I once spent more than $60 on a tube of face wash. There, I admitted it – but I’ll also admit that now I spend less than a $5 to get the same results. I’m making my own stuff now, and surprisingly enough, it puts the junk I used to get from the store to
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Exfoliation is not a primary preparedness worry, but I’m vain. I want to look good while I’m growing my own food, distilling my own water, and otherwise living off the land. To buy something from the beauty aisle would be cheating – but making my own stuff is fine. Body scrubs are one of the
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Deodorant. It’s the one toiletry most of us won’t do without – after all, who wants to stink? Not even our ancestors put up with nasty body odor. Early commercial deodorants ate through clothes they were so strong, but people enthusiastically put them on to avoid smelling foul all day. Unfortunately, even modern deodorants still
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Our ancestors were not hairy, unshaven beasts. The modern trend for smooth legs and shaved armpits dates back to the pre-Christian era, when hairlessness was a sign of socio-economic status. Wealthy types would use everything from pumice to tweezers to creams to scrape, pluck, or dissolve away unwanted hair from head to toe. Regional preferences
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Migraine headaches affect 30% of women and 20% of men. They are different than common tension headaches. A migraine is severe pain on one or both sides of the head, and the pain is throbbing rather than constant. You may have other symptoms before, during, or after the migraine, including visual disturbances, nausea, and vomiting.
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Menopause naturally occurs when a woman’s reproductive cycles come to an end. Treating women by hormone replacement with manufactured synthetic estrogen and progestins has been the standard for many years. There are more natural treatments that can be used instead of these synthetic ones, and with less risk of breast cancer and heart disease, too.
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In all God’s of amazing creation, nothing can match the majestic complexity of the human brain. A materialistic theory of evolution falls flat when it comes to explaining human intelligence – it simply is not possible to imagine something capable of such incredible feats of creativity and comprehension emerging magically from a stew of randomly
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There are two plants that are known as chamomile—German Chamomile (which is the most popular) and Roman (or English) Chamomile. Though belonging to different species, they are used to treat the same conditions. Both have been used to treat frayed nerves, various digestive disorders, muscle spasms, mild infections, and a range of skin conditions. Other
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Marigold has been highly valued by herbal healers of centuries. In most herbal reference works it is called calendula, its Latin name, so the two names are interchangeable. However, for the purpose of this article, we’re strictly speaking in reference to the calendula variety of marigold, or what are also known as “pot marigolds.” Marigolds
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Onions, a member of the allium family, are related to leeks shallots, garlic and scallions. Smelly though they are, they have been used for centuries for their remarkable healing properties. Asian cultures, Egyptians, Romans, and ancient Greeks revered onions. They believed these globes helped to fight infection, relieved indigestion, eased joint discomfort and many other
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