Natural Ways to Spring Clean
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- Bren. N.D. "Natural Homemade Laundry Detergent." Revised March 10, 2023. https://brendid.com/grade-a-laundry-detergent/
- Environmental Working Group. 2023. "EWG's Quick and Dirty Guide to Spring Cleaning" https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/03/ewgs-quick-and-dirty-guide-spring-cleaning
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- Sherwood, Alison. 2023. "Guide to Natural Cleaning." WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-guide-to-natural-cleaning
- TruEarth. N.D. "Dryer Balls vs. Dryer Sheets: Which are Better?" https://www.tru.earth/Dryer-Balls-vs-Dryer-Sheets
Barbarian Food
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- Khoo, Hock Eng, et al. 2017. "Anthocyanidins and Anthocyanins: Colored Pigments as Food, Pharmaceutical Ingredients, and the Potential Health Benefits." Food & Nutrition Research; 61(1): 1361779. doi:10.1080/16546628.2017.1361779
- Badaracco, Christina. 2019. "Health Benefits of Rhubarb." https://www.aicr.org/resources/blog/health-benefits-of-rhubarb/
Strawberry Rhubarb Pancakes
- The Pure Life. N.D. https://thepurelife.ca/fluffy-rhubarb-pancakes/
Dew of the Sea
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- Mahr, Susan. N.D. "Rosemary, Rosemarinus officinalis." University of Wisconsin-Madison: Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension. https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/rosemary-rosemarinus-officinalis/
- Nieto, Gema, et al. 2018. "Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, L.): A Review." Medicines (Basel, Switzerland); 5(3): 98
Decomposing for Health
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- Winkler, John, and Sanjoy Ghosh. 2018. "Therapeutic Potential of Fulvic Acid in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases and Diabetes." Journal of Diabetes Research; 2018: 5391014. doi:10.1155/2018/539101
Benefits of Volunteering
- Adams, Bethany. 2021. "When You Volunteer to Help Animals, You Help Yourself." https://www.humanesociety.org/news/when-you-volunteer-help-animals-you-help-yourself
- Mogilner, C., Chance, Z., & Norton, M. I. 2012. "Giving Time Gives You Time." Psychological Science; 23(10), 1233–1238. doi:10.1177/0956797612442551
- National Institute of Health. 2018. "The Power of Pets: Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interactions." https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets
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