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Marisa Tolsma

Marisa Tolsma is a certified GAPS™ coach, as well as a wife and mom of 4. Overcoming chronic health issues with diet changed her life. Her mission is to help busy people make natural living doable and fun.

The GAPS Diet for Dummies, Part 2: Our Personal Ecosystem

March 14, 2026April 30, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
The GAPS diet for dummies

Did you know that your body is like a mini planet? The GAPS diet for dummies, part 2: our personal ecosystem If you’re new to my blog, I recently began …

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Categories GAPS Diet 1 Comment

Shaving Butter Recipe

May 31, 2025April 26, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
Shaving butter recipe

Enjoy a close, smooth shave with this shaving butter recipe. Easy homemade shave butter If you’re like me, you’ve thought about what you use on your skin. You want only …

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Categories DIY Natural Living, Skincare 30 Comments

Beef Tallow Fries Recipe

May 31, 2025April 23, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
Beef tallow fries recipe

Golden, crisp, and delicious… this beef tallow fries recipe makes the best French fries ever! Beef tallow fries recipe What makes these fries so amazing? Beef tallow! That’s right. Tallow …

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Categories Recipes, Sides 13 Comments

Homemade Tallow Vapor Rub Recipe with Essential Oils

May 31, 2025April 16, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
Homemade vapor rub recipe with essential oils

This homemade tallow vapor rub recipe with essential oils smells so good and is great for rubbing on sore muscles or using with congestion. Homemade vapor rub recipe with essential …

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How to Design Product Labels in Photoshop with Free Online Label Template

September 15, 2022April 9, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
How to design product labels in photoshop

Today I’m taking you behind the scenes. I’m showing how to design product labels in photoshop. How to design product labels in Photoshop This post was a request from one …

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The GAPS Diet for Dummies, Part 1: What is Happening?

March 14, 2026April 2, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
The GAPS diet for dummies, part 1: disease starts in the gut

I’m starting a new series: The GAPS diet for dummies. The GAPS Diet for Dummies, Part 1: What is Happening? This series was an idea from one of my YouTube …

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Categories GAPS Diet 2 Comments

Beef Tallow Benefits

September 15, 2022March 26, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
Beef tallow benefits

Let’s bring this traditional fat back, and talk about beef tallow benefits. Beef tallow benefits It’s no mystery that I am a huge fan of grass fed tallow. I love …

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Categories DIY Natural Living 21 Comments

Drawing Salve Recipe

June 2, 2025March 19, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
Black drawing salve recipe tallow

This drawing salve recipe will give you a powerful natural remedy for your home first aid kit. Drawing salve recipe Nobody likes to get things like splinters, wasp stings, or …

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Categories DIY Natural Living, Remedies, Skincare 17 Comments

Magnesium for Anxiety: Natural Anxiety Relief

September 15, 2022March 12, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
Magnesium for anxiety relief

Sometimes, life gets stressful. When that happens, there’s magnesium for anxiety relief. Magnesium for anxiety Magnesium is one of my favorite things. I love how easy it is to use. …

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Getting Started with the GAPS Diet: What You Need to Know Before You Begin

March 14, 2026March 5, 2019 by Marisa Tolsma
Getting started with the GAPS diet

Thinking about getting started with the GAPS diet? Wondering what to do to get ready? Getting started with the GAPS diet For me, the GAPS diet has literally changed my …

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Marisa Tolsma Bumblebee Farmhouse Kitchen

🌻 Mom of 5 + gut wellness coach
🥣 I help families turn food into wellness

Welcome! I’m Marisa, a certified gut wellness coach and mom of 5.
I share real-life recipes, family-friendly meal routines, and practical tips to support gut wellness using simple, nutrient-dense foods rooted in ancestral traditions.
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