If you’ve been told that you have “high blood pressure,” aka, “hypertension,” you’re not alone. The CDC says that more than 75 million people in the U.S. alone have it. There are many reasons why you may have it, and ...
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How To Know If Your Store-Bought Aloe Vera Gel Is Fake
Why buy bottled Aloe vera Gel when you can grow your own plants? This is the question that most people ask when they first hear of bottled Aloe vera gel. Why would I buy it when I can grow my ...
Read More »Stockpiling The Medicine Cabinet For Winter: 17 Things You Better Be Storing
Wintertime is a wonderful season — full of holidays, resolutions and relaxation. However, it is also the time of the year when our immune systems are the most vulnerable. Of course, it is best to prevent illnesses, but it’s just ...
Read More »The 1800s Pain-Relief Plant That Doctors Used
Every time we are afflicted with a headache, hangnail or even the common cold, most of us simply pop down to the local drugstore and pick up an over-the-counter remedy. But chemical-induced drugs aren’t always best for us, and we ...
Read More »How I Healed An Open Wound Without Stitches
While working on my master herbalist degree, my German shepherd mixed breed dog named Ginger ended up with a tumor on her leg. The tumor grew to the size of an orange and was located in the middle of her ...
Read More »Home Remedy For A Heart Attack?
As a Girl Scout, I took first-aid classes and practiced CPR on the inflatable dummies. We were taught that CPR had the ability to bring someone back to life after a heart attack. It does, and I never thought I’d ...
Read More »DIY: A Heal-Anything, Indoor Herbal Tea Garden
What could be better than curling up with a nice hot cup of herbal tea when the weather turns brisk? I’ll tell you what – curling up with a nice hot cup of tea that you cultivated and prepared yourself! ...
Read More »5 Home Remedies That Kept Our Ancestors Healthy Year-Round
The story of America in the 1700s and 1800s includes immigrants and settlers who came here from all over the world, bringing their traditional clothing, ideas, inventions, food, and, of course, their home remedies. Immigrants tend to get absorbed into ...
Read More »Immune-Boosting ‘Miracle Herbs’ Your Ancestors Used
Before there were flu shots, vaccinations and antibiotics, our ancestors had no alternative other than to rely on herbs for healing, treatment and prevention. This isn’t to say that herbs are ineffective, although modern medicine has pushed many of them ...
Read More »4 Simple, All-Natural Steps To Rebuilding Your Gums (That Don’t Involve The Dentist)
It’s common for people these days to have issues with their gums. Many people have been told that their gums are “withering away” or thinning, and even have tooth loss as a result. One young woman I spoke with in ...
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