I was reading the Urban Homestead  and there was an entry about a drink called switchel. Here are the ingrediants...

Switchel

8 cups pure filtered water
1 cup raw honey
½ cup raw organic apple cider vinegar
½ cup black strap molasses
½ tsp. Ground ginger

So sounds pretty good and pretty interesting and right up my alley.  But I am concerned about the molasses because i am prone to UTIs.

What do you guys think?

Btw - Here and here are pretty good explanations of what it is for.  Like natural gatorade that seems less expensive than coconut water.

I have a couple of SIgg's and one of them persistently smells like dirty gym socks at the end of the day. I have contacted SIgg and they have been of no help. So I am come to you fine people to ask: How the heck do you clean your Sigg? I know they have tablets meant for that purpose but those are out of my budget and I am looking for something a little more natural.

In the past I've done fruit, veg and water detox programs that worked really well. During those detoxes I got the classic film in my mouth as my body was getting rid of the bad stuff. That soon subsided as I continued eating fruit and veggies and lots of water.

Well, I am 32 weeks pregnant and I have that film in my mouth again. I feel though that this is from eating improper foods and my body is lacking something. I try to eat a balanced variety, and I'm increasing my water intake, as well as taking my prenatals vitamins daily.

Has this happened to any of you? Any suggestions to get rid of that filmy feeling? I brush regularly as well, but that doesn't seem to work. Any thoughts as to what I may need to eat more of or less of?

TIA

I feel like this must be in the memories somewhere, but I couldn't find it, so if anybody can point me to it, that would be much appreciated.

I'm curious about the differences in the health effects of various kinds of less-processed sugar. I'm trying to wean myself off of refined white sugar, and trying other alternatives. I'm definitely not interested in chemical sweeteners (splenda, aspartame, etc). I know Stevia is a popular no-calorie sweetener, but it's definitely got a slightly different taste, so I'm starting with the ones that are actual sugar. I'm curious about things like natural cane sugar, turbinado sugar, "sugar in the raw," and Sucanat. I like the flavors of these, but I'm wondering if there really is a difference to your body between these and refined white sugar. It's not a calorie thing so much as whether or not there's a difference in how your body processes the sugars.

Can anybody help me out with this, or point me to a good resource. I'm not great at finding things on google.
Thanks!

I have a sigg bottle but I can't pour into it without a funnel. I'm not sure if it's because I'm blind so pouring may not be my best skill, or if the hole is just too darn small. Anyway, I'm trying to pour iced tea out of a pitcher. I'm wondering if the mouth of the klean kantine is wider and if you can pour directly into it? I assume it is because it says it can fit ice cubes. I am trying to be more earth friendly by using less plastic bottles of arizona iced tea. Plus, if I brought my own to work I'd save money and it would have less sugar.

moar funny pictures

I made this 8D

I've recently been doing a bit of sprouting. I've done alfalfa, lentils and mung beans. They're so yummy! I'm concerned by some things I've read though, about toxic sprouts and bacteria and other scary stuff. I know kidney beans are toxic when sprouted and that alfalfa is (debatebly) not that great for you and I know you're supposed to rinse them in the sprouting process but that's about it! I just use take-away containers. I've tried reading up on it a bit but I sort of couldn't make sense of it all.
Are there certain times in the sprouting proccess that you're not supposed to eat them? I read that there are. Can I just sprout away and eat them whenever or do I have to sterilise things and faff about a lot?
Does anyone have any good links or advice?
Thank you!

is there ANY legit place online to purchase sigg bottles from!? :(

She is just too adorable...

• 14:34 Had a dream I was pregnant. #
• 15:00 Have a feeling my mom's still being a bitch. #
• 15:08 Yep, she is. #
• 17:02 I'm so mad at Charlie right now. Seriously. #
• 21:55 Just walked past a table for a sex worker's conference. I love this city. #
• 23:47 Chocolate fondue and lovely wine. near Geja's #
• 00:36 Just had wonderful chocolate fondue and wine at Geja's. #

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hello, 
so i've been reading up on the ocm and i noticed a lot of people started off with olive oil and castor oil, with a hint of tea tree or jojoba. oh yeah a little bit about me, i've never had a clear day of skin in my life, tried prescribed things never worked, i'm medium coloured of hispanic origin and i'm 25 years old... well past teenage acne years. i also drink a lot of water  hot & cold and hardly eat fried oily foods, i eat a lot of noodles and rice, and maybe should eat more raw foods. i also stopped wearing make up which never really covered anything around 3 months ago.


so i was wondering if, i who have a crazy oily and acne /scar covered face can start off with these oils.
-hazelnut
-evening primrose
-rice bran
-brazil nut

and maybe
-tea tree
-camellia

afterthought of 
--jojoba, since i see it used a lot for after the process

i'm also not sure about when people say 80%, 20% and etc. is that divided up into how many drops you put or ?? sorry, i never took chemistry and i'm terrible at math. advice on how not to mess up royally would be awesome. 

has anyone used those oils before? i tried to look for other oils in the tags, but like i said olive, castor and jojoba were the common ones. thanks a lot! :)

Today we had another birthday party to go to (Sooo many this summer!). Wrapping paper is a huge waste, so are paper bags and tissue paper. It all gets thrown away. I hate using it. I use cloth for everything else so I wanted to try something that would be reusable for gift bags also. I used to use old newspapers but since our paper is online now, we don't get them anymore.

I got a big pack of canvas tote bags, less then $1 each. (That's cheaper then gift bags!) And used my iron on transfers and printer to make a gift bag for the child. In this case it was a 3 year old girl who loved Strawberry Shortcake and since I had a recent photo of her - I added her to the bag. The child LOVED her bag - better even then her gift. lol

And it will last forever.

You can do this for anyone - just design the bag to fit them by age/event/hobby etc. I already had a gift but next time we have a party I plan on filling it with craft supplies or items for in the car. Or for adults it could be filled with organic treats. :-)

I plan on doing this for everyone from now on!


( Here's a pic of the bag! it's so cute! :-) )

Hi all!

I'm wanting to make my own spaghetti sauce tonight, but I have a question about sterilizing my (brand new) jars.

I've read about the special pots you can get for jars, but I was curious if you could just submerge them in any regular pot and boil them.

Any advice you have on this subject would be great! I do know about having brand new lids...

TIA :)