I absolutely love coconut oil. It is so incredibly useful for just about anything from cooking to homeopathy. I always have a jar of it around for this reason. So, when my husband started coming down with a cold last month, I knew I had to create something quickly to help him find some relief. […]
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How to Meditate for Beginners
Meditation is something I use to help with anxiety as well as find that quiet time we all need in order to decompress from our stressful, busy lives. It can be kind of hard to do at first because with so much busyness going on in our daily lives from our jobs, traffic, electronics […]
#ad 19th Century Health and Hygiene: A history
I write a lot about health and hygiene here on Saved by Grace. Generally speaking, I like to think some of my health and hygiene related stories have advice that can be seen as timeless or old fashioned. I guess it depends on how far back you want to look. During the 19th century (the […]
Tips for Doing Yoga at Home
Thank you to Rainbeau Curves for helping me look amazing for this post on tips for doing yoga at home. Yoga is a part of my everyday life. I like to do it to relax in the evening and to start my day out right. I don’t always do it both times each day, but […]
6 Easy Things to Do Everyday for Your Health
This post is sponsored by Rainbeau Curves, a plus size active wear brand I love. All opinions are mine. With all of the information out there these days about how to be healthy, it is sure easy to get overwhelmed! You start to wonder how you will ever do them all and if you […]
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How to Create the Perfect Meditation Area
If you want to start using meditation as a way to de-stress, calm your inner worries and find your chi, you need a place to do it effectively. Sure you can do it almost anywhere, and people do, but a place to specifically do it is special and often needed. If you are trying […]
Ways to Use Activated Charcoal at Home
Activated Charcoal is something you may be seeing popping up in many health and beauty products lately. You may be wondering why you should use activated charcoal and what it can exactly be used for. Besides looking pretty cool, as most people wouldn’t think something dark and strange would have such an abundance of […]
18 Healthy Portable Snacks for Teens and Tweens
This post is sponsored by Wonderful Pistachios. All opinions and words are my own. Thank you for supporting #GivingBackPacks ! I have teenagers. This means that I am pretty much almost always grocery shopping. Just when I think I have food in my cupboard, I look and it’s gone. With so many unhealthy options out […]
Do You Know What’s in Your Food? #KnowYourYogurt
This post contains content sponsored by The Dannon Company, Inc. The opinions expressed in my post are my own. For more information on Dannon’s move toward sustainable agriculture, naturality and transparency, and non-gmo ingredients visit www.dannonpledge.com and www.dannon.com/ingredients. It used to be that I didn’t pay much attention to what was in my […]
Natural Energy Boosters
I am under the impression that being an adult requires more energy than most of us have. Between work, kids, housework, errands and fun; how do we have enough energy to make it through the day? For many people, the answer is coffee. For me, I have never really been a coffee drinker so […]
Natural Ways to Relieve Constipation
Constipation; it’s something most of us suffer from at one point or another and for some folks, it can be something that happens pretty frequently. The good news is, it can often be prevented or at least eased a bit when it happens without the use of medications both over the counter and otherwise. There […]
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5 Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Meditate
Samantha is Sharing tips on helping children learn to meditate and why it is important. Children are natural meditators. They are intensely connected to the world around them. The present moment is the only thing they care about. It’s so much easier to teach kids to meditate than adults because they are open to new […]
Avoid this summer threat!- Tips for Avoiding Heat Stroke
It seems to happen to me every summer. I forget the dangers of being in the sun too long and I end up with some minor burns and heat exhaustion. Heat exhaustion can be very dangerous, as can sunburns.The CDC estimates that 400 people die from heat stroke/exhaustion every year! To avoid this summer danger, […]
How to Work Out Comfortably When You Are Plus Sized
This discussion is generously brought to you by Rainbeau Active. Make sure you check them out on Facebook and thank them! Working out can be hard for anyone, especially when just starting out or when you have been out of the game for a while, but as a plus sized person, you may notice that […]
Natural Ways to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
I don’t sleep well many nights. There are many reasons for this but often for me, it’s due to pain or anxiety about all the stuff I didn’t get done or need to do before I can go to bed. I had to stop this cycle of non-sleep because I find that if I don’t […]
20 Delicious Protein Powder Recipes
As a diabetic and someone who likes working out, I know the importance of eating enough protein. I admit that I am not perfect when it comes to protein intake and I also hate the taste of protein powders when they come in the form of shake mixes or just added to a smoothie. I […]