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I found a recipe for a diuretic tea made with cumin or rosemary. It calls for one teaspoon of cumin or rosemary to be added to a cup of boiling water. I admit this confuses me. Can I just use the "spice" that I have in the kitchen for cooking for this or am I really just wasting my time? I...

I just read an article about the changes being made at Whole Foods Markets. Seems like they have decided to get back to nature and concentrate on healthy food items rather than the gourmet chocolates and cheese. Yay for them!

I have been reading "Daily Om" lately. It is a book with one page inspirational thoughts. It really helps me start the day, they even have a website and send out inspirational e-mails. What are some inspirational books that you have found helpful?

I have heard that garlic is good for blood pressure, but I don't know how much you need to take, does anyone know. I also wonder is it okay to just eat the cloves or should you take something else? I can't seem to find much information about "how" to take it, just that it helps.

Does anyone know if there are any good exercises that mimic some of the techniques that chiropractors use? I use to go to a chiropractor many years ago, but I can't remember what all he did and I really feel like my back needs to be stretched in a similar way now. I just don't have the extra...

I just signed up with an online movie place and they have a great little movie called, "Chill Out with Vision." It is really a nice movie. It is just pictures of nature with meditation music. I watched it when I was stressing over work, and it calmed me down. Gave me something to focus on.

I was looking through my recipes for soaps, and I found this recipe for making soap in ice cube trays. It is a simple recipe that I use to make with my nephews when they were small. We used Mickey Mouse ice cube trays. ICE CUBE SOAP Glycerin Soap blocks Liquid food coloring Essential oils...

With the winter months, I always seem to get a bad cough which will not go away. I found this recipe for making your own cough syrup. It is really great and I usually have the ingredients on hand. Thought I would share it with you. Mix 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper, 1/4 tsp of ginger, 1 TBL...

Many years ago I purchased an aromatherapy starter kit. It had five or six bottles of essential oils. I have long since lost it, and I can't remember what those oils were. I would really like to start learning about them again, but I get overwhelmed at the store when I try to pick some oils out...

I rescued a Chihuahua mix from the local pound. He is a sweet dog but he has some issues. He barks non-stop at my grown nephews. I know it is part of his breed, but nothing seems to make him stop. I am at a loss for what to do about it or how I should act. I try to block him, and get him to...

I love making candles and I just read an article about using wood wicks. I wondered if anyone has tried that. They are suppose to crackle similar to wood in a fire and give off an aroma from the wood. I wonder if they really work.