DIY Nut Butter (looks SO good!), Reusable alternatives to paper products, Natural Mouthwash, Natural hand sanitizer.

Found some more awesomeness for you!  :-)

From DIY Natural:  Homemade nut butter .... YUMMY!

Reusable alternatives to paper products.

Homemade Natural Mouthwash.

How to make all natural hand sanitizer.

Ok... I didn't plan on this post being entirely from one site, but there's just so many great and even better, simple and natural DIY ideas here, that I tend to go there for a lot  and my family loves it... even my picky 6 year old!   :-)

Edible flowers, Gardening with Children, Printable food storage list... so helpful! :-)

Got another pretty cool update for you....

Eating Flowers for Health, Flavor and More.

Garden with children - Tips to get your kid(s) in on the act.

And from a blog that I'd actually forgotten that I even followed..... Prepared LDS Family:

A printable food storage list - Very helpful!

3 awesome homemade seasoning mixes, Instant Survival tip from The Survival Mom, A moveable feast, Almonds can help you lose weight.

I wasn't planning on posting an update just now, but Tammy Trayer (mountain woman journals.com) posted it on Facebook and it looked so awesome, that I had to post it here.

3 awesome homemade seasoning mixes.

Instant survival tip - When packing your emergency bag, include these 3 other bags.

A moveable feast - Organizing your food storage for portability and cleanliness.

Eat your way to weight loss with almonds.

Excessive arsenic levels found, 180 times higher fluoride levels in some non-organic foods, No GMOs needed in Brazil, Homemade body wash.

I thought that since it's been a few days, it was probably about time for an update.... before the rainstorm knocks out my internet.  ;-)

100 percent of children are found to be exposed to excessive arsenic, dioxins and pesticides in latest study.

Some non-organic foods contain upwards of 180 times the fluoride level of tap water, says expert.

GMOs not needed: Brazil scientists developing lifesaving superfoods through traditional plant breeding methods.

Homemade body wash.

Fluoridegate, Killer Soy, Massive herbicide levels, Health foods that aren't truly healthy, Everything Watermelon.

'Fluoridegate' is the next major civil rights issue: What are you doing to raise awareness about the dangers of this deadly chemical? - Natural News.com

Soy-based lunch kills 22 children in India: Have GMOs and pesticides become instant killers?

EPA massively increase allowable herbicide levels in food, despite public outcry.

Avoid these food items commonly mistaken for 'health foods'.

Everything Watermelon - DIY Natural.com

I totally love that site!  

So many great recipes for practicaly everything!  :-) 

Gardening is good for you, Chronic inflammation, Moringa Oleifera, How to find "Real Food", Pick Good Salt.

I was going to skip blogging today, but I figured that I might as well go ahead.  LOL!  

Just can't stay away.  ;-)

Research: Gardening fights depression naturally.

Chronic Inflammation 101 - Everything you need to know (and how to eliminate it).

Moringa oleifera: The miracle tree of the Himalayas.

Finding real food.

Patriot Nurse: Pick Good Salt.

Boost your Vitamin B, Almond Milk, Vaccination myth busted, Soy linked to cancer.

I thought that you might find these articles interesting......

Feeling a little down? You may be low on B vitamins - Here are some easy ways to boost your levels.

How to make your own nut milk (or fresh green juice) using water, nuts, a blender and a nut milk bag.

Easy nut milk recipe:

Ingredients

-1 C Raw Almonds (or other nuts)
-4 C Pure Water

Directions
-Add nuts to a bowl, add enough water to cover the nuts.
-Soak for min 8 hours
-Strain and Rinse
-Add 1 C of nuts to high speed blender
-Add 4 C of pure water
-Blend for 30 seconds
-Strain nut milk through a nut milk bag (or paint strainer) 

Optional
-To sweeten add nut milk to blender and blend with 4 dates or add your favorite sweetener. 

Consume within 5-7 days.

Myth busted: Vaccinations are not immunizations.

Soy products linked to cancer in lab tests: Four very convincing reasons to cut soy from your diet today.

Refrigerator Pickles, Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies, DIY Natural First Aid Kit.

Here's some great info for you that I hope you can use.  :-)  Kind of all over the board, but hey, that's just me in a nutshell anyway.  LOL!  ;-)

How to pickle cucumbers. :-)

The ultimate healthy chocolate chip cookies.

DIY first aid kit.

Shaker Salad, Making Non-Toxic Children's Paint, Natural Poison Ivy treatment, Are you clothes making you sick?

I thought I'd start this post with something from my Aunt Angel's blog

... because it looks so yummy!  :-)

Angel's Kitchen - Shaker Salads.

And check out the post I found on DIY Natural...

Homemade paint for kids.

Natural poison ivy treatment.

Are your clothes making you sick?

You know, I never really thought about it before, but they've got a point here.  Kind of makes you think doesn't it?

Roundup proven more toxic than Monsanto claims, Cherries a superfood, Lessons learned from Ration Books.

I thought this was too important, I had to share it.

Research - Roundup toxicity much worse than what Monsanto, government claims.

Cherries a superfood? Research confirms this well-known fruit tackles cancer, insomnia, high blood pressure and gout.

And from The Preparedness Pro, Kellene Bishop

Alternative pastry crust recipes.   Lessons learned from Ration Books.

I thought this was interesting because Kellene mentions that during WWI & WWII rationing of food was commonplace and often Moms had to do without common ingredients that were once taken for granted.  I'd say they had to get really creative.  I've always been of the opinion that we can learn a lot from our elders and the lessons and times that they lived through.  There aren't many people left who lived through the great depression, so that makes their stories even more valuable.

Generic drug companies granted total immunity, Pepsi still contains cancer causing ingredient, Scorpion poison in GM crops, 12 ways to reduce your ecological footprint & Essential oils.

I thought that these were some pretty thought provoking articles....

Generic drug companies granted total immunity against all lawsuits from patients harmed by side effects.

Pepsi still contains cancer-causing ingredient.

So glad we don't drink much soda.  Little to none actually.

Pesticides containing genetically-modified scorpion poison to become recombinant DNA in GM crops.

And then there's this from DIY Natural.com.  I was surprised to see that we're already doing a lot of these things.  Go figure!  LOL!  :-)

12 easy ways to reduce your family's ecological footprint.

10 things you can do with essential oils.

Essential oil - Uses and faqs.

I've been hearing a lot about essential oils from the ladies on The Survival Mom Radio Network and I'm really looking forward to diving right into the world of essential oils.  I'm very curious to see what kinds of things that I can use them for.  :-)