCLO is something that the Paleo and Weston A….
