A big part of regaining gut health is eating a diet filled with plenty of probiotics, one way to do this is to make your own yoghurt, there’s a lot of different ways you can do this. You can order a starter or use a commercial yoghurt as your starter and use a crockpot, dehydrator, yogurt maker or your oven …
Make Your Own Fly Spray
In my relentless quest for a fly free home, I’ve been trying different natural solutions. The Fly Sphere I shared a couple of weeks ago works very well, but you do need light for it to be effective. I’ve tried making flypaper with golden syrup and sugar, and I have put pots of mint around the place as that …
Tricia’s Lemon Zucchini Loaf
Delicious, healthy and packed full of goodness straight out of the garden, this recipe from Tricia of Naturally by Trisha – creator of the fabulous range of healing balms that we sell – has shared her recipe for the best ever home made Lemon Zucchini Loaf. “Every gardener has a glut of zucchini and/or scallopini at this time of the …
Essential Oils That Help Clean The Air In Your Home
How’s the air in your home? In need of a refresh? This article from Natural Healthy Concepts discusses four of the best essential oils for cleaning stagnant air. These oils are also perfect to use in your car with one of our essential oil natural car air fresheners. “Our lives are busier now than they’ve ever been. Studies have shown …
Basil Pesto On A Budget
Who doesn’t love basil pesto? It’s one of my favourite sauces. It’s so full of flavour, you only need a little, which is fortunate as it’s rather pricey. One tiny little tub (100g) from the supermarket is around $5.00 and does not last long at all in our house; it also does not taste nearly as good as homemade pesto. …
Recipe: Low Fat Toasted Muesli
If you’ve always wanted to eat toasted muesli which isn’t laden with oil then this is the recipe for you. Originally this recipe had 1½ cups of oil and 1 cup of honey! But that has been substantially reduced and replaced with apple juice, which works really well. You only need a little bit of this to fill you up, …
Bergamot & Lavender Air Freshener
If you can’t find the ingredients on that can of air freshener or gel deodoriser, why would you use it? This recipe uses essential oils that not only perfume your home but also carry mood-enhancing benefits and can treat symptoms of fatigue, stress. and depression. It’s a great alternative way to keep your kitchen and bathroom smelling good and let …
DIY Coconut Hemp Shaving Cream
Have you looked at the back of a shaving foam label lately? TEA-Stearate, Isobutane, Laureth-23, Tocopheryl Acetate, Capric Triglyceride, and Butane, Propane are just some of the nasty ingredients contained in the aerosol can of Sensitive Nivea Men Shaving Foam that I picked up. If you’d rather your man didn’t put this foamy chemical concoction on his face, there are plenty of …
Make A Gourd Into Santa
I have very fond memories of Dad growing an array of interestingly shaped gourds and drying them so we could seal, paint and display them. This was one of the many things he found for us to keep entertained around home as things were very different than they are today; no cell phones, iPads, or laptops, and our TV was kept …
Best Ever English Muffins
Homemade English muffins are such a treat! This year on Christmas Day we are having brunch instead of dinner, and this recipe of Wendyl’s from our archives will be perfect to serve. What could be better than delicious soft white muffins straight off the griddle with home made berry jam and mock cream. It is thought that English muffins may go …