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Did you know that a pine tree’s needles contain more Vitamin C than fresh orange juice? In fact, native North Americans drank tea made from pine needles for centuries to both prevent illness and to treat coughs and colds. The ...

I bet you really enjoy those hot showers in the winter, but did you know you could be causing your skin to dry out? Winter is coming, and with it months of dry skin and chapped lips. We all know ...

Many people make a face when the subject of eating liver is discussed, convinced that no one should consume it. But what they don’t know is how easy liver is to make delicious and how nutritious it really is. Looking ...

My great-grandfather was a logger in Michigan during the 1890s. It was tough, physical labor, and his physical condition was excellent. There are descriptions of lumberjacks having muscles like ropes on their backs. He ate locally sourced foods, both vegetable ...

If you want to stay well this fall and winter, it is important that you take steps now to support the health of your immune system. Include mushrooms in your diet regularly so that you can reap their benefits. Mushrooms ...

Diet trends tend to come and go, but a recent one with staying power is the Paleo diet. With its promises of improving your metabolism, your heart health, your blood sugar and your weight, the Paleo diet focuses on foods ...

Our country has been smeared with ads claiming that calcium is the fix-all for healthy bones, so dairy has been the go-to answer for generations. One would expect, then, that the “got milk” campaign would have osteoporosis, the degeneration of ...

You may think goldenrod is good for nothing more than causing allergy flare-ups and looking pretty. But what is simply an annoying weed to many actually has a long history of being a healthy, medicinal plant. In fact, goldenrod tea ...

As people increasingly seek healthy diets and lifestyles, many are also looking to herbs as a way to support their health naturally. We are currently in a time of rediscovering the wisdom of our ancestors and realizing that herbs can ...

In India and many parts of southern Asia, the neem tree is fondly called “nature’s drug store.” It has been extensively used in traditional Ayurvedic and homeopathic medicine for many centuries, and to this day it remains the go-to herb ...