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Five Reasons You Should Be Oil Pulling (REPOST)

January 11, 2018

Photo credit: Organic Lifestyle I type this long overdue post with a mouth full of fractionated coconut oil and cannot help but chuckle. Coconut oil has had a surge of popularity recently and “oil pulling” is just one of the many ways it can be used in your everyday life. Read More

Introducing The Gluten Free Chef’s Natural Product Challenge | Pure Haven Essentials 

September 5, 2017

I am pleased to announce the Pure Haven Essential Challenge I was introduced to Pure Haven Essentials through Rochester, NY based Pure Haven Essentials Consultant Heidi Jarvis. Heidi was a vendor at The 2016 Rochester Makers Market at 540WMain Learning Academy (our headquarters) as well as this year’s Rochester Gluten Read More

DIY Organic Shea Butter Eucalyptus Deodorant

June 28, 2016

My odyssey into the land of DIY all natural lifestyle products with this super effective shea butter based deodorant that came together by accident. After months of using my simple DIY Organic Coconut Peppermint Deodorant I finally ran out of it and the ingredients to make more. For the past few weeks I’ve been Read More

What Is Oil Pulling?| 5 Reasons You Should Be Oil Pulling

February 16, 2016

Photo credit: Organic Lifestyle I type this long overdue post with a mouth full of fragtionated coconut oil and cannot help but chuckle. Coconut oil has had a surge of popularity recently and “oil pulling” is just one of the many ways it can be used in your everyday life. Read More

DIY Organic Lemon Peel All-Purpose Cleaning Spray

January 13, 2016

I’m loving our new DIY series. The more organic all natural lifestyle products I create, the better I feel about my health and the earth. Let’s be honest. All the sprays, chemicals, and treatments we use every single day end up in our rivers, lakes, streams, and ultimately our food Read More