Did you know that you have some powerful medicines right in your kitchen? Herbs and spices do more than add delicious flavors and variety to meals. They are potent natural medicines. Many herbs and spices were traditionally used to preserve food, which they do well. The same properties that keep foods from becoming rancid prevent the human body from infection, aging, and a multitude of illnesses. Let’s take a look at some common herbs that you can use to create healing medicines with. Basil Beyond being an essential ingredient to pizza and pesto, basil has
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Those that grow their own herbs do so planning to use them to make their families healthier. There are several types of herbal preparations and here are some easy recipes for making them right out of your own garden. Always use glass, porcelain or enamel cooking utensils. Types of Herbal Preparations: Infusions: These are herbal teas made with the soft parts of the plant such as flowers, leaves, and soft stems. Pour boiling water over the flowers or leaves in a cup or other dish. Cover and let steep for 10-20 minutes to allow the
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Recently I wrote an article about one method of treating and quite possibly curing asthma using mutamba bark. Written as a follow-up to an article I wrote in April 2012, which was about alternate treatments for asthma, its sole purpose was to tout mutamba as a possible cure for asthma. Despite the hours of research
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Most folks know that vinegar is used in kitchen recipes, canning, and even for household cleaning and other home care.  Did you know that the acetic acid in vinegar has attributes that make it good to use for other applications, including medicinal use, personal care, and pet care? Medicinal/Home Remedies Let’s start with what matters most—our health and feeling better when we’re coming down with something or have somehow hurt ourselves.  Try the following suggestions for relief. Cough – A sprinkling of apple cider vinegar on your pillowcase or on a cloth near your head
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We are constantly reminded to take care of our bodies through proper health and exercise. We can often justify spending a little extra when it comes to our health—whether than means joining a yoga class or buying organic products. And not only do we invest our money into our health, but we also invest a
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Do you frequently feel tired or even exhausted? Is weight gain or loss becoming a significant problem in your daily life? While many factors can play into these symptoms, chances are, if you have experienced prolonged feelings like these, you may have thyroid problems. Your thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, is chiefly
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A few weeks ago I was asked by your editor to write an article about asthma. Having seen the premier of the television series Revolution, she was inspired by it and emailed me. As I am one of a growing number of people who doesn’t own a television, she had to explain the nuts and bolts of it to me. It is a great premise, actually. She writes: “This is a new series about America, fifteen years after an EMP attack takes out the power grid and all electronics. The country is divided and ruled
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Spring and summer bring warm weather and sunny days. Unfortunately, for allergy sufferers, these days are often accompanied by pollens, molds and other things that cause environmental allergies known as hay fever. Doctors often recommend taking an antihistamine (of which there are many), but sometimes that is not enough. Also, people with less severe allergies
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Weeding is one of the most tedious chores in the garden, especially if you are pulling them by hand, one at a time. It means spending hours kneeling or crouching, bent over your garden, and it leaves you with stiff, sore muscles and an aching back. What if you found out that weeds might actually
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Can you imagine traveling to a foreign country for a little liposuction, a tummy tuck, major heart surgery, cutting-edge cancer treatments, or even just a comprehensive physical? If not, then you have never considered medical tourism. This growing practice is happening all over the world. Even here in the U.S., foreign travelers arrive for medical procedures. As the trend grows with leaps and bounds, countries throughout the world are jumping to get a piece of the economic pie. Between the continued spikes in healthcare costs and the multi-millionaire insurance CEOs who figured out they can
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