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Top 20 Uses For Vinegar. Please be sure to Join our email list and receive all our latest and best tutorials daily – free!

Top 20 Uses For Vinegar

TOP 20 USES FOR APPLE CIDER VINEGAR: 1. Wards off flu 2. Dissolves kidney stones 3. Detoxifies the body 4. Regulates pH balance in the body 5. Vinegar has been widely used for all manner of culinary, household and medicinal purposes since ancient times. Here’s a further tip I just discovered via Wikipedia: “Malt vinegar sprinkled onto crumpled newspaper is a traditional, and still-popular, method of cleaning grease-smeared windows and mirrors in the UK.” [1] 40 Tips to Go Green at Home for Earth Day.

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Energy Saver. Products. All-Natural Non-Toxic Cleaners. Reuse. Decor. Storage. Liquid Detox. Food. Natural Remedy. Desserts. Save. Avoid These Foods 100 Percent of the Time. Certain oils can put your body into an inflammatory state.

Avoid These Foods 100 Percent of the Time

Some foods are so dangerous you're better off keeping them out of your kitchen cabinets and fridge altogether. Seemingly "healthy" oils can send your body into an inflammatory state, while a refrigerator staple could be quietly annihilating your blood vessels. Luckily, there are readily available safer alternatives to common foods that are quietly destroying your body. Avoid these foods 100 percent of the time… Processed Meats & Lunch MeatsWhy avoid it? Better alternative: Naturopathic doctor Natasha Turner, ND, author of The Carb Sensitivity Program, recommends looking for options that are nitrite and sulfite free.

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7 Survival Hacks That Could Save Your Life

You won’t need any special equipment for these ideas, which could save your life. This fantastic post will show you how to use a cereal box to cook, create an oil lantern with items you already have and a natural way to keep mosquitoes away. Perfect for emergency situations, power shortages or just for keen campers. Free eBooks: Fermented and Cultured Foods. Hip Girl's Guide to Homemaking - Living thoughtfully in the modern world. 100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List. DIY Household. Drawing The Champions. Dear Readers, Step into my kitchen!

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How-To: DIY Clock Balloons for New Year's Eve Recipe: Frozen Hot Chocolate Recipe: Spicy Fried Mixed Nuts Blog Feed. DIY / Self Sufficiency. Living Life Outside The System 25th February 2014 By Paul Chambers Guest Writer for Wake Up World My wife Sarah mentioned in passing “I have put the house on the market”.

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She was not happy living in suburbia in a 4 bedroom house with a swimming pool. We placed them on the top of a small mountain in the Australian bush with a lovely outlook on a vista of gum trees. Power in the bush was provided in the beginning with a quiet 3kw Honda generator, which powered everything. Continue Reading – Living Life Outside The System. 31 Days of Living Well & Spending Zero. By Ruth Soukup on October 16 This is the sixteenth day of my 31 Days of Living Well & Spending Zero challenge.

31 Days of Living Well & Spending Zero

To read all the posts in order, start with Day One or visit the Overview Page. I love me a good DiY project! Earth911: DIY. Instructables - Make, How To, and DIY. MAKE magazine. DIY Craft Projects and Handmade Gift Ideas - Craftbits.com. Crafts for Men. 30+ Things to Do with Eggshells. How To Make Glow In The Dark Paint. How to make an amazing decor for kids rooms ?

How To Make Glow In The Dark Paint

It’s easy, because Rust-Oleum Specialty Glow In The Dark glows for up to 2 hours. Apply to wood, metal, plaster, masonry or unglazed ceramic. Washes with soap and water. Great for kids rooms, school projects and holiday decor. How to Make Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner and Spray Bottles That Won’t Leach. Yesterday, My Son Ate Some Laundry Detergent Being the kind, thoughtful mother than I am, I handed him a glass of water to wash it down.

How to Make Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner and Spray Bottles That Won’t Leach

That, folks, is the beauty of making your own non-toxic cleaning supplies. The best part? They WORK. As in, move over Clorox – oregano essential oil can kill spores from anthrax, e. coli and a broad spectrum of bacteria – work. ¹ Certain essential oils have also been found to kill MRSA on contact in under two minutes, while others neutralize salmonella, e. coli and pneumonia.

Yep, you can clear out 90% of your toxic cleaning supplies with some baking soda, vinegar, castile soap and a few essential oils! 13 Natural Ways To Keep Mosquitoes Away. Want to be notified each time we publish a new blog post?

13 Natural Ways To Keep Mosquitoes Away

Then make sure you like Natural Living Ideas on Facebook here where we share not only our blog posts, but the best natural living ideas from around the web. I’m sure everyone reading this right now has experienced the redness, the swelling and the uncontrollable itching that comes with a mosquito bite. It’s enough to ruin any barbecue or picnic! Many people turn to store bought insect repellents to keep mosquitoes away, but these insect repellents often contain a toxic pesticide that is dangerous to human health. This pesticide is known as DEET. Heavy exposure to DEET has been linked to memory loss, headache, weakness, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, tremors and shortness of breath in humans and is particularly toxic to children. 25 Uses for Tea Tree Oil.

13 Magical Things To Make With Lavender. New here? Like Revitalise Your Health on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts and take part in our fun, games, competitions and giveaways. Lavender is a wonderful herb that grows in gardens across the world. 10 Reasons to Become Self-Sufficient & 10 Ways to Get There. By Michael Edwards and Jeffrey Green Activist Post We are now three to five generations removed from the rural backbone that strengthened America. The world at large has undergone a similar transformation as the promise of easier work has created a migration to big cities.

These mega-cities could be seen as an experiment gone awry, as general well-being has declined, with suicide rates increasing across the world. Crowded conditions and economic strife have led to rampant crime, pollution, corporate malfeasance, and a dog-eat-dog type of competition that can be described as a temporary insanity. How to Make Homemade Peppermint Extract. Part of the reason that I decided to grow mint this year was so that I could try making my own peppermint extract. Jesse and I are pretty much obsessed with mint (especially mint plus chocolate) so we go through a lot of mint extract.