It’s bedtime and you are trying to sleep, but it’s hot and your pillow is even hotter. You flip the pillow around to find a cool side, but it only stays cool for a few seconds. It’s time for you to make a homemade cooling pillow with buckwheat! I’ve only had mine a week but I’m wondering WHY I hadn’t ever heard of them before! The other night it got pretty hot in our room and I woke up sweating, […]
Recipe for Fried Dandelions
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.After writing my post on useful lawns the other week, I developed an odd craving for fried dandelions. In case you’ve never tried them, you should! Here’s my recipe for fried dandelions. If you are wondering what fried dandelions taste like, I would say they have a southern tang. Something like fried okra perhaps but not as slimy. Of course, anything truly fried makes me think of the south lol. When you are picking the dandelions, keep in mind that […]
Useful Lawns – Don’t Spray Your Yard!
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.It’s spring! The grass is green and growing and that means the weeds are too. I know it may be tempting and those yellow flowers annoying, don’t spray your yard! Grow useful lawns and learn to appreciate humble weeds. Around here, we like useful lawns. Others can have their posh green carpeting that the kids cannot play on for several nights each month due to chemical sprays. We have a pretty green yard that’s dotted with yellow and white flowers, […]
Alternate Family Medicine ~Can you Doctor Yourself?
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.I think most of you know that I choose alternate family medicine for myself and my family rather than traditional medicine. Now, I’m not saying we never use medications or go to the doctor. I think if you’ve read my birth story you will already know that. 🙂 While I know that our doctors and nurses serve a very important part in our communities; I also feel that as a culture here in America we are way too fast to […]
Red Raspberry Leaf Tea Pregnancy Tea
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.I’m a huge fan of herbal teas, and since coffee was (mostly) off limits while I was pregnant I really appreciated my teas. My red raspberry leaf tea pregnancy tea was my favorite. And the benefits of it just cannot be beat. Herbs like nettle bringing a wonderful source of iron, and red raspberry which offers such great female support made this the perfect tea. Red Raspberry Leaf Tea Pregnancy Tea: 8 Parts Red Raspberry Leaf 3 Parts Alfalfa 3 […]
Fermented Cod Liver Oil ~ A Friend.. or Not?
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.I’ve taken an omega 3 supplement for a long time now. In fact, omega 3’s were what helped my hubby get off of his ADD medicine. However, I wondered if there was something better… Dear readers, when I first learned about Fermented Cod Liver Oil I was excited. Fermented foods were something I was trying to add to my diet and since I needed Omega-3’s I thought this was a perfect product. I was excited to start taking it and […]
Elderberry Benefits and your Insurance for Health
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Did you know that elderberry is a very effective insurance for colds and flus? I knew it was “good for you” but prior to this month I hadn’t read of the many benefits to be found in the simple elderberry. Of course, if you hadn’t figured it out already, this month’s topic in the Natural Herbal Living Magazine was the elderberry. Again, I ordered both the e-magazine and the herbal box. I feel these work so well together that it’s […]
Echinacea Benefits ~A Review of December’s Herbal Magazine
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.For years I have loved Echinacea, and am well aware of the many Echinacea benefits. In fact, when I get a slight soreness in the back of my throat. When my nose begins to run a bit. If I am just feeling a bit under the weather, I grab a bottle of encapsulated Echinacea. At this point, Jason is the same way. And he told me that when he is packing to work out of town I need to make […]
Herbal Rose Tea ~Review of November’s Herb Box
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Last month I shared my ginger tea recipe. This month I’m talking tea again with an herbal rose tea. 🙂 Let’s back up a bit though. In my post last month I shared how I had learned so much about ginger in the October issue of Herbal Living Magazine. I also shared my plans to subscribe to both the herbal magazine, and the herb box that goes along side of it. You can image how excited I was to get […]
Why I Love Ginger +Fall Tea Recipe!
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Ginger is one of my favorite herbs, so today I’m sharing why I love ginger. Keep on reading for a simple fall tea recipe that is sure to warm you up! Disclaimer 1: This post contains affiliate links which help support this site at no extra cost to you. Disclaimer 2: By no means am I making health claims below. I am only sharing what has worked for us. As always, you are responsible for your own health and the […]
Seedlings
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.So, you’re going to plant a garden, now what? Do you start plants indoors as seedlings or do you go to a garden center to buy all your plants? Is it more cost effective to start seeds indoors or buy the plants? If you want to start your own plants you will need a grow light, and a warmer mat. There are some inexpensive ones you can purchase that work great, but we didn’t buy one. *If you have a […]