I know that “summer” and “stress” don’t typically go together, but that makes it all the more unfortunate when you do find yourself anxious during those wonderful warm, sunny, days. Here in Minnesota, summer is a fleeting, precious thing. Personally, when I find myself starting to feel stressed and anxious, I usually start to struggle […]

Homemade Lavender Lemonade with Fresh Squeezed Lemons & Raw Honey
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Scars form when there is injury or trauma to the skin, especially when the dermis (the deeper layers of the skin) are injured. Greatly simplified, the process of a scar forming goes roughly like this. Blood rushes to the wound site and begins to clot. Fibroblasts, remarkable little cells that help produce several different types […]

6 Home Remedies to Reduce Scars and Nourish Your Skin
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Scars are not bad things- they are simply the body’s response to injury and to heal you-which is a good thing. Some we wear like a badge of honor, while others we would rather hide. From a cosmetic standpoint, I try not to fret too much, but every now and again I end up with […]

All Natural Scar Butter with Shea and Avocado Oil
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Indigestion is hard to define because it’s used so interchangeably with terms like heartburn, bloating, and general stomach aches. It’s best to know the underlying cause in order to find the most effective remedies, but for such a vague term that can be hard. Some define it as only irritation of the upper lining of […]

3 Teas to Cure Indigestion Woes
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Hangovers are pretty awful. Do I get the award for understatement of the century? They’re more than awful-they’re a sure fire way to ruin your day, and you’re forced to function with one. You can justify taking a sick day from work when you’re feeling crummy with a bad cold or the flu, but that’s […]

5 Effective Remedies to Kick a Hangover
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Are you familiar with the feeling of dread you get when you’re body starts to feel warm and flush? Because you know what comes next- the discomfort of the unrelenting heat from another nasty hot flash. Or maybe you’re not even aware that it’s happening, in which case maybe you dread waking up to find […]

3 Quick Relief Remedies for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
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Washing your face feels good. It wakes you up, makes you feel fresh and clean and ready to face the day, and can help clear up certain skin issues. This particular face wash is quite simple, and I have found that it works well on all types of skin, from dry to oily to combination […]

Homemade Aloe Vera Face Wash for Daily Cleansing
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We’ve all had them. Those painful little (or big) red bumps that really ruin that suave, smooth look you were going for when you shaved or waxed. But it’s more than just the look-ingrown hairs are dang painful and downright irritating. Normally, hair develops at the follicle and grows up and out of the skin. […]

5 Remedies to Get Rid of Ingrown Hair and Razor Bumps
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I am from Minnesota-thus, I have an extremely intimate relationship with mosquitos. Especially given the time I spend up in the north woods. I’ll never forget the evening I was visiting with an out-of-state friend and, without even thinking about it, idly clapped a mosquito straight out of the air that she hadn’t even seen. […]

5 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Mosquito Bites
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As I type these words I am sniffling and snuffling thanks to a very stuffy nose. It’s the frustrating kind, where you can’t even get some relief by blowing it. This is because the worst kind of stuffiness comes not from an excess of mucous, but from inflamed and irritated tissue in the sinuses and […]

3 Simple Remedies to Get Rid of a (Really) Stuffy Nose
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