GPAC Warming Sugar Scrub

If you have tired hands, sore muscles, this Warming Sugar Scrub is perfect. You can make it with items you probably have in your pantry. At the end of this day you can use this rub on your hands, knees, calves, shoulders, tired feet... just no where near open skin, your eyes, mucous membranes. Really, just use common sense. If you wear contacts, use gloves to rub this onto sore muscles, but don't use it on your hands. Don't put it up your nose, or use it on sensitive areas, open skin... you get my point? Let's just put it this way, I use this on my hands, and on sore muscles- you should use it at your own risk. I am not responsible for how your skin may react to it, as I am not a doctor. Am I safe to continue? Read on.

Elderberry Syrup

 I kept putting off making elderberry syrup this season until my girls got sick this weekend. Nothing like a little motivation from sick kids. I have purchased commercial elderberry syrup and I truly believe that it helps shorten colds and  the flu around here. This HERE is the syrup I have purchased before. I haven't used it as a prophylactic, but will be doing so this year. I use honey to make this but my girls are all at the age where they can have honey. I wouldn't give it to babies. It's sweet, you can put it in teas or on top of pancakes, though it's not thick.