How to Make Homemade Soda - Are We Crazy, Or What? Guest Post by Bill Osuch Let’s say it’s a hot summer day, and you’d like a nice refreshing glass of ginger ale. Looking at the two ingredient lists below, which would you rather drink? Number 1: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Natural Flavors, Caramel Color (notice the lack of the word “ginger”?) Number 2: Water, Cane Sugar, Fresh Ginger, Fresh Lemon Juice, Yeast Personally, I’d go with number 2. People have been making homemade soda for hundreds of years – it is incredibly easy and fun to make, and in many cases it’s even cheaper than the commercial versions. The main difference between store-bought and homemade sodas (other than the chemicals, of course) is the way they are carbonated. Homemade soda is mixed, and then yeast is added. Speaking of yeast, you’ll need to get some! The only hardware you’ll need to start, other than some normal kitchen items, is a few plastic bottles. Add the yeast liquid to your other liquid. Now for the recipes.
Homemade Calamine Lotion A couple of weeks ago, my daughter suddenly and mysteriously broke out in hives. So, of course, the first thing I did was to go to our Facebook page and asked for the sage advice of all the mamas there. (Thank you, mamas!) And secondly, I reached for the bottle of calamine lotion that’s always waiting in the back of the first aid closet. Except that it was nearly empty…. now what? I did what I usually do. Now, I ended up concocting two different recipes. For great step-by-step photos, check out the post Everyday Roots put up when they tried our recipe. Homemade Calamine Lotion N.B. Recipe #1 1/4 cup zinc oxide 1/2 teaspoon iron oxide – I also use this in homemade crayons 4 teaspoons bentonite clay 4 teaspoons baking soda or 2 teaspoons calcium hydroxide (“cal” can also be found in Latino groceries) 1/4 cup water 1/2 teaspoon glycerin (optional) 3-4 drops lavender essential oil or other antibacterial essential oil (optional) Recipe #2 Method: The Ingredients
How to make Mead (Honey Wine) Mead or honey wine is the oldest alcoholic drinks known to man. It is made from honey and water via fermentation with yeast. It may be still, carbonated, or sparkling; it may be dry, semi-sweet, or sweet. Unlike beers and cider, meads (being wines) are drunk in small quantities. Therefore, we make them as strong as we can. The amount of alcohol we can make in meads is limited by the capacity of the yeast we add to withstand alcohol. Depending on local traditions and specific recipes, it may be brewed with spices, fruits, or grain mash. Mead is independently multicultural.
12 Home Remedies for Sore Muscles Whether from overwork or under use, most of have had to deal with muscle aches and pains at one point or another. These home remedies for sore muscles will give you a variety of options to sooth everything from an aching back to a bruised shin. What causes muscle soreness, cramps, sprains and strains? General soreness after exertion (Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)) is typically cause by micro tears in the muscle. Exercise, injury or overuse Blood flow problems Lack of minerals such as calcium, potassium and magnesium Dehydration Certain medication You can read more at WebWD “Muscle Cramps”. A muscle sprain is “an injury to a ligament (tissue that connects two or more bones at a joint). Always remember, if pain is severe or incapacitating, please see your health care professional. Home Remedy for Sore Muscles #1 – Epsom Salts Tried and true, a cup or two of Epsom salt dissolved in a warm tub of water works wonders for aching muscles. How do Epsom salts work? Switchel Recipe
Honey Spice Throat Drops | …made with doTERRA OnGuard Essential Oils. And oh, my goodness, I’m feeling very clever right now. What do you think about a cough drop that has anti-viral properties and still tastes incredible? Hmmm? I’ll tell you, you’ve never had anything like this. I just hit me one night–while I was sound asleep–maybe I dreamed it, I don’t know. I have recently become an enormous fan of doTERRA Essential Oils–I know, I know, I was a bit slow to catch that train. In exchange, I’ll give you my brand new secret recipe… for your very own. Honey Spice Cough Drops Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup butter 3-5 drops doTERRA *OnGuard Essential Oil Put all the ingredients except OnGuard Essential Oil in a heavy pan and cook slowly over medium heat until it reaches the “hard crack stage.” Pour into a buttered cookie sheet. Working quickly, pull and roll into long strips… and cut into nickle size pieces. Allow to cool completely and harden. If you play your cards right, it’ll be true.
