20 Feb
We are addicts to our humidifiers in the winter. The air indoors in Wisconsin is so flipping dry in the winter. As soon as November hits and the temps drop, our humidifiers are cranked.
But not too high. (more…)
4 Jan
UPDATE: Since publishing this post, the dates of the New Year New You Summit have been changed to January 20-24, 2014! You can find links and information below regarding this amazing online conference, but please note that the dates have changed!
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Happy 2014 everyone! What better way than to start the year with a healthy living summit. Talk about getting your inspiration in check!
The New Year New You Summit is a FREE live online virtual conference that is being held from January 13-17, 2014. You can hear from 31 health enthusiasts; including doctors, bloggers, farmers and health activists all while hanging out in your own home. (more…)
29 Nov
Now through December 3rd we are having a HUGE Black Friday sale and everything is 67% off! Check out the details below!
Be sure to enter coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY13 and select 67% off to receive full discounted price before purchasing!
Village Green Network has set a goal to raise $50,000 for Charity Water by December 31, 2013.
Help us get clean water to families in Cambodia. Just $65 is enough money to fund a BioSand Filter and serve an entire family with clean water for years to come.
Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent actions by government agents.
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Click here to learn more!
by Kim Knoch of Eat Fat Lose Fat
Are you having trouble losing weight on a Paleo Diet? Learn about how to eat a Paleo Ketogenic Diet, lose fat, and feel great!
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by Robin Konie of Thank Your Body
A cluttered home affects your health, wastes your money, takes up your valuable time, and is keeping you from living the life you want to live! Learn the secrets to organizing your home in just fifteen minutes a day. The Clutter Trap will teach you how to rid your home of clutter for good!
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by Robin Konie of Thank Your Body
Many of the ingredients found in commercial cleaning and personal care products have been linked to health problems. From infertility to cancer, the toxic chemicals that threaten our health are some of the most common things we put directly on our skin! Are you ready to ditch the toxic garbage for good?
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by Robin Konie of Thank Your Body
Everyday millions of people suffer from chronic pain caused by accident, injury, disease, and bad habits… often without any evidence of bodily damage. But you don’t have to suffer! Pain Free offers 60 Somatic-based exercises and practical advice to help you regain your mobility, confidence, posture, and live without pain for good.
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by Robin Konie of Thank Your Body
In a world saturated with savvy marketing tactics designed to keep up consuming fake food counterfeits, is it any wonder that we are confused about what to eat? Processed Free is the practical and stress-free guide to healthy eating. Learn the secrets of the food industry that are destroying your health and how you can get real food to your table for good.
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by DaNelle Wolford of Weed ‘em & Reap
Don’t you want to lose weight & get healthy naturally and easily? Don’t you want to
enjoy ALL foods and toss out all those crappy diet plans? You’re in luck! My book is the ultimate guide to teach you how to stop restricting and start living! I lost weight naturally while enjoying ALL food groups, and yes, I even ate delicious fats & carbs! I promise you that my book will open your mind to why you’ve had so much trouble losing weight in the past,
and how you can start losing the weight today!
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by Hannah Healy of Healy Real Food Vegetarian
Do you have trouble coming up with meal ideas that are gluten-free, soy-free AND vegetarian? Do you want to lower your grocery bill by cutting out meat once or twice a week and still eat healthy filling meals?
Gluten-Free Vegetarian features over 120 pages of gluten-free, soy-free, meatless real food recipes along with tutorials and guides to help you make real food from scratch so you can save money and be healthy! You’ll also get BONUS ebooklet Grain-Free Vegan Desserts with purchase!
Retail Price: $30.98 Black Friday Price: $10.23 (save over $20!)
by Lindsey Gremont of Homemade Mommy
Are you new to real food and not sure how you can possibly take on ‘from scratch’ cooking? Do you want to make real food FAST? Do you want to know how to travel with real food and make smart choices while eating out? The Real Food Survival Guide for Busy Moms takes the stress out of eating real food, saving you time and money, and includes tons of real food recipes to get you started.
Retail Price: $17.99 Black Friday Price: $5.94
Click here to learn more!
by Lindsey Gremont of Homemade Mommy
Do you want to learn to cook real food? Do you want to feel confident in your own kitchen?
Do you want to be inspired to experiment with new flavors? The Homemade Mommy Handbook is complete real food 101 guide for cooking tips and techniques including braising, roasting, sauteing, grilling, herbs and spice usage and storage, fermentation, and 60+ real food recipes.
Retail Price: $19.95 Black Friday Price: $6.58
Click here to learn more!
by Tracey Black of Don’t Mess with Mama
Did you know many gluten-free packaged foods are loaded with artificial ingredients and preservatives? Do you want to make simple, no-fuss meals for your family that are gluten free and healthy?
