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Herbal Remedies for Children

Herbal Remedies for Children   Guest Post by Western Botanicals Herbal treatments for children are often an inexpensive and safe way to treat colds, flu, fever, and other common illnesses. In fact, natural remedies are in many ways preferable to their manufactured counterparts as they are often gentler on the body and when correctly used, much more effective. Children's bodies are far more sensitive to herbs than adults, and they also respond much more quickly to them. With some brief study of herbal use, parents can safely and effectively treat their children's basic sicknesses and discomforts. Western Botanicals' Herbal First Aid List contains a comprehensive list of herbs that can be used to treat infection, sickness, and injury. All of these herbs...

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Cold & Flu Prevention and Natural Remedies

Winter brings cold & flu season with it, mostly because people are indoors more, and germs get trapped inside close quarters rather than circulating, having less Vitamin D in the form of sunlight, and because of all the holiday junk food people eat, which lowers their immune system.  An Ounce of Prevention Preventing colds & flu means taking good care of your body.  Excess sugar and processed foods will surely lower your immune system and feed viruses, so lay off those.  Add in extra Vitamin C and D, and make sure to get enough Vitamins A & E through food.  Drink lots of water, and lay off sugary beverages and excess alcohol. Your lymph system doesn’t naturally drain itself- it...

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Winter Skin Care Tips — Part II

With the weather getting colder and colder by the day, you might find it difficult to keep your skin from cracking and drying out. In a previous post, we provided you with several tips that can help you keep your skin healthy and hydrated, so be sure to catch up on that information if you haven’t yet read it. In today’s post, we’ll continue to provide you with tips that can help you maintain glowing, healthy skin during the winter months. If you’re looking for natural skin care products online that can help you protect your skin from cracking and flaking, then take a look at our extensive catalog when you’ve finished reading this post! Use Natural Sunscreen  You should...

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More Eco Friendly Living Tips From Green Tidings

Green Tidings aims to be your go to supplier of all natural bodycare products, from aluminum free deodorants, all natural lip balms and beyond. We also love to share tips on how to be more environmentally friendly. Read on to learn more about how you can be more eco friendly in your day to day life. Stop Buying Bottled Water Drinking water is an important part of staying healthy in all climates. As we’ve discussed in our previous blog post, drinking water is incredibly important to staying hydrated and healthy during hot temperatures. It’s just as important to your overall health in more temperate and cooler temperatures as well, and it’s because of this that many people have a tendency...

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Eco Friendly Living Tips From Green Tidings

At Green Tidings, we offer a variety of all natural bodycare products from deodorants to lip balms and beyond. We also love to provide you with tips on how to live a greener life, as we’ve done so many times before. In part one of this blog post, we’ll share a few more tips for eco-friendly living. Shop today and receive free shipping on your entire order! Paper Or Plastic? Try Canvas! When it comes to shopping at grocery stores, we’re almost always asked to pick between paper and plastic bags. People who choose to make the better choice of the two usually opt for paper bags, though in recent years, there’s become a third choice that’s growing in popularity....

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