• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Lauren Vaknine

Wellness is not merely the absence of illness, it is a state of complete physical, mental, emotional & spiritual well-being

  • Home
  • About
  • Coaching
  • Articles
    • Health
    • Parenting
    • Home & Beauty
    • Features
    • A Day In The Life
    • Reviews & Recommended Brands
  • Podcast
  • Recipes
    • Soups
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch & Dinner
    • Smoothies, Juices & Other Drinks
    • Sweet Treats & Snacks
    • Breads
    • Salads
    • Dips, Dressings, Sauces & Spreads
  • Product Recommendations
  • Philosophy
  • Press / Talks
  • Testimonials
  • Contact

Home & Beauty

Essential Oils for Labour & Childbirth

June 3, 2019 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

  My journey with essential oils began back in 2016 when I was trying to recover from the postpartum arthritis flare-up I was in since having my son. I’d been in remission for a long time so navigating myself through a flare-up, now also with baby in tow, and with all the challenges that come…

Read More

Filed Under: Health, Home & Beauty, Parenting Tagged With: baby, birthing, birthing journey, birthing video, childbirth, doterra, doterra oils, essential oils, essential oils for birth, essential oils for childbirth, essential oils for labor, essential oils for labour, home birth, hypnobirthing, labor, labour, lauren vaknine, motherhood, natural birth, natural parenting, organic spoon, parenthood, physiological birth

10 Beginners’ Tips To Creating A Healthier & More Natural Family Home

September 25, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Are you one of the many people who would like to adopt a more natural lifestyle for your family, but the thought of it is so daunting that you don’t know where to start and shy away from it each time you think of it? If so this post is for you! It took me…

Read More

Filed Under: Front Page Articles, Health, Home & Beauty, Parenting Tagged With: clean living, conscious living, essential oils, healthy living, holistic living, how to live naturally, lauren vaknine, natural beauty, natural choices, natural living, natural options, natural parenting, organic, organic food, organic spoon

Why Our Children’s Mattresses Are Toxic, And How To Choose A Safe One

September 2, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

When I first started researching natural health options over a decade ago, to help find a natural way to remission from the Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis I’d had since I was 2, I never realised the rabbit hole it would take me down. I wanted to learn about nutrition and about how the body responds to…

Read More

Filed Under: Home & Beauty Tagged With: holistic health, lauren vaknine, natural bedding, natural health, natural living, organic, organic bedding, organic cot mattress, organic health, organic mattress, organic single mattress, organic spoon

Healthy Home Series – How To Clean Your Oven With 2 Simple Ingredients

August 14, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

When people ask what lifestyle I follow – paleo, gluten-free, Low GI, vegan, etc etc. – my answer is simple: my lifestyle is one whereby I limit our exposure to toxicity. You can read more about my reasons here, but in a nutshell, this is how I feel: We are CONSTANTLY surrounded by and ingesting…

Read More

Filed Under: Home & Beauty Tagged With: clean living, green living, healthy home, homemade oven cleaner, lauren vaknine, natural cleaning products, natural home, natural household products, natural oven cleaner, natural parenting, organic spoon, safe oven cleaner, toxin free, toxin free oven cleaner

Healthy Home Series – Homemade Wood / Furniture Polish

August 13, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

When people ask what lifestyle I follow – paleo, gluten-free, Low GI, vegan, etc etc. – my answer is simple: my lifestyle is one whereby I limit our exposure to toxicity. You can read more about my reasons here, but in a nutshell, this is how I feel: We are CONSTANTLY surrounded by and ingesting…

Read More

Filed Under: Home & Beauty Tagged With: clean living, green living, healthy home, homemade wood polish, lauren vaknine, natural cleaning products, natural home, natural household products, natural living, natural parenting, natural wood polish, organic spoon, toxin free wood polish

Healthy Home Series – Homemade Bathroom Spray

August 12, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

When people ask what lifestyle I follow – paleo, gluten-free, Low GI, vegan, etc etc. – my answer is simple: my lifestyle is one whereby I limit our exposure to toxicity. You can read more about my reasons here, but in a nutshell, this is how I feel: We are CONSTANTLY surrounded by and ingesting…

Read More

Filed Under: Home & Beauty Tagged With: clean living, crunchy home, crunchy mama, doterra, essential oils, green living, homemade bathroom spray, homemade cleaning products, homemade household products, lauren vaknine, natural bathroom spray, natural cleaning products, natural home, natural household products, natural living, natural parenting, organic spoon

Homemade Remineralising Toothpaste

August 10, 2018 by theorganicspoon 1 Comment

I cannot tell you the amount of agony that has gone into perfecting my homemade toothpaste. It seemed that no matter what route I went down, something was lacking. I had made a decision years ago to cut out fluoride due to its toxicity, so that left all conventional toothpastes out. I started buying fluoride…

Read More

Filed Under: Home & Beauty Tagged With: fluoride free, homemade remineralising toothpaste, homemade toothpaste, lauren vaknine, no fluoride, organic spoon, remineralising toothpaste, toothpaste, toxin free

Toxin Free & Cruelty Free Shampoo Bars. Guest Blog By Attitude Organic

June 14, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

  Say Hi to Shampoo Bars Have you heard of Shampoo bars yet? I know it might sound a bit strange in the first place. How could a solid bar wash your hair as good as traditional shampoo, right? Well shampoo bars have been used since the Second World War and luckily, they are coming…

Read More

Filed Under: Articles, Home & Beauty Tagged With: clean living, cruelty free, eco living, green living, health, health blogger, healthy living, holistic, holistic living, lauren vaknine, natural, natural products, nature, no plastic, no toxins, organic, organic spoon, toxin free, vegan

How To Grow Your Own Herbs At Home – Guest Post By Trago

June 11, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Throughout the centuries herbs have been used for more than just adding flavour and colour to your favourite dishes, they have been used by herbalists, apothecaries and even doctors for their healing and restorative powers… What is a herb? The Oxford Dictionary outlines a herb as: ‘Any plant where the leaves, seeds or flowers are…

Read More

Filed Under: Articles, Home & Beauty Tagged With: eat clean, eat real, food, fresh food, fresh herbs, green living, grow your own herbs. how to grow herbs, herbalist, herbs, holistic, holistic health, holistic living, lauren vaknine, natural, natural living, nature, organic, organic food, organic spoon, outdoor living, real food

Healthy Home Series – Washing Up Liquid

February 12, 2018 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

When people ask what lifestyle I follow – paleo, gluten-free, Low GI, vegan, etc etc. – my answer is simple: my lifestyle is one whereby I limit our exposure to toxicity. You can read more about my reasons here, but in a nutshell, this is how I feel: We are CONSTANTLY surrounded by and ingesting toxins –…

Read More

Filed Under: Home & Beauty, Home & Beauty Tagged With: borax, cleaning, cleanse, detox, eco living, green living, health, healthy, healthy home, holistic, holistic health, holistic living, homemade, homemade cleaning products, homemade washing up liquid, lauren vaknine, organic, organic spoon, toxin free, toxins

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m Lauren and I’m a health writer, holistic wellness coach and speaker, and at 23 months old, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Winner of Organic Food Blog

Recent posts

  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • August 2014
  • June 2014
  • July 2013
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • May 2010
  • March 2008

COPYRIGHT © 2019 Lauren Vaknine