I’ve been slowly trying to turn my home into a jungle over the years. I’m a huge fan of houseplants – they make homes happier and healthier. Sometimes though, we run into the nuisance of houseplant gnats. Fungus gnats are similar in appearance to fruit flies. That’s what I thought I was dealing with for…
Get Your Greens: 9 Spinach Meal Ideas
Spinach is one of the healthiest foods on the planet. Adding more of this nutritional powerhouse to your diet can greatly benefit your body and well-being. [Read about the health benefits of spinach here.] Spinach is such a versatile vegetable. It’s easy to incorporate into meals, and can easily be sneaked into picky eater meals…
Benefits of Wild Blueberries
Wild or cultivated, either kind of blueberry is healthy and delicious, but did know wild blueberries pack a greater health punch than their cultivated blueberry cousins? A far stronger punch. My two year old daughter is obsessed with blueberries. They’ve been her favorite food forever, and every time I go grocery shopping she requests I…
Finding Furniture Without Flame Retardants
We finally bought ourselves a new sofa and, I’m in love. Just like when we upgraded our bed, I wanted to find a non-toxic sofa… or as close to non-toxic as we could with our budget. This meant, at minimal, getting one without flame retardant chemicals. A brief history of flame retardants Flame retardants became…
Homemade Honey Vinaigrette Dressing
Something that always drives me nuts in the grocery store is picking up a bottle of salad dressing marketed as being healthy, only to turn the bottle around and see vegetable oil/canola oil or soybean oil as the main ingredient. Don’t let the marketing fool you – even if the front of the bottle says…
Why Start Every Day With Warm Lemon Water
One of the most important parts of my morning routine it drinking a large glass of warm lemon water. It’s an ancient Ayurvedic ritual that is so easy, quick, and can be done anywhere, whether at home or traveling. For most of my life, when eating out at restaurants, a glass of water with lemon…
Our Bed Upgrade: Why We Chose an Organic Mattress
It’s been almost a year since we upgraded our old mattress, and I’ve enjoyed every night of sleep on our new bed 🥑 Why Choosing A Non-Toxic Mattress Matters If you’ve purchased a conventional mattress in past, you’ll likely remember that “new mattress” smell. That “new” smell comes with just about every piece of synthetic…
No Bake Energy Balls – AKA Cookie Balls
We’ve been making these no bake energy balls VERY often in our home lately. My daughter refers to them as cookie balls, and they’re her favorite thing to make. We snack on them during the day, and have them as a healthy sweet desert. I’m always interested in sneaking the most nutrition into any meal…
Sweet Basil Pesto Recipe
I made the exact right choice by planting a TON of basil in my garden this year. The above image is what happened after I scattered an entire package of sweet basil seeds across a small area in my raised garden bed. It’s so beautiful, and smells SO good! I’ve been enjoying it so much…
My Favorite Indoor Air Purifier
Do you ever think about the quality of air you breathe in your home or work environment? Most people think about the quality of the food they eat and the water they drink, but not so often the quality of air they breathe and how it can affect their health. The air we breathe enters…
Health Benefits of Spinach
Spinach is a favorite green to sneak into my family’s meals. It’s extremely versatile, so easy to incorporate, and a powerhouse of nutrition. Health Benefits of Spinach The health benefits of spinach are amazing. It’s certainly one of the world’s healthiest foods. Spinach is one of the greatest food sources of chlorophyll. If you remember…
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