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Thanks for joining us for our FIRST review and giveaway! I am taking a look at the book “Herbal Nurturing: A Family Healing and Learning Guide” by Michele Augur who blogs over at Frugal Granola.
I purchased this book last spring, after a rough winter filled with coughing, sneezing, and headaches. it was more than this (pregnant-at-the-time) momma could handle and I was exhausted!! I searched all of my favorite blogs and websites for recipes and stumbled across Micheles blog. I read through the summary of her e-book and bought it on the spot – and I’ve been hooked ever since! Michele has spent A LOT of time, compiling recipes, researching ingredients, and then combining all of that knowledge into this great e-book which is not only helpful, but written with children in mind! She homeschools her little ones and so she has, at the end of each recipe, a section explaining ways to incorporate the making and/or use of the recipe into a lesson for little ones. She found a way not only to educate ME on natural remedies – but my kids too! PERFECT!
There are several recipes that I’ve tried, including her sinus and sleep rub, which is a FANTASTIC alternative to Vicks Vaporub for kids. The base of the mixture is a gentle, skin-safe oil, as opposed to the petro-base that you find in most over-the-counter options. Plus, it is SO fast and easy to make! AND it’s CHEAPER. yep. This little tub of homemade salve, which is about 4x the size of a tub of Children’s Vicks, cost me about $1.50!!!
(yes, the Mama’s milk tea does look like cut grass, but it’s actually quite yummy and easy to make in a french press!)
I’ve also tried her Mama’s Milk Tea and, although I’m not faithful in comsuming it, when I DO remember, I can tell a huge difference, both in my energy levels and in my milk supply for my ravenous 9 month old little boy who weighs in at 25bs right now (yes. I said 25lbs. told ya her tea worked.)
I am SO thankful that my family has been healthy this winter!!
It is fantastic for us….but it makes it hard to review a home remedy book if you don’t have guinea pigs to test it on!!! So, the most severe illness right now that needed remedying was my son’s diaper rash. (and no, there are no pictures.)(you’re welcome.) sooooo – you’ll have to take my word on it that her recipe for the Calendula Salve DID THE TRICK! I have a great homemade diaper rash cream that I use, and although it was great for minor rashes (which he honestly doesn’t have often since we use cloth diapers), it wasn’t quite cutting it for his poor bum right now. he’s teething. as in: “I-got-7-teeth-in-2-weeks”-teething. (and he weighs 25lb. he’s an over-achiever.)
(calendula petals from our Farmer’s Market)
his poor little bum was SO raw it hurt ME to change him… I’d tried several other creams, baths and a variety of techniques to get his bum to heal, but this was it. It’s SO simple and easy to make (and use), and the calendula petals in it are the perfect natural soother.
(melting coconut oil for the salve)
Plus, I opted to use coconut oil as the base (because it’s naturally anti-microbial) which makes it SO moisturizing, and lavender oil, which is not only a natural preservative, but also an anti-inflammatory.
You just simmer the petals in the oil…
…until you get those tiny bubbles. Then just keep simmering, and after 2 hours, strain it out (I love my reusable coffee filter for this!)
(Michele’s recipe calls for bees wax pellets which make a fantastic anti-inflammatory and a great thick base, but I’ve also made it without, with great success!)
and there you go!
Thanks Michele for creating a recipe that saved my little man’s bum!! (we BOTH thank you! 🙂
I really appreciate the time and energy Michele spent in organizing this 44 page book!! It’s a PERFECT addition for any momma’s kitchen, er, medicine cabinet. She has a great selection of some of the more common illnesses/circumstances that you will deal with; everything from arthritis to pink eye to cough syrup, Women’s Monthly herbal tea, and recipes for sinus relief, toothaches, earaches, sunburns and the list goes on!!
Check out her blog page here for a sneak peak at the contents of her book!
(and her Calendula Salve Recipe that I tried!)
It’s very user friendly with a great table of contents and index in the back, as well as clear, easy to follow instructions! And the best part is, as she mentions in her introduction, most of these recipes cost less than $5 to make!!
And don’t be afraid of the ingredients! She’s crafted it in such a way that if you have a hard time finding some of them, you can simply omit them. In looking through the book, there are some ingredients that I’ve never heard of, but thankfully, if you order from here, it’s a cinch! Plus, don’t be afraid of your local health food store or Farmer’s Market! You might not know how to pronounce certain things, but they will – and I’ve been able to find everything locally so far!
So hands down, this is a GREAT book to have in your mommy-stash. (My littles call it the “boo-boo-bible”!)
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And now here is your chance to WIN A FREE COPY of Michele’s e-book!!!!
to enter, you MUST leave a comment below, telling us your favorite homemade remedy OR check out Michele’s blog and tell us a recipe from her book that you are most interested in trying!
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THIS CONTEST ENDS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9 AT 12:01am.
RULES: Only one comment per/category for the duration of the giveaway. The winner will be announced here on the blog, as well as via our facebook page on Monday. If your name is chosen, you have 48 hours to email me at: cheekybumsmarket [at] gmail [dot] com to claim your e-book!
(and now for the disclaimer: just so y’all know, I purchased this book with my own hard earned cash and Michele graciously donated a copy to us to give away to a reader chosen at random. so if you head on over to her blog, please thank her!)
Ready, set…….GO!
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