Vitamins/Herbs/Supplements
Many ask what my family and I take! We visit the Herb Pantry in Versailles, Ohio frequently to get vitamins/herbs/supplements. There is also Natures Cornucopia in Sidney, Ohio.
Juice Plus has helped bridge the gap between what I should eat and what I actually eat. I have noticed a big difference in my overall physical and mental help getting all the nutrients I need each day!
Earthley has clean, pure, and natural herbal products made in the USA for members of the whole family. We use Earthley products for natural medicine! The thing I love the most is you can use them on children under 1 year old! Check out the link to see what natural products can replace western remedies in your medicine in your cabinet!
Disclaimer: All vitamins/herbs/supplements should be discussed with your doctor before taking.
Sourdough
Sourdough is a bread made from the natural occurring yeast and bacteria in flour. This is one of the oldest ways to make bread. It has a natural sour and tangy flavor to it and is very light on your stomach unlike bread you would find in the store today. Having a sourdough starter replaces the yeast in bread making. With replacing the yeast in bread, the lactobacillus that is created during the fermentation process allows your body an easier time to digest the bread. The fermentation process breaks down glucose and allows our bodies to more readily use the nutrients available to digest the starch, causing less of a rise in blood sugar upon eating. If you find yourself bloated after eating pastas and bread, sourdough can help decrease this.
Sourdough starters can last for YEARS if taken care of properly.
Purchase an active Sourdough Starter for $5 with tax. This can only be picked up at our location. Click the picture below to be directed to add to your cart and also fill out the form below to be able to get a time to pick up your starter.
Farmhouse on Boone is one of my favorite websites to go to for sourdough recipes!
Visit us on Facebook or Instagram for a Step by Step video of how to feed your sourdough starter!
Vaccinations
Becoming a new parents or even being an experienced parent comes with many decisions in the 18 years that your child is under your care and decision making. Vaccinations are a big topic in todays times. Vax or No Vax is the question. The ultimate importance as a parent is being informed and educated on your decision making no matter what circumstance you are in in terms of medical decisions to just everyday life decisions. Each parent should make their own decision on what they feel is best for their children. These two resources along with many more have helped make my decision for my children and what I should do in their best interest.
Cleaners
Force of Nature is our everyday go to cleaner with only 3 ingredients; water, salt, & vinegar! With children around, a safe chemical free cleaner that kills 99.9% of viruses, bacteria, mold, and mildew is essential! It is also has no toxic fumes or residues to rinse and can be used on any surface. Gloves are not necessary and you can clean your child’s toy and hand it right back to them! It will leave your home smelling clean and refreshed!
Melaleuca is the other naturally based ingredient cleaners that we use for baby shampoo, lotion, and butt cream; toilet bowl cleaner; dish soap; dishwasher tabs; laundry soap; and foaming hand soaps if we are not using our homemade soaps. They do not use harsh chemicals. Only safe, proven, and trusted ingredients that will not harm you or your family are used in their products.
Items can be purchased on their website through a monthly membership or at the Herb Pantry in Versailles Ohio.
Essential Oils
Essential Oils have been used for many years for their health and well-being properties. Each oil has its different properties that can aid anywhere from relieving stress, aiding in sleep, increase mood, to supporting the digestive system. Essential Oils can be diffused, inhaled, in the bath, or even topically on the skin. Knowing how to safely use oils is key especially around children, pregnancies, and pets. The Plant Therapy Essential Oils 101 link is a great place to start to understand how to properly use oils in your house and on your children. The three companies below are well trusted companies with pure essential oils. Essential oils can be found all over the place but the purity and quality is important.
The Herb Pantry in Versailles, Ohio and Natures Cornucopia in Sidney, Ohio are great locations for essential oils as well.
I love plant therapies kids line as they are roller bottles with pre diluted essential oils to help with safety when using oils with little children.
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Faith & Family
1.) God
2.) Spouse
3.) Children
This is how God intended for families to work. He also intended for there to be no anxiety, depressions, mental illness, ect, however we all know this happens and it happens to the best of us. These books are great tools to build your family on a firm foundation and fight mental health issues through the power of prayer and God.
Book Recommendations
I have read 90% of these books and they are great books to lean back onto when times are tough, help build a firm marriage to grow a family on, and great prayers to be able to pray everyday for your family members.
There are 10 different books:
Power of a praying parent, wife, for adult children, grandparent, husband, woman, through fear, through the Bible, and of prayer that changes everything.
Gary Chapman’s Books are great tools to figure out how your spouse of your children want to be loved. He also has many more books that help guide relationships.
Jennifer Smith has a lot of good books for engaged couples & husbands and wives to pray for each other and build their relationship together.
Max Lucado and Lysa Terkeurst are two great authors that have many Christian Books to guide emotions along with many other books that help any Christian believer.
Christian Warriors Church Podcast is a very good one to listen to. Pastor Micah goes over a lot of topics that are key to Faith & Family. He truly has helped my journey with God and my relationships with family and friends.