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Natural Remedies

39 Flower Remedies for Every Emotion

posted by Annie B. Bond May 6, 2008 4:00 am
39 Flower Remedies for Every Emotion

If you are living too much in the past, maybe honeysuckle will help? Gloomy? Try some mustard flower! Flower remedies represent a combination of herbalism and homeopathy. Their main therapeutic effects are found on the emotional level. The best known flower remedies are t… more »

Resist Toxins With Herbs

posted by Annie B. Bond May 5, 2008 7:00 am
Resist Toxins With Herbs

Though your body has a built-in ability to resist toxins, it can do so for only so long. At some point, resistance fails and … more »

Quiz on 10 Herbal Remedies

posted by Lynn Behrendt May 2, 2008 1:00 pm
Quiz on 10 Herbal Remedies

Do you know your medicinal herbs? See if you can name these 10 herbal remedies. (And don't peek at the answers at the bottom … more »

Bugleweed for Hyperthyroidism

posted by Annie B. Bond Apr 30, 2008 7:00 am
Bugleweed for Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism, or overactivity of the thyroid gland, may be caused by a functioning growth or tumor, such as a benign nodul… more »

Green Girl Survives with Emergen-C

posted by Lily Berthold-Bond Apr 30, 2008 7:00 am
Green Girl Survives with Emergen-C

Let me start out by saying that I have been ridiculously tired lately; final essays have been keeping me up until all hours. … more »

Pharmaceuticals: Just Say Maybe

posted by Avery Hurt Apr 29, 2008 7:00 am
Pharmaceuticals: Just Say Maybe

An article in the Washington Post this week notes that the Food and Drug Administration has issued 14 drug advisories since N… more »

Using Essential Oils to Boost the Bath

posted by Annie B. Bond Apr 28, 2008 9:00 am
Using Essential Oils to Boost the Bath

Essential oils are natural substances extracted from flowers, herbs, fruits, trees, and grasses through a special distilling … more »

Herbs for the Adrenal Glands

posted by Annie B. Bond Apr 24, 2008 11:00 am
Herbs for the Adrenal Glands

Alternative medicine abounds in ideas about the adrenal glands and remedies for their ills. The two adrenals sit astride the … more »

Managing Weight With Herbs

posted by Annie B. Bond Apr 23, 2008 3:00 pm
Managing Weight With Herbs

An "adaptogen" is a relatively new way of describing herbal remedies commonly found in traditional medicine. A very exciting … more »

Apitherapy: Medicine Made by Bees

posted by Lynn Behrendt Apr 16, 2008 6:00 am
Apitherapy: Medicine Made by Bees

Did you know that bees, those quiet, buzzing, diligent workers that gather nectar and pollinate plants, help to provide us … more »

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

THE PULSE

If your cat or dog refused to eat the cheap food, would you run right out and buy the more expensive kind?

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters