Ok I need help - I just moved and none of my things are where I thought they would be(lol, love my family and I know it was packed but no idea where it is now). I have been having major allergy attacks the last week since moving(triggered by plaster dust in old apt and now it seems triggered by anything I unpack(even new stuff that I KNOW is OK ( Read more... )

Hello all,

I'm sorry this might get long. :( I was recently diagnosed with adult-onset allergies. I've been really struggling to adjust to paying attention to my body and finding things that work and won't trigger an attack, while keeping my regular natural products and habits.

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I just brought home a half pint of delicious-looking blackberries from our local farmer's market. I got half-way through a bowl of berries before I noticed a dark wormy/grubby looking fellow creeping around on one of the berries. I'm now a little...unnerved. Growing up on the East Coast, I never had very much contact with fresh picked blackberries ( Read more... )

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I've been in the market for a knife sharper for a while now and noticed today's gold box deal on Amazon is the Chef's Choice 120 Diamond Hone 3-Stage Professional Knife Sharpener for $89.99 (normally $139.99). It has a lot of amazing reviews so I think i'm going to buy it, especially since it's on sale for today only. I was just curious if anyone ( Read more... )

 Here's a bagel recipe that I baked today - it's an all natural recipe (no MSG, no high fructose corn syrup and NO hydrogenated oils!!)

4 cups all purpose flour
1 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp dry yeast
1 1/2 cups of warm water
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My boyfriend and I are trying to make some superfood nutrition bars.  Not to sell or anything, just for ourselves ( Read more... )

Due to compromised health I've had to start being very careful of what I eat and how I prepare my food. I have been advised against cooking in teflon coated cookware. Right now I'm trying to replace my rusty oven tray and I have only come across teflon coated pans and tinned steel pans. I don't know much about tin but suspect it is easily ( Read more... )