Minecraft Meltdown
Jul20

Minecraft Meltdown

Have you heard of the video game Minecraft? My Canadian friend’s son introduced it to my son and he has been addicted ever since. What is Minecraft? Minecraft is a video game about creating your own world. You have to mine things and then use them to build what you would like to build. It was originally released in 2011 by Swedish video game programmer Marcus Persson. It was an immediate success and became a mainstream game by 2012....

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Cleaning Products Explained
Jul19

Cleaning Products Explained

The cleaning products you use to clean your family home are far more important than you think. Many of the cleaning products that we have become accustomed to using give off very harmful toxins. The History of Cleaning Products First, let’s have a look at the history of cleaning products. It may shock you to find out that humans and Clorox were not put on the earth at the same time, but it is true!! In fact, right up until the 1930’s...

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Manuka Honey for Healing
Jul15

Manuka Honey for Healing

My bestie shared a little healing secret with me: Manuka Honey! I had always known that honey had great healing properties to it, but I did not know that there were tons of different types of honey. What is Manuka Honey? Manuka honey is a monofloral (made by bees that interact with just one species of flower) honey produced in a northern region of New Zealand from the nectar of the Manuka tree (tea tree). It has demonstrated...

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Oil Pulling
Jul11

Oil Pulling

Perhaps you have heard about the new rage ‘oil pulling’ or ‘oil swooshing’? In case you have not, oil swooshing is a practice that began over 2,500 years ago, but is making a comeback as many celebrities are promoting it’s use. It is based on Indian traditional medicine, or Ayurveda, and the core concept that oil is nourishing to body tissue. To swoosh, you put between a teaspoon and a tablespoon (however much you can handle)...

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Probiotics Anyone?
Jul11

Probiotics Anyone?

What are probiotics? Probiotics are live microorganisms which maintain the balance of bad and good bacteria in your digestive tract. Everyone has them! In fact, our digestive tracts (which makes up more than 70 percent of our immune system) are flooded with trillions of bacteria – all alive. There are over 100 strains of probiotics, with more being discovered almost daily. The root of the word probiotic comes from the Greek word pro,...

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Are Your Kids Swearing?
Jul09

Are Your Kids Swearing?

Swearing is part of our society today. No wonder we have kids swearing. It is everywhere: video games, books, tv shows, movies, even adds now. I will confess, the occasional swear slips out of my (and my hubby’s) mouth too and I know the kiddos have heard. It is just language, right? Strong language? But why is swearing really bad? It’s not the saying of the actual word that is bad. They are just strong words after all. It is the lack...

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Make Your Own Baby Food
Jul07

Make Your Own Baby Food

Making baby food is so easy and is such a healthy alternative to the store bought jars/cans/pouches. With all the recalls, and factory foods these days, you just never know what you are going to get. This was not ok for me when it came time to introduce foods to my baby. Not only the nasty smells and possible recall at any time, but the preservatives and chemical additives some of them have… there was no way I was putting that into my...

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Omg… Is that GMO?
Jul07

Omg… Is that GMO?

In it’s truest form ‘GMO (genetically modified organism) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques’ (1). Genetic modification involves the transfer of genes from one species of plant or animal to another, using techniques that can cause mutations in the genome that may have unintended consequences for the crop’s safety. FYI – this does not happen in nature. Then we eat it. 90% of corn...

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5 Parent Minutes A Day
Jul06

5 Parent Minutes A Day

Whether you are a mommy or a daddy or a step parent, guardian, grandparent or foster parent it is so important to remember that you are a person too. As parents we are pulled in many different directions 24/7 and can easily forget to take some time for ourselves.        Claim Your 5 Parent Minutes A Day!!! No one is going to give you even just 5 minutes. So you will have to TAKE them! And once you do, yes, even just 5 minutes a day,...

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Nasty Toxins
Jun24

Nasty Toxins

Kick Out Those Nasty Toxins! Unfortunately, toxins are everywhere today. Harsh cleaning products, pesticides, chemicals, beauty products, even the furniture all are guilty of spreading toxins right into your body! The good news? There are things we can do about it! Easy ways to reduce toxins right in your own home today: Change your household cleaners to all natural cleaners. There are so many wonderful options out there it is almost...

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