Renaissance Mama

FREE 1 year Subscription to Life Extension Magazine!

December 27, 2011 By Sarah

I am super excited to share this deal with you! Life Extensions is offering a 1 year subscription to their magazine for absolutely FREE, no strings attached.

I first picked up a copy at Sprouts in early fall and this is now by far my favorite magazine. I ordered a subscription almost right away and, even though I paid for mine , it is worth every penny! These guys are on the cutting edge of natural health research and there are lots of big name doctors on the board.

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Filed Under: Deals, Health, Resources

Diatomaceous Earth

September 20, 2011 By Sarah

Check out my latest guest post at Surviving the Stores!

Simple Steps to a Healthier Home – Using Diatomaceous Earth Instead of Harsh Chemicals!

Filed Under: Health, Resources

The Wonders of Soap Nuts

August 24, 2011 By Sarah

Can you believe that this berry cleaned my clothes AND my dishes??!!

I am so excited to tell you about soap nuts!! I was sick of all the chemicals in even the ‘green’ laundry detergents and both intimidated and not sure of the ingredients in the typical homemade recipes.

THEN I heard about soap nuts. And my laundry world has been forever changed. (Guess I’m feeling dramatic tonight.)

Soap nuts are actually soap berries. They grow on trees in India, Nepal, and China. (I’ve heard you can grow them here but haven’t gotten that far into it yet). The harvesters pick them and husk them. According to Wikipedia, they have been used for thousands of years for washing by Asians and Native Americans. They contain saponin in their husks that acts as a natural, gentle, organic laundry detergent.

To use them, I put about 7 of them in a little bag (that came in the box with the berries) and tossed them in the washer. I’ve done around 10 loads and my berries are still going strong. I’m supposed to replace them when they disintegrate (in the little bag so they don’t get all over your clothes). The clothes have come out great – clean and soft! I don’t use any kind of fabric softener, dryer sheet, etc. [I do use Oxy-clean on the stains first - especially on S's clothes!]

I even tried the soap nuts in the dishwasher this week and they did a great job.

Ready for the one downside I’ve found? Sometimes I have a hard time finding the baggie in the midst of my clothes when they go into the dryer. I forgot to fish them out once, but they didn’t seem to be ill-affected by their extra trip, thankfully.

My whole-hearted recommendation – Get some! You’ll never go back. :)

[A few notes on purchasing soap nuts if you decide to try them out. It seems that you definitely get what you pay for. Some brands come full of seeds and are sticky - not good for your laundry! I've been really happy with the Eco Nuts brand.]

Filed Under: Health, Resources, Uncategorized

The Town of Allopath

July 13, 2011 By Sarah

Fantastic video – well worth a few minutes.

Filed Under: Resources, Uncategorized

Our super duper awesome holistic doctor

April 7, 2011 By Sarah

My friend Kandace introduced us to a doctor in Irving that is just awesome. Her parents have been going to him, and now several people in my family have gone. His work is absolutely revolutionary. He is both an MD and a naturopath and he has more knowledge in his pinkie than I might ever have… Ok, that’s probably an exaggeration but this guy is extraordinary!

A friend, who shall remain nameless for identity protection purposes, just felt really lousy all the time. Dr. Tennant put together an entire program for him, focused mostly on diet and some supplements, as well as the electrical balance in his body. A month after his first visit, he is feeling FANTASTIC!!

At the first visit, Dr. Tennant spent a lot of time with him, wanting to find out EVERYTHING that was going on. And I mean everything. He came home with a 10 page report of things to work through and gradually change. This friend is returning for visits to use Dr. Tennant’s electrical ‘thing’, but other friends who have gone received instructions to call or return with questions, otherwise he’d see them in a year. (That’s nice because he doesn’t accept insurance).

I laughed when I called to set up an appointment for this out-of-town friend. They decided he was local, since he lived in the state. Apparently they have people from all over the world on a regular basis!

So if you have some ongoing issues that your regular M.D. hasn’t been able to fully address, I highly recommend that you pay Dr. Tennant a visit! We are really encouraged by the results!