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A letter from my liver

Posted on October 18, 2018 by The Holistic Homestead

I quit drinking two weeks ago. Then, last week I went to a retreat, where I got to de-stress, unplug, eat super clean healthy food and…have a gallbladder attack? On the second night in retreat, I felt a sharp, stabbing…

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Take a video tour of Homestead HQ!

Posted on September 28, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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DIY Winter Tonic Tea

Posted on January 18, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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Winter time calls for warming herbs that help us circulate, clear out and renew. Stuck indoors with stuffy, dry air and depressed immunity leads to lingering coughs and colds that take weeks to clear up. That is why I created…

Category: Headlines, Here's to your Health! Tags: diy health, herbal tea, immune boosting, mint, mugwort, mullein, natural cold and flu remedies, natural cough remedies, natural family health, organic lemon juice, raw honey, winter tonic

The sacred art of healing with smudge sticks

Posted on September 19, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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Smudging is the ancient practice of bathing in the smoke of sacred herbs such as cedar, sage, pine pitch, frankincense, myrrh, juniper, mugwort, and sweetgrass. These herbs are ritually harvested and prepared with a sacred healing intent – often during…

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