Home Remedies

The Handbook of Vintage Remedies: A Modern Family's Guide to Herbal Medicine by Jessie Hawkins, MH is an informative and helpful family herbalist book for natural home health and wellness.

Making your own facial preparations and whole-body treatments can be as simple as visiting the local grocery store with no need for expensive items or harsh, chemical preservatives. What better time to cut out the toxic chemicals and embrace homemade beauty products than during your pregnancy? Here are some tips about ingredients for make-it-yourself body products.

My toddler and I tested out 3 of Eco.Kid's certified organic products: Bubbalicious Smooth Protection Paste, Daily Tonic Leave-In Conditioner, and Call Me Bubbles Hypoallergenic Bubble Bath.

Dry, itchy skin? Redness, scaling and peeling? It could be psoriasis. Psoriasis is a skin disorder characterized by itching, scaling and peeling of skin.

Gout is a form of arthritis caused by the inability of the kidneys to flush away uric acid. As a result, uric acid tends to build up and gets lodged in the joints. A build up of uric acid can result in joints getting swollen, hot and extremely sore.

Looking for healthy, organic beauty products that won't break the bank? These cremes and lotions produce results just like the more expensive brands at only a fraction of the cost.

You'll see these happy ladies with their bright heads in cottage gardens and flower beds everywhere. Native to Southern Europe, Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a hardy annual that reseeds freely and is a very easy plant to grow. What you may not know is that throughout history, it's been an extremely versatile herb.

Are you struggling with iron deficiency, but not wanting to take supplements? If you need an iron boost to nudge your levels up just a bit, there are a range of natural options that are gentler on the body — yet still effective.

Excessive heat, sweat and summertime play tends to result in skin redness and irritation in children and adults alike. This is called heat rash or prickly heat. Here are some effective yet easy ways to combat this summer woe and enjoy a rash-free time in the sun.

Head lice can be unpleasant, uncomfortable and quite embarrassing. Schoolchildren are especially prone to "catch" head lice and then spread them to the entire family. Avoid this situation by using the following treatments to get rid of lice and nits.