Natural Cold Remedies

A cold is really the bodies way of ridding itself of toxins, that's why there is no cure for the common cold, the cold IS the cure. It's best not to take unnatural cold medicine when you have a cold or flu if you can help it. They can really do more harm than good. Getting relief the natural way during a cold isn't as hard as you may think! Here are some of our families favorite natural remedies for colds and flu. Many of these I have learned from the School of Natural Healing.

Hot Honey Lemon Tea
-hot water
-juice of one lemon
-raw honey
-fresh grated ginger
-cinnamon
For a cold, I heat about 1 cup water in a sauce pan just below boiling, pour it into a mug and then add few tablespoons of raw honey, the juice of one lemon, and some ginger and/or cinnamon. It actually taste really good and it's really soothing on your throat.

Tea Tree Essential Oil
A friend of mine told me about this! For sore throats, I just rub this on my throat and it helps the pain quite a bit.

Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
I drink this for soooooo many reasons but one of the many many things it's good for is colds and flu so whenever I am sick I try drink several cups a day. More information on this wonderful herb here.

Apple Cider Vinegar & Honey
Mix 1 tsp of raw honey with 1 tsp of braggs apple cider vinegar and take as needed to help with coughing. For kids put it in a little orange juice to hide the taste. This was a miracle for my daughters pesky night time cough she used to get. The honey is soothing and apple cider vinegar helps break up the mucus.

Peppermint Tea, Eucalyptus Essential oil, Grated Horseradish
For sinus issues, all of these are good! Drink and inhale the tea, and the horseradish and eucalyptus just inhale until sinuses are clear. You can also rub the eucalyptus on the chest and throat, with a child just add a little olive oil to a few drops before rubbing it on.

Onion and Honey
For a cough syrup, chop and onion and put in a double boiler. Add some raw honey, just enough to cover the onion and cook on low for about an hour. As it heats up, the healing properties from the onion will be drawn into the honey. Strain the mixture and give a tablespoon or so as often as needed. This is also good for congestion.

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls (bread machine)

These taste so delicious and are so much better for you than store bought or even some of those homemade recipes that has loads of refined sugar and flour. We always make these at night and let them rest in the fridge all night and bake them the next morning for breakfast. For the Dough: -2 cups almond milk (or other non-dairy milk) -4 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil -1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla -1/4 cup honey -1/2 cup rolled oats (I've used both old fashion and quick with good results) -4 – 4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (I use fresh ground white wheat) -1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten -1 3/4 teaspoon salt -3 3/4 teaspoon yeast Filling: -3 tablespoons coconut oil melted -3/4 cup sucanat or raw sugar -1 tablespoon cinnamon Combine ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed or according to your machines instructions. Use 4 cups of flour to start. Set the dough cycle and add more flour within the first few min. if the dough is too wet. When the dough has fin...

Savory Garlic Sauce Pizza

You will be amazed at how yummy this cheese-less pizza is! When we first cut out dairy I thought cheese would be the hardest to give up but I am finding with delicious recipes such as this one, it's really not missed at all! My toddlers even loved it, they each ate 3 slices! Recipe was found here and we modified it by using our favorite whole wheat pizza dough recipe found here. -Pizza Dough (I make two medium pizzas and 1 medium loaf of bread with the best yet whole wheat bread recipe found here ) -10-12 garlic cloves -1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk -1/4 teaspoon sea salt -1 small jar sun dried tomatoes drained and soaked in water for 1 hour -Italian seasoning, basil, any other seasonings you'd like Roast garlic cloves in the oven at 375 for 30 min or until brown. When cool enough to touch, blend cloves with coconut milk and sea salt. Spread mixture out on top of prepared pizza dough (make the crust of your pizza dough slightly thicker around the edges) place the sun dried...

Pumpkin Pie

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought I would share a recipe for my favorite Thanksgiving dessert. Yummy pumpkin pie made with Sucanat. Recipe modified from Libbys website Crust: -1 cup whole wheat flour -1/2 teaspoon sea salt -1/3 cup coconut oil -3-4 tablespoons of cold water Mix flour and salt together; cut in coconut oil with pastry blender or fork till pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water at a time over part of mixture. Gently toss with fork; push to side of bowl. Form into a ball. Flatten on lightly floured surface by pressing with edge of hand. Sprinkle lightly with extra flour. Roll from center to edge between two sheets of waxed paper till 1/8 inch thick, then press into pie pan. Pie Filling: -3/4 cup Sucanat -1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -1/2 teaspoon salt -1/2 teaspoon ground ginger -1/4 teaspoon ground cloves -2 large organic eggs 1 can 15 oz. pumpkin puree 1 1/2...

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