Last weekend, our 16-year old cat announced to me that she had a urinary tract infection by jumping up onto my freshly-laundered white bedspread, deliberately squatting, and dribbling a few drops of bloody urine onto the center of the bed. It was an effective message. I scooped her up and deposited her in the backyard […]
Category: Natural remedies
Natural Solution for Seasonal Allergies
It’s all over the news that spring allergy season has kicked off early across the country. Honestly, I hadn’t noticed. The hay fever that plagued me every spring and fall since childhood – the constantly dripping nose, itchy eyes and palate, and foggy brain– didn’t come this year. Or last year, or for several years […]
Homemade Saline Spray Recipe
Cleansing your nasal passages regularly should be a basic part of everyone’s health maintenance routine. While I’m a fan of the pre-measured mixing packets and delivery system from NeilMed Sinus Rinse, here is a do-it-yourself recipe for homemade sinus rinse. [print-me target=”.recipe”] Sinus Saline Spray Recipe One qt of filtered water (heated) One teaspoon sea […]
Natural Homeopathic Remedy for Sunburn
In Arizona a few days ago I was negligent about re-applying sunscreen when the kids and I were hanging out by the pool. We came home sporting varying shades of pink and red burned skin. As a mom, this was not one of my prouder parenting moments. As happens with sunburns, we didn’t feel the […]
Are Probiotics Helpful for Kids?
In a word: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Probiotics can help with many, many issues for kids as well as adults, and should be de rigueur for everyone after completing a round of antibiotics, for starters. Probiotics, in case you don’t know, are the “good” bacteria that live in our guts and help us digest our […]
