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Category: Health & Nutrition

Nourishing Tallow Balm | After reading an article toting the Heaven-sent benefits of tallow balm, I made my own to help heal my keratosis pilaris. In this post, I share the benefits of using grass-fed tallow in skin care and a simple recipe for homemade tallow balm. Plus a current picture of my rash because I'll be documenting the results! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Nourishing Tallow Balm

A Primer: Baking With Coconut Flour | Coconut flour is the only low-oxalate, GAPS-friendly flour that is also very low in anti-nutrients, making soaking unnecessary. In this post, I'll help you discover what makes coconut flour unique and how to bake with coconut flour, plus some of our favorite recipes. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

A Primer: Baking With Coconut Flour

A Handy Guide For Washing Produce | The beginning of spring is the perfect to time to talk about preserving produce. I don't mean recipes, canning, or lacto-fermentation, though. I want to talk about the first thing you do to produce once you bring it home. Let's talk about the best ways to wash produce! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

A Handy Guide For Washing Produce

My most recent addition to our natural remedies arsenal is homemade cough syrup -- made with one of my favorite kitchen gadgets, the Instant Pot!

Old-Fashioned Homemade Cough Syrup (Instant Pot, Stove Top)

'Will you do a post about amalgam fillings and curing tooth decay? What do you think about biological dentistry? How can I find a dentist with a holistic practice?' asks Michelle A. To begin, let's talk about the historical uses of mercury and what various countries are doing today, as well as the FDA's confusing response to mounting evidence against the safety of mercury in dental fillings.

The Historical Uses Of Mercury & Its Use In Dentistry Today

Is GAPS for Everyone? Jennie's Story

Is GAPS for Everyone? Jennie’s Story

foaming soap dispenser full of homemade hand soap

DIY Foaming Hand Soap With Essential Oils

Cinnamon Licorice Tea To Boost Your Immune System | Have you ever choked down a medicinal tea that leaves much to be desired in terms of taste and smell? Me too. But don't worry, this cinnamon licorice tea both boosts your immune system and makes your kitchen smell delightfully cinnamon-y and tastes delicious! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Cinnamon Licorice Tea To Boost Your Immune System

Are Grains Okay When Healing The Gut? | I'm really, really pleased to focus our attention on a question I often get asked -- is it okay to eat grains if I'm trying to heal my gut? I asked nutritional therapist Lydia Shatney, teacher of the online class Heal Your Gut, to step in and help us really understand this issue. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Are Grains Okay When Healing Your Gut?

Pouring a cold herbal infusion into a glass to make iced tea. A lemon slice is stuck on the rim of the glass.

Herbal Fertility Tea (with 5 pre-conception, fertility-enhancing herbs!)

Dairy-Free Hormone-Balancing Chocolate Malt {with maca & collagen!}

Dairy-Free Hormone-Balancing Chocolate Malt {with maca & collagen!}

Sometimes I just want to sip on something cool and refreshing. The sunny afternoons around here call for something refreshing -- a Vanilla Maca Cooler. With vanilla, a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg, a raw egg yolk for sustained energy, and some raw milk, this is the perfect recipe for running errands, reading a book, or kicking back on your front porch.

Vanilla Maca Cooler {with vanilla-infused ice cubes!}

We all want to be the mom who's always called upon to bring treats for the kids' class, the woman who's famous for her tasty dishes at potlucks, the lady who always has something to snack on. Guess what? You can be that lady and not spend hours planning or prepping, slave over a hot stove, or even turn on your oven. And you can include healthy superfoods and adaptogens while you're at it. Are you ready for my little secret?

Maca Gingersnap No-Bake Treats

Recently I realized that I just couldn't remember the last time I'd woken up feeling completely rested. My lack of energy could have been caused by a number of things; all I know is that I wanted to feel better. Enter: maca. I experimented with it by putting it in all my drinks. My energy now? Extended instead of sporadic! Here is one hot drink that gets my day going with maca!

Black & White Maca Mocha

Easy Homemade Herbal Hair Rinses for Beautiful, Healthy, Hair | Drugstore shelves are full of products that promise to give us healthy, manageable, shiny, smooth, strong, and beautiful hair. The problem is, most of those bottles are filled with anything-but-healthy chemicals. Thankfully, we need look no further than our own kitchens, gardens, or local herb shops to find natural, organic care for truly healthy locks! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Easy, Homemade Herbal Hair Rinses {for Beautiful, Healthy Hair}

Deodorant stick surrounded by purple flowers.

Natural Homemade Deodorant …That Really Works!

Nourished Baby with Heather Dessinger (KYF031)

Nourished Baby with Heather Dessinger (KYF031)

My Kid Eats Everything! (KYF032)

My Kid Eats Everything! (KYF032)