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Turkey Tail Mushrooms

What is Turkey Tail? The Mushroom With Immune-Boosting, Anti-Cancer Benefits

We’ve been harvesting a lot of turkey tail this season. No, we’re not talking about plucking the feathers of a Thanksgiving turkey! Instead, turkey tail is one of the most common medicinal mushrooms for good reason; she’s a powerhouse of health benefits! See how to incorporate these mushrooms into meals to keep immune systems strong!What is Turkey Tail?Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)…

How to Regrow Vegetables From Kitchen Scraps!

Don’t throw out those lettuce stems and kitchen scraps! Regrow them at home! Here are a few easy vegetables to propagate from scraps—without planting a single seed!You may wish to regrow your vegetables from the original stem or root for many reasons. First, it’s just fun. Second, waste not, want not. Third, it saves money. Finally, you can resprout some vegetables any time of…
Blueberries

Best Herbs for Eyesight: Eye Care to Screen Fatigue

It’s been said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Our eyes are the second most complex organ after the heart, yet we know little about how they work. But if we have issues, we take notice because our eyesight is critical. Discover five important herbal plants for good eye care, health, and eyesight.Herbs have been used for centuries to nourish and protect the eyes. Take the example…
A bottle of homemade fire cider with some of the ingredients. Fire cider is a good way to build your immune system. ginger, jalepeno, lemon, tumeric

How to Make Fire Cider to Boost Health

Fire cider! Try this age-old remedy to strengthen the immune system and ward off illness. Made with healthful herbs stewed in apple cider vinegar, this drink is remarkably easy to make. See what fire cider is all about—plus a great recipe.What Is Fire Cider?Fire cider. The very name sounds like something you should try. Or run from.This potent tonic is the modern reincarnation of a…

Honey Health Benefits

Cuts, scrapes, scratches, burns, coughs, canker sores, heartburn, stomach upsets, diaper rash—mostly minor ailments, but sometimes painful and always inconvenient—are common occurrences in most households. What to do? Some people reach for the honey!Since prehistoric times, traditional healers used honey for a wide variety of medicinal purposes. A growing body of modern research confirms…

Less Noise and More Quiet Time Boosts Health

Shortly after returning from a long hike in the woods near my house, an online news headline caught my attention: “Noise Is No. 1 Quality-of-Life Complaint in NYC.” Your body needs peace and quiet time for good health. Learn more about the physical and emotional benefits of turning down the noise. The caption under the newspaper headline about noise complaints stated, “The city’s 311…
Jars of fresh apple sauce with red apples

Canning Applesauce: Our Favorite Recipe and a How-To Guide

Mmmm, it tastes like fall! Homemade applesauce is so easy to make … Preserve your apple harvest by canning your applesauce in a water-bath canner for year-round deliciousness!With homemade applesauce, you can control the texture and the amount of sugar (or, you don’t need sugar at all if you use naturally sweet apples). Then, of course, there’s the explosive taste…
Woman in the garden

How to Truly Use Those Healing Herbs in the Kitchen and in Medicine

Our great-great-grandmothers and beyond passed down basic yet powerful knowledge: how to use plants to heal and nourish. It’s time to remember the simple power of using plants in our homes and to detach from relying on corporations and “experts” to tell us how to be well.  How do we weave that ancient plant into our modern lives? It’s amazing to think that our ancestors used…

Pressure Canning: Beginner's Guide and Recipes

Welcome to our Pressure Canning Guide for Beginners! When you preserve your harvest or farmers’ market haul through canning, you maintain the flavor of garden-fresh food at its peak—to store and savor all year long. Here is our step-by-step guide on how to use a pressure canner safely—and which foods can and cannot be pressure canned. Let’s get started!What is Pressure â€¦
Flour Moth, Pantry Moth (Ephestia kuehniella) in flour

How to Get Rid of Pantry Moths and Worms

You open a bag of whole wheat flour, a box of cereal, or a bag of dog food only to find little worms, moths, or even some webs. Ew! Here’s how to get rid of these pantry pests, such as pantry moths or worms.What Are Pantry Moths?You’ve just encountered the Indian meal moth, perhaps the most common among the “pantry pests.” These moths can infest bags or boxes of flour, grains,…
Turmeric root

The Golden Spice: Turmeric's Powerful Health Benefits

Everyone has heard of turmeric as a cooking spice. But this powerful herb is also worth keeping on hand for its plethora of health benefits—especially inflammation (which affects so many parts of our body!). Turmeric can be grown and harvested in most climates. Learn more, plus I’ll share a turmeric drink recipe to give your body a boost.What is Turmeric?Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is in…

How to Cool Your Body Down

As temperatures spike, how can you beat the heat? Here are over 20 great ideas—from your editors and readers—for keeping your body cool during the hot summer months. Add your own tip!Don’t Sweat It… Or Do!Actually, we should sweat in the heat. Sweating is part of the complex system our bodies have evolved to dissipate heat. Sweat cools the body as it evaporates from the skin…
“Living Naturally” is all about living a naturally healthy lifestyle. Margaret Boyles covers health tips, ways to avoid illness, natural remedies, food that’s good for body and soul, recipes for homemade beauty products, ideas to make your home a healthy and safe haven, and the latest news on health. Our goal is also to encourage self-sufficiency, whether it’s relearning some age-old skills or getting informed on modern improvements that help us live better, healthier lives.
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