Home Remedies

Have you ever read the list of ingredients on the side of a tube of standard commercial toothpaste? It reads like a chemical cocktail and when some of the ingredients have more than 10 letters and are unpronounceable common sense tells me that it’s not wise to be putting these substances into our mouths.

  Vinegar is a great “old-fashioned cleaner used by our grandmothers which unfortunately has been “ditched” by many modern households in favour of more “sophisticated” commercial products. However, many of these products contain toxic chemicals which can have a range of negative affects on our health. Vinegar is cheap, non-toxic, bio-degradable and  environmentally friendly. Research shows…

  This is a simple all-purpose that I use in the kitchen and bathroom and anywhere in-between. It features vinegar which has some great cleaning properties and is particularly effective against mold,  castille soap which is a natural non-toxic liquid soap made from vegetable oils as well as essential oils. I vary the essential oils in this…

The cold and flu season is upon us again so I thought I would share a few natural remedies that I have found useful over the years. Some of the ideas have been obtained from naturopath, Barbara O’Neill: How to Immunize against Colds and Flus.