Gluten Free, Real Food Recipes for Kids will help to guide you through the gluten-free hype to discover foods your family really needs to eat – and foods to avoid. With more than 130 pages of recipes and tips – including how to avoid heavily refined and processed foods, real food nutrition tips, how to encourage kids to become healthy eaters and much more!
Plus, you’ll find 70+ delicious, kid-tested recipes the whole family will love – including appetizers and snacks, dressings and condiments, beverages, main dishes and desserts, without gluten, artificial ingredients and preservatives.
Retail Price: $22.95 Black Friday Price: $7.57
Click here to learn more!
by Katherine Kyle of Green Thickies
Ready to detox and drop a dress size? The Green Thickies 7 DAY DIET PLAN for weight loss and improved health shows you how. Join others following this plan who lost an average of 3.5 pounds in one week, and enjoyed reduced cravings, increased energy and improved sleep. Share in this success and learn the secrets for sustained weight loss with this complete meal plan for healthy living.
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by Elizabeth Walling of The Nourished Life
Tired of spinning your wheels trying to get healthy? Forget the extreme approach and try the balanced approach to nourishing your body instead. Learn why you should stop dieting TODAY, how to balance nutrients and energy for the optimal metabolism, a balanced eating plan that doesn’t restrict food groups, myths about sugar, salt and water — and much more!
Retail Price $29.99 Black Friday Price: $9.90
by Elizabeth Walling of The Nourished Life
Love Your Body tackles the negative thought patterns that cause you to feel anxious, discouraged and downright miserable about your appearance. Learn how to banish negative body thoughts, overcome thought patterns that cause body hate, form positive standards for beauty that empower you, and free yourself from the body hate that holds you back from reaching your dreams!
Retail Price $19.99 Black Friday Price: $6.60
by Halle Cottis of Whole Lifestyle Nutrition
You don’t have to skip the pasta, tortillas, pizza, and bread. If you’re gluten-free and grain-free, you don’t have to compromise on the flavor and taste! In this cookbook, you’ll learn all the tips and tricks to creating delicious gluten-free and grain-free recipes that the whole family will enjoy!
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by Dawn Gifford of Small Footprint Family
Would you like to save hundreds of dollars on your water, gas and electricity bills? Want to power your home or business with solar for less than the cost of your current utility bill? Would you like to buy all your organic produce and pasture-raised meat, dairy and eggs at wholesale cost or better?
Sustainability Starts at Home will show you how to do all of this, plus give you hundreds more inspiring tips that will save you thousands of dollars a year—simply by making adjustments to how you maintain your home and make your day-to-day purchases. This book pays for itself (and then some) with the first tip you implement!
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by Lori Elliott of Our Heritage of Health
Travel back in time to an era of home-cooked meals made from scratch with nourishing real foods. Each of these historic, 19th century recipes has been adapted to be simple to prepare in any modern kitchen. With recipes ranging from breakfast dishes to hearty stews, from homemade breads to rich desserts, this cookbook is perfect for anyone who wants to return to the simplicity of traditional, old-fashioned home cooking.
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by Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead
You’re ditching the chemical-laden bath products. You’re buying organic produce. You’re reading the labels of everything that comes into your house. But what about the barnyard? Learn how to make everything from homemade chicken feed, to DIY bug sprays, to natural dewormers, to herbal salves and more in Natural Homestead!
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by Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead
This 21-day guide will walk you through the process of realizing your homesteading dreams, no matter where you may live! Learn how to make your own homesteading binder, set goals, and plan for your homesteading future–even if you live in the city.
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by Ann Marie Michaels of Cheeseslave
Did you know that 99% of food allergies can be reversed? It’s possible! I know it is because I reversed mine. In this 12-part online video cooking class, I teach you how to get started on a path to recovery.
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by Ann Marie Michaels of Cheeseslave
Everyone knows whole grains are better for you. But did you know that whole grains that are not soaked or sprouted actually do more damage than good? In this 12-part online video cooking class, you’ll learn how to make whole grains that are healthy and nutritious — and that taste great. Over 50 video tutorials and 100+ recipes.
Retail Price: $199 Black Friday Price: $65.67 (save over $133!)
by Ann Marie Michaels of Cheeseslave
Did you know that 99% of food allergies can be reversed? It’s true! If you are suffering from the symptoms of food allergies, I want you to know there is hope. It worked for me, and that’s why I wrote my new e-book, The Reversing Food Allergies Cookbook. Over 350 recipes — from stocks and staples to the main meals of the day, candies, beverages, appetizers, desserts and more!
