How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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What Does Your Disinfectant REALLY Kill?

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.With the start of the new semester, I am resuming my What I Learned series. Should be an interesting array of topics: All of the ways ancient Latin and Greek are similar, thanks to second semester Greek and a […]

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Natural Remedies for Menstrual Problems

Do you suffer from moods swings and discomfort every month around that time? Well, I have news for you: Menstrual problems are NOT normal! When I was in high school, I had irregular, heavy periods, with bad cramps. I went on the pill, but I still suffered fwith cramps and the pill was only masking […]

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Homemade Chocolate

Happy Valentine’s Day! What do you do for Valentine’s Day? Chocolate, flowers, a nice dinner, jewelry? For me, it’s pizza, German chocolate, Italian wine, watching Wall-E, and insisting Will doesn’t need to get me jewelry. Other years, though, I like to make my own chocolate. I know I can feel good about the sweetener used […]

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Taboo Topics Roundup

Us natural living bloggers, we like to live on the fringe and promote things that are outside of the norm. Yet even in our niche, there are certain topics that are hard to write about and can be controversial. Certain topics that can be embarrassing or difficult to write about or that people don’t like […]

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Birth Control: Opinions Over Time

Last month I wrote about how Natural Family Planning has changed over the past century. In this post, I touched on what the resources I was using believed about artificial birth control. I’ve written extensively about my personal reasons for avoiding hormonal birth control, as well as some health reasons for avoiding. I think it […]

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The Importance of Travel

This past month, I spent 2 weeks in Italy and 2 weeks in Germany. It was an incredible experience for me. The idea of transatlantic travel is difficult for me when I think about how much energy is used to get me to and from Europe. But then I see this: That would be a […]

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Things I Love: January

January was a big month for me! I spent almost the entirety of it in Europe – Italy and Germany. I absolutely loved it and I’m really sad for it to be over. Will and I have been talking about moving to Germany for a few years and after this trip I am incredibly supportive […]

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Guest Post: Easy Red Raspberry Tea Infusion

Today’s guest post is by Jan of Healthy Notions. She is going to teach us about why red raspberry is such an important herb for women’s health. Enjoy! Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) has many wonderful qualities and is a very popular woman’s herb. In fact, it is considered, “the herb for pregnant women” because it “contains […]

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Monthly Craft: Winter Mittens

This month I’m blatantly showing off for my monthly craft of these Winter Mittens: Will you stop reading this blog if I say, “Yeah, I know I’m awesome”? I’m not actually that cocky of a person. But I do love these mittens and am very impressed by my ability to make them. This was my second […]

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Guest Post: Preserved Lemons Recipe

Today’s guest post is from Jo at Nourishing Time. I’ve never had preserved lemons before, so I’m excited to share with you her preserved lemons recipe – and why you should always have some in the house. About a year and a half ago, I got a bag of lemons at Whole Foods for a […]