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I’ve written A LOT of blog posts about coughs and managing them naturally over the years, but one thing I haven’t told you about is when and how to use herbal plasters to ease nasty coughs. Herbal plasters are one of many herbal preparations that are commonly used for coughs, but I think, with our […]

With summer coming to a close, so is our grill. I don’t know how you do things in your family, but in our family, summer is grilling season. When September rolls around, we start transitioning out of summer and into fall which means the grill is used less often and eventually cleaned and closed up […]

  Hey, mama! August is a bittersweet month for me. It feels like mid-summer due to the hot days, but at the same time, it feels as if the days are slipping away so quickly. It’s partly because I start school back with the boys which always makes me feel like summer is over, but […]

No matter who you are or how you look at it, losing your hair is no fun, but thankfully there are things you can do to manage your hair loss naturally. That’s right. You don’t have to opt for chemical and surgical options right off the bat. There are some basic, healthy, natural steps you […]

This past week, the whole Visser family (all 34 of us) went to the Appalachian Fair in Gray, TN… one of our many yearly traditions. We always look forward to this event at the end of August, and this year makes our (my and Dean’s) 15th year of going together. When we were in high school, […]

I grew up greatly disliking anything coconut. I hated the smell and taste of everything associated with it. At the time, I didn’t consider myself a picky eater and would eat almost everything… except coconut. All that changed about 10 years ago when I had my first coconut honey macaroon at a local health food store. […]