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General-Herbs

In this series we’re discovering home remedies and herbal cures in the shapes of familiar wildflowers and plants you might have in your own back yard. This time we’ll devote our attention to bee balm, honeysuckle and calendula marigold.

Growing-Herbs

Growing herbs indoors can add an elegant appearance and fragrance to every room. Plants are nature’s air fresheners, naturally cleaning the air in their surroundings. The natural scents of fresh herbs are never overpowering and can float from room to room freshening and brightening your surroundings. Different people prefer different herbs and scents for the home, but some herbs will be a perfect fit for a specific room in the home.

Alternative health

Women’s bodies experience great changes throughout life. These complex natural processes have been stigmatized in male-dominated cultures. Women were trivialized, their thoughts and desires dismissed as the irrational products of hysteria. The very word “hysteria” comes from the Greek word for uterus.

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy has many rejuvenating aspects that include healing properties. It is a low-cost method for relaxation that promotes healing, and also invites the proper atmosphere for healing through additional herbal methods. Aromatherapy has deep roots in ancient civilizations and has evolved into a modern-day science. Along with the reduction of stress and daily tensions, aromatherapy is successfully used in the treatment of headaches, asthma related breathing problems, insomnia, menstrual cramps, depression and other mental illnesses and the treatment of muscle pain and weakness.

Nutrition

In September 2010, the Centers for Disease Control published the latest results of an ongoing telephone survey in which they ask people over 18 how much fruit and vegetables they eat every day. “State-Specific Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults — United States, 2000-2009″ reveals that only 25% of the people surveyed eat vegetables — other than French fries — three or more times a day. A survey by a market research company had similar findings. Their spokesman concluded there was nothing you could do to get people to eat vegetables. An attempt...

General-Herbs

In this series we’re discovering home remedies and herbal cures in the shapes of familiar wildflowers and plants you might have in your own back yard. This time we’ll devote our attention to bee balm, honeysuckle and calendula marigold.

Herbs for Healthy Hair

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09 Jan
2012

From the 1970s’ delightfully fragrant green stuff in the bottle with the flower-strewn goddess to today’s New Age organic products, herbal shampoos have been commercially popular since the late 1960s. But as you may have guessed, herbal hair care has been with us for thousands of years. Let’s look at natural hair care using ordinary kitchen ingredients and some herbs you may have in your yard or garden right now.

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Vegetables — Don’t Knock’em, Try’em!

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06 Jan
2012

In September 2010, the Centers for Disease Control published the latest results of an ongoing telephone survey in which they ask people over 18 how much fruit and vegetables they eat every day. “State-Specific Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults — United States, 2000-2009″ reveals that only 25% of the people surveyed eat vegetables — other than French fries — three or more times a day. A survey by a market research company had similar findings. Their spokesman concluded there was nothing you could do to get people to eat vegetables. An attempt to market baby carrots as junk food didn’t do very well. Even some nutrition experts admit they don’t like vegetables.

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- Author: jason

The Secret of Coconut Oil

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04 Jan
2012

Back in 1967 a popular creme rinse conditioner advertised itself as containing “the secret of coconut oil”. This wasn’t just an advertising gimmick. How much coconut oil they actually put in that creme rinse is debatable, but there’s no doubt that coconut oil is amazingly good for you — inside and out!

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Homemade Herbal Oils

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02 Jan
2012

Herbal oils can be used medicinally, as health and beauty products, and even as organic flavorings for healthy meals. Because these products are expensive when bought at stores and often have unwanted and unnecessary chemicals and preservatives, many people choose to make their own homemade herbal oils. Luckily, this is a very easy project and a rather inexpensive one as well.

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Growing herbs indoors can add an elegant appearance and fragrance to every room. Plants are nature’s air fresheners, naturally cleaning the air in their surroundings. The natural scents of fresh herbs are never overpowering and can float from room to room freshening and brightening your surroundings. Different people prefer different herbs and scents for the home, but some herbs will be a perfect fit for a specific room in the home.

[read more...]

- Author: jason