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When you come from a family where there are 16 adults and 15 small children always spending time together, colds are spread like hugs. It’s unfortunate, but it’s just one of those things you have to accept unless you want to cut yourself off from your family… which I don’t. I love my big family! […]

4 Natural Methods To Cleanse The Air In Your Home With Herbs And Essential Oils | Growing Up Herbal | Decrease your chances of picking up a virus by cleansing the air in your home.
Manly Essential Oil Beard Blends | Growing Up Herbal | Today I'm sharing 2 manly essential oil beard blends that husbands, wives, and the kids will love!

Today’s guest post is from my friend Jamie who blogs at How To Just About Anything. but before the post, let me explain why I’m talking essential oils, men, and beards today. A while back I started noticing a huge amount of traffic coming to my site from BeardBoard.com. At first, I was completely unsure of […]

What do you do when you have most of the herbs in a recipe, but not all of them? Does that mean you can’t make it? Can you use everything else and leave the one you don’t have out, or will that mess it up? Can you substitute an herb you have into the recipe […]

How To Substitute Herbs In Recipes | Growing Up Herbal | Missing an herb in a remedy? Here's how to substitute one herb for another.
Roasted Pumpkin Seed Spice Blends | Growing Up Herbal | 4 ways to season your holiday pumpkin seeds.

I’m a sucker for holiday traditions. I married into a LARGE family and as a whole, we have a lot of traditions, but when it comes to my own little family of six, we’re still in the process of developing our traditions. This past week, I tried my hand at something new that I think will become […]

Did you know that the average child will get anywhere from 6-12 colds a year! Holy cow! That’s a lot of colds to deal with, and that’s only with one kid! Thankfully there’s help in the form of safe, gentle herbs. Today I’m sharing how I prepare lemon ginger tea to help nip a cold […]

How To Use Lemon Ginger Tea To Nip A Cold In The Bud | Growing Up Herbal | Drink stimulating lemon ginger tea at the first sign of a cold to nip it in the bud!
20 Things You Might Not Know About Me | Growing Up Herbal | Today, I'm sharing 20 fun facts about myself that you may not already know. Let's get to know each other better, shall we?

Today I’m changing things up a bit and doing something a tad out of the ordinary. I’m getting a bit more personal than I normally do. A reader recently told me they’d like to see more personal posts so they can get to know me better… posts about my daily life. So here’s the start of something a […]

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20 Things You Might Not Know About Me | Growing Up Herbal | Today, I'm sharing 20 fun facts about myself that you may not already know. Let's get to know each other better, shall we?

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