Family Health: Food Poisoning

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Anne

Even if this blog is mainly about how to keep your house clean naturally, I will post the occasional health advice too.  After all, keeping your house clean is a way of caring for your family’s health, is it not?  So check out this site and what they have to say about food poisoning:

freenaturalcures.org

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Maulwürfe vertragen keinen Alkohol

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Anne

For those of you who can read German, here are fifteen tips for how to get rid of critters naturally.

Störenfried im Vorgarten: Der Maulwurf (Foto: Imago)

Es muss nicht immer die Chemiekeule sein, um Schädlinge zu vertreiben oder den Boden gut zu düngen. Oft helfen schon einfache Hausmittel. So eignet sich Kaffeesatz beispielsweise gut als Düngerersatz. Wir verraten Ihnen fünfzehn praktische Tipps für Ihren Garten.

Pflanzenschutzmittel und Insektengifte sind wirkungsvolle Mittel im Kampf gegen Schädlinge und Unkraut im Garten. Und auch für das kraftvolle Gedeihen der Blumen, Stauden und Sträucher gibt es chemische Mittel zum gießen und streuen. Der Einsatz solcher Chemikalien hat aber seine Tücken: Die allermeisten dieser Biozide und Insektizide wirken sich negativ auf das Nervensystem des Menschen aus, sind also gesundheitsgefährdend. Besonders Kinder, Allergiker und Schwangere reagieren bei Kontakt empfindlich.

Source: Hausmittel für den Garten: Tomaten halten Mücken fern

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A different story: Fighting Cockroaches Naturally

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Anne

Cockroaches are tough, as all of you who have to put up with them know.

IF you do not have children or pets that walk around the house freely, you can mix borax and sugar and put it into all the dark spots, which is where cockroaches like to hide.  But even this it might not be enough and you will need professional help.

If anyone has good ideas, ideally tried and tested, of how to get rid of cockroaches naturally, please comment !

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Fighting Critters Naturally 5 – Insects in General

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Anne

This is the last part of my mini series:

Insects

In general, you can get rid of any number of insects in your kitchen by placing loose bay leaves in your kitchen cabinets.

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Fighting Critters Naturally 4 – Centipedes, earwigs and silverfish

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Anne

And the fourth part of my mini series deals with

Centipedes, Earwigs and Silverfish

Several drops of either of the following essential oils placed in all areas that collect moisture, like damp basements, garages or cabinets that house plumbing fixtures will deter any of these critters:

  • peppermint
  • eucalyptus
  • wintergreen
  • citronella
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