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Articles Written By Patricia Bratianu RN PhD RH-AHG

A Beginner’s Guide To Essential Oils

A Beginner’s Guide To Essential Oils

Essential oils are not simply for pleasant fragrances. Essential oils used in aromatherapy are excellent ingredients to make into personal and home cleansers, healing remedies, and more. Let’s take a quick overview of aromatherapy: What is aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the ...

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The Very Best Fall Vegetables For Your Health

The Very Best Fall Vegetables For Your Health

Late summer and early fall provides us with an abundance of delicious choices of fruits and veggies. In addition to great taste, fruits and vegetables deliver a vast array of nutrients. The USDA’s “MyPlate” program recommends that fruits and vegetables ...

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All-Natural Weight Loss Using Low-Cost Herbs

All-Natural Weight Loss Using Low-Cost Herbs

Every day, it seems like a “new miracle herb for weight loss” is available for an outrageous price. No herb will miraculously help you to lose weight, but several herbs are valuable parts of a weight loss plan. Let’s separate ...

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Grow Garlic This Fall For Your Taste Buds — And Health

Grow Garlic This Fall For Your Taste Buds — And Health

It’s garlic time! Garlic is an unusual plant in that it is planted and harvested at the same time of the year. Many communities have garlic festivals in the early fall. They are festive events where you can learn about ...

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How To Preserve Summer Herbs For Winter Survival

How To Preserve Summer Herbs For Winter Survival

This is a terrific time of year to gather herbs for winter use. It is easy and fun. Even children can help. Stock up now and you will have the flavors and healing plants of summer this winter. Herbs may be ...

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A Beginner’s Guide To Growing Herbs

A Beginner’s Guide To Growing Herbs

I meet many people who express an interest in herb gardening, yet they have never gotten around to planting one. Often they say they do not know how to get started. What they do not realize is that medicinal herbs ...

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Backyard Weeds: 3 Hidden Healers You Never Knew Were There

Backyard Weeds: 3 Hidden Healers You Never Knew Were There

Did you know that some of the most common summer weeds and wild plants make great medicine? Summer weeds soothe the itch of summer rashes, prevent the flu, relieve swelling, and more. Some are simply packed with vitamins and minerals. ...

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8 Herbs That Can Beat Infertility

8 Herbs That Can Beat Infertility

More than 2 million couples in the United States suffer from infertility. In 40 percent of cases, the woman is the infertile partner. The male is the infertile partner in another 40-plus percent. The remaining couples suffer from both partners ...

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The 6 Best Foods For A Healthy Pregnancy

The 6 Best Foods For A Healthy Pregnancy

One of the best ways to prepare for pregnancy is to get in shape and eat healthy before you conceive. Beyond the obvious benefits of being at a healthy weight, looking good, and having ample energy, there are several other ...

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The Amazing Healing Backyard Mushroom

The Amazing Healing Backyard Mushroom

Wild turkey tail mushrooms (trametes versicolor) offer a plethora of health benefits. You can even reap the health rewards of mushrooms all year long by using dried mushrooms or by making some easy extracts. Turkey tails are abundant in many ...

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