“NATURAL PEST CONTROL” – A BRANCH BASICS SERIES Throughout this past year, we have continued to receive questions from you about healthy living in general, but inquiries about how to deal with pests in the home without the use of harmful pesticides have prevailed. In our series last year, Common Chemicals to Avoid, our initial […]
We humbly apologize for our unintentional misrepresentations about the original Branch Basics Concentrate. Everything we have said about this product is what we have believed to be true and we’d like the opportunity to share our history with this unique formula. In the early 90s, I was a desperate mother looking for something to clean […]
The holidays are coming and that sometimes means taking an airplane to visit friends and relatives. Since it is well known that airline travel presents the body with a myriad of stressors and this festive time is concurrent with the yearly cold and flu season, it is wise to be proactive and take steps to […]
Now that winter is coming, I’m looking for dishes to celebrate squash season! I love winter squashes because they are so satisfying and hearty, yet loaded with nutrition and health benefits. They are an easy way to get your carb-fix without affecting your waistline – always a good thing! The pomegranate seeds in this dish are bursting […]
A Bath Recipe to Neutralize Ionizing Radiation Exposure This salt and soda soak is a radiation-neutralizing bath designed to help you detox and to clear your system of ionizing radiation, a particularly invasive environmental factor that can devastate your immune system. A salt and soda soak is an ideal way to detox after taking a […]
Autumn is in the air and according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, fall’s onset kicks off the cold and flu season which typically peaks during the winter months. Colds and flu spread from person to person, mostly through coughs, sneezes, talking, or by touching an infected surface then transmitting it to […]
Chicken bone broth has been considered throughout history as a base for traditional healing soups in cultures around the world. The bones and meat from healthy, organic, pasture-raised chickens release an abundant array of powerful micro nutrients, amino acids, antioxidants, and minerals into the water when simmered for hours at a low temperature. The resultant […]
Optimize Your Branch Basics Cleaning Experience with Distilled Water Are you having the ultimate Branch Basics cleaning experience? We want to make sure that you do! Branch Basics is a remarkable cleaning product and stain remover, but did you know that you can optimize its performance with the use of distilled water?* If you are […]
Sunscreen and Deodorant: Convincing Myself to Try DIY Personal Care Products We all know that doing things ourselves typically saves money. But let’s face it, there’s not enough time to do everything ourselves, and we can’t always seem to make the project or product turn out as great as when left to the professionals. This […]
Why a Clean Floor Makes a Big Difference in Your Health Your shoes carry you across parking lots, through gym locker rooms, and into bathroom stalls, where they pick up E. coli (causes intestinal and urinary tract infections), Klebsiella (pneumonia bacteria), and Serratia ficaria (a respiratory tract infection bacteria).1 In addition to bacteria, your shoes […]