It’s related to and often confused for blueberries, and has a time-honored role in both folk and herbal medicine. It is the bilberry, a delicious blue fruit that can be distinguished from blueberries by looking at the flesh. The ...
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No, Garlic Is Not Healthiest When It’s Raw. (Ferment It! Here’s How.)
If you’re trying to take advantage of all garlic has to offer, you have to eat it raw. Garlic contains a property called alliin, which turns into something called allicin once it’s been crushed and exposed to air. Allicin is ...
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In the first half of the 20th century, America saw a sudden increase in heart disease. The medical community was baffled and the public wanted answers, and the “diet-heart hypothesis” or the “lipid hypothesis” was born. This subsequently changed ...
Read More »The Heal-Everything Herb That Doubles As Bandages … And Toilet Paper
It was brought to the Americas by European settlers and is now considered to be naturalized to North America. The settlers, in fact, had good reason to carry it with them: It has a long list of medicinal qualities. It ...
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