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My Healthy Homemade Life

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    7 Ways to Use Herbs This Fall

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    Low Sugar Blueberry Lavender Jam Recipe

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    How to Use Goldenrod as a Home Remedy

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    10 Herbs to Add to Your Smoothies

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    DIY Calming Calendula Face Oil for Skin Redness

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    How to Use Yarrow as a Herbal Home Remedy

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    How to Use Yarrow as a First Aid Remedy

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    Hibiscus & Rosehip Lemonade

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    How to Make & Use Lilac Infused Honey

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    DIY Rose Face & Body Cream

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Homemade Herbal Cough Syrup with Thyme, Lemon & Ginger | Home Remedies | Herbal Recipe | My Healthy Homemade Life #herbs #herbalremedies #homeremedies #diy #herbalism

Homemade Herbal Cough Syrup with Thyme, Lemon & Ginger

  This month on the blog, I’ve got some simple, herbal home remedies for you with ingredients you may already have in your kitchen.  Today’s recipe is a homemade Herbal Cough Syrup that features… { read more }

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10 Natural Ways to Stay Healthy This Winter | Winter Wellness | Healthy Recipes |Herbs | My Healthy Homemade Life | #healthy #winterwellness

10 Natural Ways to Stay Healthy This Winter

   As we started out the month of January with arctic conditions here in the northeast, it seemed so appropriate that we focus on Winter Wellness this month on the blog!   Is anyone else… { read more }

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Nourishing Herbal Tea Recipes for Staying Well This Winter | Healthy Recipes | Herbal DIY | Herbs | My Healthy Homemade Life

Nourishing Herbal Tea Recipes for Staying Healthy This Winter

  Looking for ways to stay healthy this winter?   Thankfully, there are many wonderful herbs that can support us in keeping our bodies healthy and strong through the winter months.   In today’s post, I’m… { read more }

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7 Days to Better Health Challenge | Healthy Eating | Healthy Living | Plant Based Diet | Healthy Recipes | My Healthy Homemade Life

7 Days to Better Health Challenge

Today I’m excited to share with you a new FREE Health Challenge here on the blog!   If you’d love a little daily motivation and encouragement to get healthier,  you’re going to love this challenge!… { read more }

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Another option for gift giving would be to layer your flowers in the jar.  Instead of combining all the ingredients together, simply combine the powdered milk, baking soda and essential oils and then create layers with your flowers and the powdered mixture.

Relaxing Flower & Milk Bath Tea

Looking for a way to naturally unwind and release some stress after a hard day? Today’s recipe is a soothing and relaxing Flower Milk Bath Tea made with rose petals, lavender and calendula. Perfect… { read more }

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How to Make an All Purpose Healing Salve with Calendula, Chamomile & St. John's Wort | Herbal Home Remedies | DIY | Homemade | Herbal | Herbalism | My Healthy Homemade Life

All-Purpose Healing Salve with Calendula, Chamomile & St John’s Wort

 Looking for a natural alternative to treat scratches, wounds, bruises, skin irritations, burns and more?   Today’s recipe is an all-purpose healing salve with calendula, chamomile and St. John’s wort.    This combination makes a… { read more }

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How to Make Roasted Red Peppers | Freezing | Preserving | DIY | Healthy Recipes | Roasted Red Pepper Recipe | My Healthy Homemade Life

How to Make Roasted Red Peppers

I’ll be honest, I’m not a big fan of green bell peppers.  Even as a kid, I’d cringe whenever my mom made stuffed peppers for dinner.  They were NOT my favorite! As an adult,… { read more }

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How to Boost Your Immunity with Astragalus | Herbal Remdies | Home Remedies | Immunity | Health | Herbs | My Healthy Homemade Life

How to Boost Your Immune System with Astragalus

If you’re looking for a natural way to boost your immune system and nourish your body, you’re going to love today’s topic.  Today on the blog, we’re talking all about how to boost your… { read more }

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How to Make The Best Homemade Salsa with fresh tomatoes (for Canning) | Healthy Recipe | Preserving | My Healthy Homemade Life

The Best Homemade Salsa (for Canning)

A step by step canning recipe for the best homemade salsa we’ve ever made!   Chock full of flavor with great consistency and texture, it’s perfect for dipping or topping just about anything!  … { read more }

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How to Make Low Sugar Cinnamon Peach Jam | Preserving | DIY | Canning | Jam Recipes | Health Recipes | My Healthy Homemade Life

How to Make Low Sugar Cinnamon Peach Jam

 It’s been an amazing year for peaches!      Ripe, juicy, delicious peaches–there’s isn’t much that compares to them, is there? This year, I was fortunate enough to have two friends share peaches with… { read more }

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How to Use Lemon Balm for Stress, Tension and Anxiety | Herbal Remedies | Lemon Balm Recipes | Lemon Balm Uses | How to Make a Lemon Balm Tincture | How to Make a Lemon Balm Glycerite | My Healthy Homemade Life

How to Use Lemon Balm for Stress and Anxiety

Lemon Balm is useful for so many things but I love it most for it’s relaxing and calming properties.  Let’s explore how to use lemon balm for stress and anxiety (and tension too!) I’ve… { read more }

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How to Use Garlic Scapes & My Favorite Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe | Healthy Recipes | Gluten Free | Vegan | My Healthy Homemade Life | Plant Based

How to Use Garlic Scapes & THE BEST Vegan Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe

Today on the blog, it’s all about garlic scapes!  Aren’t sure how to use garlic scapes?  I’ve got you covered!   We talking all about the many ways to use garlic scapes  and I’m… { read more }

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Soothing Chamomile Honey Pops | Home Remedies | Herbal Remedies | Healthy Recipes | Herbs | DIY | My Healthy Homemade Life

Soothing Chamomile Honey Pops

Today on the blog, I’ve got a delicious and soothing recipe for you featuring chamomile! c   I’ve been harvesting my beautiful chamomile this week! Every year it’s always the same. As much as I… { read more }

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Spring Foraging | 5 Ways to Use Stinging Nettle | Herbal Tea | Wilted Nettle Greens | Nettle Chips | Hair Rinse | Herbs | Healthy Recipes | DIY | My Healthy Homemade Life

Spring Foraging: 5 Ways to Use Nettle

We’re wrapping up our Spring Foraging series this week with another common wild edible, stinging nettle.   I hope you’ve been enjoying our series and have found some new ways to use wild edibles!  … { read more }

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Spring Foraging | 5 Ways to use Plantain Herb | Herbs | Herbal DIY | Healthy Recipes | Vegetable Broth | All Purpose Salve | Bug Bite Stick | Home Remedy | Poultice | Facial Toner | My Healthy Homemade Life

Spring Foraging: 5 Ways to Use Plantain

Welcome to Part 4 of our Spring Foraging series!   Today, we’re talking all about plantain and 5 ways to use it!    Plantain is well known as being a home remedy for bee stings and… { read more }

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Spring Foraging | Wild Edibles | 5 Ways to Use Dandelions | Herbs ? DIY | Dandelion Salve | Sauteed Dandelion Greens | Dandelion Lemonade | Picked Dandelion Greens | Dandelion Jelly | My Healthy Homemade Life

Spring Foraging: 5 Ways to Use Dandelion

 We’re rolling into week 3 of our Spring Foraging series with a wild edible that just about everyone is familiar with —- dandelion. Dandelions are so plentiful, it seems a shame to waste them,… { read more }

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Hi! I'm Jen. Let me inspire you to live a healthier, more natural life. I love to share herbal home remedies and natural skin care recipes as well as information on foraging and wildcrafting and tips on how you can live a healthier, more self-sufficient life.


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