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by Village Green Network
As much as we love to cook and provide nutritious meals for our family, sweating over a hot stove all afternoon takes a lot of time. The good news is, you CAN prepare nutrient-dense meals from scratch for your family — in a fraction of the time. You just need to learn the tricks. In this online video cooking class, you’ll get up close and personal with your favorite bloggers in their home kitchens as they reveal their secrets for saving time in the kitchen.
Retail Price: $199 Black Friday Price: $65.67 (save over $133!)
by April Anderton of Healing For Real
You take the time to make your own natural beauty and home care products because you care about the health and safety of your family. Show your friends and extended family how much you care by beautifully bottling, boxing and wrapping your precious products for gifting. ‘Beautify Your DIY – A Guide To Gorgeous Natural Gifts’ is full of photos, ideas and inspiration for gift giving.
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by Lleaon Rao of Beauty Secrets Revealed
“Lleaon’s Anti-Aging Beauty Secrets ” is a comprehensive compilation of beauty care secrets that has the power to change your life. Inside you will find an incredible array of Natural, Healthy skin care recipes that are guaranteed to make you look and feel UP TO 15 YEARS YOUNGER!
This 183 Page (15 Chapters) Full Color PDF E-book is filled with Anti-aging Skin Care, Body Care and Hair Care Recipes, Food, Herb and Supplement Recommendation, Gemstone Therapy and Facial Yoga.
Retail Price: $30 Black Friday Price: $10 (Save $20.00!)
by Julie de Lagarde of Real Fit Mama
Real Fit at Every Age gives you practical advice for types of exercise to use for desired results, no matter what your age, condition or health concerns are. Includes full-color photograph instructions on how to do many of the exercises discussed within the book. A must-read for anyone who has a body.
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by Emily Benfit of Butter Believer
Real Food For Real Life makes real food a lifestyle anyone can do. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by all the “food rules” out there, this is the book for you! Get back to the basics and check perfectionism at the door, while learning the hows and whys of feeding yourself and your family whole and nutritious foods—without letting food take over your life!
Retail Price: $24.95 Black Friday Price: $8.24 (save over $16.00!)
by Emily Benfit of Butter Believer
The Sleep Solution is a guide to sleep health based on the science of how your body’s many biological processes work together to regulate sleep, and how you can improve them. Do you wonder why you get a sudden burst of energy late at night, just when you need to be heading to bed? Or why you can’t shut off your mind while trying to fall asleep—or why you wake up again in the middle of the night feeling anxious and restless? Learn the solutions to your sleep problems, so you can finally get the healthy rest your body needs.
Retail Price: $29.95 Black Friday Price: $9.89 (save over $20.00!)
Be sure to enter coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY13 and select 67% off to receive full discounted price before purchasing!
27 Nov
I thought the butcher gave us a bag of brains when we picked up our quarter cow last month. Everything was packaged and wrapped in white paper, and very nicely labeled. And then there was this clear plastic bag of what seriously looked like a brain. As I started to dig deep and pull my knowledge up from the depths of my college anatomy class, Nic blurts out, “That’s a bag of fat.” A big bag of beautiful tallow!
Well, actually it wasn’t tallow yet. What I had was a big bag of suet, the interior fat tissue of the cow. To get good use out of suet, you first need to gently heat it to remove the fat from the rest of the tissue. This heating and separation process is called “rendering”.
Rendered tallow can be used for many things, including high heat cooking (just like butter and lard) and in beauty products. It’s an excellent remedy for eczema! Click here to get my recipe for Deep Moisturizing Body Salve made with tallow. I recently made a new batch that spreads on your skin more like lotion. I just increased the amount of olive oil in the recipe to make it more spreadable. My skin feels ah-MAH-zing. (Happy Endings, anyone?)
A hunk of suet (2 lbs or so)
Remove any muscle tissue or blood that you can see. Cut the suet into very small pieces or use your food processer to chop it into pieces. The smaller you make the pieces, the shorter the cooking time.
Set your slow cooker on low for 8 hours. Check it periodically and stir. You can turn off your slow cooker when the tissue is golden brown and is separated from the liquid tallow. This took about 6 hours for the amount of tallow I was rendering. Pour through cheesecloth and into a mason jar or other glass storage container. To make sure my tallow was completely smooth (I wanted to use it for lotion), I strained it through a coffee filter. Allow to cool. Store tallow that you plan to cook with in the fridge (it has a very long shelf life). I didn’t bother refrigerating the tallow I’m using in skin products.
Happy tallow rendering!
What types of things do you cook in tallow?
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