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How to make All-Natural Heal-All salve

Posted on November 20, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

What’s in my All-Heal salve? Coconut Oil Calendula or Comfrey (fresh or dried) Oatmeal What’s it good for? Rashes Bug Bites and Stings Eczema Psoriasis Burns How does it work? Let’s start with Coconut Oil. Dr. Axe lauds the wound…

Category: Apothecary, Headlines Tags: calendula, comfrey, diy health, dr. axe, Dr. Mom, healing properties of coconut oil, healing properties of oatmeal, homemade health, homesteading workshop, natural health and wellness, natural remedy for eczema, natural remedy for psoriasis, natural remedy for skin problems, wild bear mountain ecology center

10 ways to teach Compassion to Kids

Posted on February 13, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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Way #1: Recognize (and appreciate!) that our kids are actually here to teach compassion to US boring, jaded, and temperamental adults. (I’m talking about myself here…mostly…)

Category: Dr. Mom, Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: benefits of prayer, compassionate kids, cultivating compassion, Dr. Mom, empathy, family prayer, generosity, gratitude, kids and meditation, kids and spirituality, loving kindness, religion, teaching kids compassion, teaching kids empathy, winter retreat

Amazing Grace: A Mountain Mama’s journey with eczema

Posted on November 7, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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Grace was born a healthy 7 pounds and 1 ounce on October 1, 2012. Her parents Doug and Steph could not have been more proud of their new baby. But at 3 months, Grace broke out in a mysterious rash…

Category: Dr. Mom Tags: baby eczema, childhood eczema, citric acid, Dr. Mom, eczema, natural mothering, natural treatment, rash

Natural Baby – Healthy Child by Murray Clarke, ND., D.Hom., L.Ac

Posted on January 27, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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Natural Baby – Healthy Child: Alternative Health Care Solutions from Pre-conception Through Childhood, from Allergies to Autism, Aslthma, Ear Infections, Colds, Flus, and ADD/ADHD By Murray Clarke, ND., D.Hom., L.Ac. Every would-be, soon-to-be and veteran parent should read this book….

Category: Dr. Mom Tags: acupuncture, Alternative medicine, Dr. Mom, healthy child, Holistic Health, homeopathy, Murray Clarke, natural baby, Naturopathy, Nutrition, organic baby

Why Kids Eat Dirt

Posted on December 3, 2013 by The Holistic Homestead

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At a certain point with kids, everything goes into the mouth – toys, hands, feet, hair – you name it. If it’s within reach, a baby will bring it to his mouth. Tasting and chewing are a baby’s way of…

Category: Dr. Mom Tags: Alternative, Boiron, calcarea carbonica, Child Health, delayed growth, dentition, Dr. Mom, Geophagy, health, homeopathy, Silicon Dioxide

Chamomilla: Dr. Mom’s best friend

Posted on November 4, 2013 by The Holistic Homestead

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Mentals: Anger, great irritability Irritable infants or children Must be carried; cries angrily if put down and parents must walk up and down to quiet him. Inconsolable children and infants Aversion to being touched. Shies angrily away from being touched….

Category: Dr. Mom Tags: Boiron, Camilia, Chamomilla, Children, Dr. Mom, health, homeopathy, Teething