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Ok -- I don't like my herbal tea THAT herbal!86

The Healing Properties Of Chamomile Tea

Ok -- I don't like my herbal tea THAT herbal! If there is one ingredient that should always be in the medicine cabinets of an alternative healer, that one ingredient should be chamomile tea. It really...

7 comments    tea herbal tea chamomile
Strawberries that You Should Not Overlook89

An Introduction to the White Alpine Strawberry

This is an introduction to the White Alpine Strawberry, a variety that is often overlooked by the American public when they think of strawberries. For the serious gourmet or gardener, this is a great beginning in getting to know the subtle and wonderful differences in strawberry varieties.

4 comments    teeth whitening strawberry plant
MicheleT profile image78

Tea Tree Oil for Head Lice

Kick your shoes off, grab a cup of hot tea or coffee, and let's talk about head lice.... Comfy yet? Good. Has your child ever come home with head lice? If so, you'll love the inexpensive, natural remedy I'm...

32 comments    olive oil essential oils
Everyday Common Folk Remedies73

Confessions of a Cajun Traiteuse - Faith Healer - Part I

Trained by a Cajun Great Grandpere I learned in childhood common folk remedies. Some of them I've seen work, some not. Come explore with me, a few of these "cures."

2 comments    health remedies natural remedies
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Confessions of A Cajun Traiteuse - Saving Seeds and Making Wine Part II

As I continue to share inside stories of my journey as a child Cajun traiteuse, I've thought a lot about everything that this entailed, and wrestled with what I was taught to tell others and what don't you...

4 comments    alternative medicine seeds seed
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Truth or Consequences? -- Old Wives' Tales.

In working with medical clients, academic students, and amateur and professional athletes, I have found a substantial amount of misinformation existing about a variety of subjects. A certain amount of this...

7 comments    health family religion
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Garlic in Cooking and Medicine

Garlic is a great herb to cook with but did you know that this herb has also been used for thousands of years as a medicinal herb?

3 comments    health garlic herb
Larry R Miller profile image64

Skin Health and Folk Remedies

A nutritious diet, and eliminating bad habits, can promote a glowing complexion, a lack of wrinkles and a healthy spine The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience...

0 comments    health skin wrinkles
Closeup of a virus83

Prevention to Cure a Common Cold

If I have been exposed to cold viruses, I eat hot spices, because their oils fill he areas of the cell membranes that accept viruses...

2 comments    health family children
A glass of cider vinegar tonic ... hold your nose.  86

Heal Yourself With Cider Vinegar

A glass of cider vinegar tonic ... hold your nose. Apple-cider vinegar, most commonly called cider vinegar, has been one of the folk remedies that seem to have more going for it than just tradition and...

2 comments    apple cider vinegar folk remedy
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