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@chickadee, Nice job with the recipes and techniques on your blog, especially some of the sourdough adaptions. That makes me want to do some experimenting in the kitchen.
First of all – Kathi, did I misunderstand, or did you just share that you are….with child? If so, CONGRATULATIONS! (Sending hugs your way!)
Yes, this can all be overwhelming (just like homeschooling 😕 ) and we need to make choices for our own family that we are most comfortable with. If my health wasn’t so affected by the modern western diet, I’d rather go to Vatican City at least once in my lifetime with the money we could save! 🙂
Parents have sooo many decisions to make for their family – God will be with us and will grant us peace.
Shanna,
my blog is http://www.grandmafarmsherbsandhealth.blogspot.com/
I’m grandma farm because well, I have two grandkids and they distinguish me from the other grandma by calling me Grandma Farm and the other Grandma Town. So cute!
I’m learning all about health and herbs and working towards Master Herbalist, long process, as I still have little ones at home, too!
I really like everyone’s thoughts on health here!
Diane
Yes, we’re expecting #7 in October.Thank you for your congratulations.We’re excited!
I know that making all these decisions is good for us, and I have no plans to take backward steps, I will just need to continue with my gradual pace.I like to take the time to research as I go anyway.
I suppose I’ve learned so much lately about being frugal (tends to happen a little more with each new baby) that sometimes the cost of being wholesome, natural, raw, crunchy, organic, etc. seems like I’m wasting money…when in reality I’m just making wise choices for my family.
I’ve enjoyed this whole thread, and I will take all of it into account.
…just wondering out loud here, how many of you do have blogs? I started blogging back in July, and it’s amazing how many wonderful women I’ve “met”.
Have a good midweek day everyone, I know we have lots to do!
Kathi
6Arrows.blogspot.com
Kathi,
looks like you might need to change your blog addy soon! Congratulations! And I agree with you, blogging is a great way to meet new people, especially those of us who are at home a lot with little ones.
Diane
grandmafarmsherbsandhealth.blogspot.com
Another health question. I’m so glad I can ask this here. 😉
For those of you who stay away from medicine/over the counter drugs, what do you do for headaches and pain? My dh and I get headaches sometimes and one of our boys get leg aches. Usually we use Tylenol or Motrin, etc. Do you feel these are harmful and what would you suggest as an alternative?
Thanks much friends!
Heather
Heather, we subscribe to the Natural Healing newsletter and I read an article that listed methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), glucosamine and boswellia as natural pain relievers. These can be found at health food stores. I’ve never personally tried them so I don’t know if they are effective.
Heather,
Oftentimes, headaches are from 1)stress, 2) allergy, 3) infection (sinus).
If it’s a headache caused by stress (which causes stressed muscles), my husband will massage my upper back, shoulder, and neck muscles, putting added pressure on heavily stressed points (you can actually feel the tightness in these areas). This relieves an unbelievable amount of stress. Along with a little rest, this alone can take care of the problem. If the headache is real bad, he will also rub some ‘muscle rub’ (we use Xtra-Mint Muscle Rub made by The Common Sense Farm – for relief of aches and pains in muscles and joints – that contains castor oil, beeswax, sweet almond oil, lanolin, eucalyptus, wintergreen, menthol, peppermint, clove bud, and nutmeg oils) into these stress points and carefully around the temples. A good foot massage is an added bonus. 🙂 At times, if it’s a mild headache, I’ve just used Natural Calm ‘The Anti-Stress Drink’ which is simply a magnesium supplement that helps relax you, freeing you from stress. It works nicely and is actually recommended for a nightly bed-time drink for busy mom’s! 🙂 (I actually use it for my asthma, too – it works!)
You might want to consider logging when you get headaches (log day, what you’ve eaten in the last 12 hours, what you’ve been exposed to that you aren’t normally, etc.) because many times headaches are due to something one has eaten or has been exposed to that cause an allergic reaction. For allergy headaches (which shouldn’t happen that often once you realize specific triggers), I pretty much do the same as above.
For sinus headaches, I also follow the same prescription above, but I include gargling with salt water several times throughout the day to draw fluids, and increase probiotics for the infection (and/or other infection-fighting natural approaches).
A biggie for me is getting plenty of fluids. I find that when I’ve been in the sun too long and/or haven’t had enough water to drink, this triggers a headache.
If the above does not work for me – quite honestly, I simply ‘OFFER IT UP’ and wait it out. It’s very meaningful – offering it up, when I think of the awful sufferings our Lord lovingly endured for our sins. It’s an opportunity to be united with Him on the cross. VERY powerful.
For my children’s leg pains (which seem to be when rain is in the forecast – something with the air pressure, I’m guessing), I just put a hot water bottle on the painful area (calf, knee, ankle) and wrap a blanket around it. They fall asleep so fast after that. (These leg pains happen at night for them.) One of my dd’s get’s it quite severely sometimes, so for those times, I rub in a bit of the muscle rub mentioned above in the area that hurts. (I do not use the hot water bottle then – I just wrap her leg(s) in blankets.)
We do not do any over-the-counter or prescribed drugs – except for a necessary asthma treatment (via nebulizer) now and then, only to avoid a trip to the Emergency Room. Drugs are a reactive approach to healthcare. They only mask the problem and cause other harmful side-effects. I’m a big “Why?” person – that is, I ask why am I getting this/that symptom, then I avoid whatever triggered it.
I hope this helps. It works for us. 🙂
In Christ,
Rebecca
Kathi, congratulations on your expected new little one! 7! Wow! I was going to ask for some Calgon, too, but you definitely need it more than me!
If anyone has been following my Help! post, you’ll know what I mean by my next comment–I have such good intentions of eating right and exercising, but it falls in my wayside bin. The exercise, that is. The food is strictly a matter of cost. We have cut out A LOT of junk and processed food. I buy tons of fresh fruits and veggies. I tried to go organic about a year ago, but it DOUBLED my grocery bills. It just isn’t feasable. And making my own toothpaste–I have a hard enough time getting the dishes done before bed! You really have inspired me, though. I guess it’s like everything else; one step at a time…Someday…
Faith 🙂
What wisdom you have Rebecca, your family is blessed! Thanks for sharing and I will gladly take your advice. The only problem I face: my husband is a bit of a sceptic when it comes to holistic living, although he might not mind that back, shoulder and foot rub; maybe he’ll be willing to trade the Tylenol in for that. 🙂
I truly understand about your husband. My husband was not convinced until just a few months ago. He had his little “stash” in the kitchen cabinet of over-the-counter pain relievers. 😉 He used to get pretty bad backaches so I could understand the want for quick relief, but ever since our regular visits to the chiropractor (every six weeks), he’s done MUCH better with rarely a backache.
He has not been with the rest of us 100%, but is coming around slowly. I don’t push anything because, just like one’s faith walk, it’s something you need to come to on your own – nobody can push it on you. He’s very supportive, though – I am thankful for that. 🙂
I’m sure you knew what I meant, Heather (being a woman of faith), but I feel a need to clear my words of any possible misunderstanding.
“….. just like one’s faith walk, it’s something you need to come to on your own – nobody can push it on you.”
I know that it is only through the prompting of the Holy Spirit that brings us to God. I was referring to other people in our lives.
I knew what I was thinking, but you know how sometimes you go back to your words and they just didn’t come out right? 😕
In Christ,
Rebecca
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