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Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.

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I’m a busy mama of 3 (almost 4) little boys so I try to find meals that are healthy, not too time consuming, use minimal ingredients that are common, and are delicious so my sometimes picky kids will eat them. These meal plans are traditional whole food style plans meaning they are not vegetarian, gluten-free, […]

What exactly is real food? I’ve asked myself this question before… many times. Maybe more times than I should have. You see, there’s so much going on in my head that I have to constantly remind myself of these things from time to time, but in all reality, the answer is very simple.  As a […]

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I’ve known about Redmond Trading Company since I first got into healthy living around 10 years ago. Redmond is known for their healing bentonite clay, but did you know they started as a family-owned salt company? I’m all about supporting family businesses as my family makes our place in this world via my husband and […]

I’m a busy mama of 3 (almost 4) little boys so I try to find meals that are healthy, not too time consuming, use minimal ingredients that are common, and are delicious so my sometimes picky kids will eat them. These meal plans are traditional whole food style plans meaning they are not vegetarian, gluten-free, […]

How would you like to know how to make an infection fighting massage oil that will help support the body in fighting infections on the skin? When my youngest had cellulitis, this is what was recommended to me by some natural mama friends of mine before I decided to take him to the doctor. I honestly […]

How To Make An Infection Fighting Massage Oil | Growing Up Herbal | Learn how to use essential oils to make a massage oil to support the body and keep infections at bay in this post.

Blending essential oils together is easy. All you do is pick out your oils and combine them in a bowl. Blending essential oils that smell good together or create some type of therapeutic effect… well that’s another story. It isn’t as easy as mixing whatever you want together. You have to know a bit about […]

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