Natural Health & Beauty: 6 Stinging Nettle Recipes for Healthy Hair, Skin & Nails

Natural Health & Beauty Recipes: How to Use Stinging Nettles for Healthy Hair, Skin & Nails

- by Heather Gardner

With most things in life, pleasure is partnered with pain and seldom do we have one without the other. Matters of love, life and wild edibles are no different when it comes to pain, and it is no surprise that one of the most nutritious, wild, superfood heroes of the wild world comes fully loaded and ready to sting us into retreat. Luckily, wild wellness warriors will not be defeated in their quest for nutritious morsels to nibble on.

So with scissors, gloves and dock leaves to the ready we brave the briar patch in search of the pleasures of the stinging nettle.

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Are Prescriptions the Only Answer? One Couple’s Journey to Find Natural Solutions for Infertility

Are Prescriptions the Only Answer? One Couple’s Journey to Find Natural Solutions for Infertility

by Heather

Are prescriptions the only answer?

My husband and I were facing a challenge…a challenge that is always hushed, no one wants to talk about it.  The challenge of infertility.  A few years ago, I thought that prescriptions were the answer but l was lucky enough that an alternate path was presented to me.  It completely changed my life.

More than ten years ago, I started taking a low dose birth control pill that was designed to help acne.  I had always struggled with acne and the pill was presented as the best option with “minimal” side effects.  Almost three years ago, I went off the birth control pill in hopes of starting a family.  Little did I know the type of journey I was about to start.

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The Only Thing That Satisfies Better Than Sex Or Chocolate

The Only Thing That Satisfies Better Than Sex Or Chocolate

- by Tera Warner

The other day I wrote a little letter suggesting the possibility that if “you know too much for your own good“, maybe you should consider using it for the good of others.

I shared the story about what happened to me the other day when I had some time to burn in a local café. I looked out at the puffy-ankled and inflammation-prone folks eating their greasy spoon breakfasts, and rather than feel a sense of self-righteousness for my youthful glow and healthy skin, I started asking myself what I could do to make the world a bit less deep-fried and a bit more fresh and new.

If you didn’t read that letter, you can catch it here. In that article I promised to share a lesson I learned that saved my life (and brought me exquisite pleasure), so here goes…

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It’s Time for a Spring Cleaning! WIN The 21-Day Green Smoothie Detox

WIN The 21-Day Green Smoothie Detox
Next Live Full Support Detox Begins Monday 2nd 16th April

- by Tera Warner

Spring has definitely sprung! You know what the best thing about spring is, right?

Green is everywhere!

• in the buds on the end of tree branches
• the new fuzz poking up from the earth
• in the empty space between branches
• in your glass
• in your soup bowl
• in your *sexy supersized smoothie jug*

There’s just no way to get around it. During the rest of the year when eating fresh and healthy requires more “effort”, now it just becomes effortless. Your body WANTS more fresh fruits and veggies. Your body WANTS more greens and salads and fresh soups. Your body WANTS to lighten your load and prepare to show off that gorgeous body to the sun!

So naturally, when you give it the extra little push of some daily email support, recipes, teleseminars and community cheerleaders in the structure of our 21-Day Green Smoothie Detox, there’s gonna be no stopping you!  Read below for details on how to enter our blog giveaway this week!

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Healing Chronic Fatigue, Sinus Infections & Headaches With a Gluten-Free Diet & Fermented Foods

Healing Chronic Fatigue, Sinus Infections & Headaches With a Gluten-Free Diet & Fermented Foods

- by Hallie Price

Occasionally around here we offer people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford our programs the opportunity to participate through work exchange or some other contribution. Hallie Price has recently joined our BE Beauty program and is sharing her journey and discoveries as she works to restore her health conditions after a lifetime of exposure to severe antibiotics.

As she progresses in the program, she’ll be sharing her realizations and experiences with you here. Please take a moment to acknowledge her courage to share, and to inspire her on the path to healing in the comment section below! Here’s a peek at where she’s been and how she’s doing now:

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