7 Natural Skincare Foods in Your Kitchen Did you know your kitchen is stocked with natural skincare products? Try these seven foods you can use for natural skincare: Rub a fresh lemon wedge into your skin to soften, lighten and remove blackheads. Remove makeup by massaging olive oil into your skin for 1-2 minutes. Wash away with hot water and a washcloth (use soap if desired, but it’s not necessary). Reapply a tiny amount of olive oil if your skin needs extra moisture, focusing around the eyes and mouth. Grind oats in a blender, food processor or coffee grinder. Yogurt makes a wonderful facial mask all by itself! A honey face mask is another soothing mask for your skin. Eggs are for facials, too! Sugar isn’t so bad for your skin! Click +1 Below: PAID ENDORSEMENT DISCLOSURE: In order for me to support my blogging activities, I may receive monetary compensation or other types of remuneration for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial and/or link to any products or services from this blog.
Pink Cookies with Sprinkles: Rhubarb + Strawberries = Sweetness! Tis the Season in our neck of the woods for Rhubarb! Tracy and I went to visit an elderly couple in our ward and Ethan came with us. Ethan commented on their large rhubarb plants and wondered what they tasted like, so she pulled off a stock and he proceeded to eat it while we chatted with them. She then kept pulling off stocks and filled up an entire plastic bag until you couldn't fit one more piece of rhubarb in it. Monday we made up Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp and we also made a batch of homemade ice cream. Rhubarb CrispCrust...1 cup flour1 cup rolled oats1 cup brown sugar1/2 cup melted butterMix all together until well blended. Line 9x13 pan with 4 cups of cut up rhubarb2 cups sliced strawberries (I have a freezer full of strawberries).Evenly sprinkle crust mixture on top of cut up rhubarb/strawberries and bake in 375 degree oven for 1 hour. Delicious warm or cold and extra delicious topped with ice cream! On Tuesday, I still had SO much rhubarb left, I didn't want it to go to waste.
Pain Relieving Coconut Oil Arnica Salve Recipe Photo by Jessica Espinoza by Jessica Espinoza One of my goals for health and wellness is to avoid using anything that contains petroleum products. Once you start paying close attention to the ingredients in many common hair and skin care products, you will find that there is almost always some form of petroleum product listed. Petroleum products are refined from crude oil – a crude oil that is very toxic nonetheless. Petroleum products harm your skin and your body, because they: Coat the skin like plastic wrap, disrupting the delicate acid mantle and the good bacteria that protect our skin from germs.Hinder the skin’s exposure to oxygen and other nutrients needed for proper detoxification and repair.Are not water soluble, so they attach to your cells and build up in your body. In addition, the 1,4-dioxane (which is not listed on ingredient labels), is a petroleum-derived chemical that is often found in sudsing items like body wash, bubble bath, and shampoos. Coconut Oil Arnica Salve Whisk
DIY Spice Jar Labels - DIYdiva It might seem a little strange that even though I don’t have a working kitchen (or even really the hope of having a working kitchen anytime soon) I just had to do something about my spice rack situation. And technically it’s less of a “rack” and more of a “bunch of stuff in a box or maybe on a pantry shelf” which looked kind of like this. I actually really liked the glass bottles with corks when I got them years ago, but the corks make horrible lids, and the labels I hand wrote for most of them were either crappy or gone. The rest of the spices were in mismatched jars or containers, and the whole thing was basically one big mess. I’m the kind of person who likes to have things I use often out in the open, and this just wasn’t going to do. Luckily I stumbled on some inexpensive clamp-top glass jars at Crate & Barrel (12 for $15) and instead of putting it off any longer I bought some jars, made some labels, and ended up with this… A slight improvement, right? Use with wild abandon in sauces,
Top 10 Natural Ways To Get Rid of Dry Skin Top 10 Natural Ways To Get Rid of Dry Skin Please Share This Page: Google + stumbleupon tumblr reddit If you are a first-time visitor, please be sure to like us on Facebook and receive our exciting and innovative tutorials on herbs and natural health topics! Photo – © Marco Mayer – Fotolia.com What is Dry Skin? Dry skin is a very common condition where your skin loses its natural moisture. There are other possible causes: Vitamin deficiencies in A and D may also trigger your skin to get dry. Well, there is good news. 10 Natural Ways To Get Rid of Dry Skin 1. Dab a small amount of olive oil in the driest areas of your face and body, paying more attention to the knees, elbows, hands, feet and thighs. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. References [1] “Dry Skin.” [2] Grufferman, Barbara Hannah. [3] Cowell, Tanya. [4] Tao, David. [5] Shaigany, Sheila. [6] “Bathing Milk: A Timeless Beauty Ritual.” [7] Robock, Karen. [8] Adams, Mike.