Welcome to the first week of Old-Fashioned Friday! Old-Fashioned Friday is a weekly gathering place for bloggers to share their ideas, tips, discoveries, etc. about real food, natural health, and old-fashioned living. Just like the quilting bees and front-porch gatherings of the “good old days,” Old-Fashioned Friday is a spot for bloggers and readers to stop by for a visit… Continue reading Old-Fashioned Friday #1
Author: Lori Elliott
Are You Adding to Your Health or Are You Subtracting From It?
First, I apologize if the title of this post brought back any traumatic memories of second grade math class! I well remember those days of sitting in class, petrified that the teacher might call on me to solve a math problem. Addition wasn’t too bad, but subtraction was always the tricky one. Once our class… Continue reading Are You Adding to Your Health or Are You Subtracting From It?
New Blog Carnival Starting Next Week!
Starting this coming Friday, February 1st, I’ll be hosting a new weekly blog carnival here at Our Heritage of Health – Old-Fashioned Friday. Old-Fashioned Friday will be a weekly gathering place for bloggers to share all of their ideas, tips, and discoveries about real food, natural living, holistic health, herbal remedies, homesteading, gardening, etc. The linky for… Continue reading New Blog Carnival Starting Next Week!
The Health Benefits of Sleep
I’ve been realizing lately that one of the best things I can do to improve my health is something that is completely natural, totally free, and requires no effort whatsoever: It’s Sleep! Plain, simple sleep. We all do it, and we all need it, but how many of us actually get a full, restful night of… Continue reading The Health Benefits of Sleep
Why Listening to Your Body Is So Important for Your Health
This time of year, people always seem to be talking about ways to be healthier, whether they are trying to eat less or exercise more or make other changes to try to improve their lifestyle. Sometimes, though, it seems like the more we learn about food/nutrition/health etc., the more complicated being healthy becomes.
Looking Back at 2012 . . .
2012 has been a great year! I’ve learned so many new things this year and made many good changes to my eating habits and lifestyle as I’ve made progress on my journey to better health. During this past year, I Became A Raw Milk Convert, experimented with making my own Homemade Perfume and finally conquered the Shelf of Doom in… Continue reading Looking Back at 2012 . . .
Old-Fashioned Hair Care Tips: The Benefits of Brushing Your Hair
One of the most effective old-fashioned hair care tips is also the simplest: It’s brushing. Just plain, simple brushing. In just about every Victorian-era book and magazine I’ve read about hygiene and beauty, brushing is the number one advice for good hair care. But “100 strokes” brushing isn’t just for Victorian ladies or for Marcia Brady. Brushing… Continue reading Old-Fashioned Hair Care Tips: The Benefits of Brushing Your Hair