Cooking is not necessarily my favorite past time, but I love making different herbal and aromatherapy concoctions. Here is a wonderful substitute for talcum powder that I have been making for years. As a testimony to just how well it works, I have a little story to share: I … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
How Does Inflammation Affect Your Body?
Let’s talk about inflammation. Inflammation is the body’s natural response to damage. It is the healing process. However, if we are constantly healing—constantly inflamed—something has gone wrong and the inflammation itself can cause even more damage over the long term. … [Read more...]
Growing Healthy Kids: Meal Preparation
If you are looking for ways to interest your kids in good nutrition, try involving them in meal preparation. My older girls (ages 8 and 9) love to make fruit salads or eggs all "by themselves" (they still require some supervision, of course). It is fun to see how proud they are … [Read more...]
Peppermint Oil
Soothing, relaxing, aromatic peppermint originated in the Mediterranean and is a hybrid of the water mint and the spearmint plants. It is an ancient medicine, one of the oldest in use. The use of peppermint may date back at least as far as 3400 BC, as evidenced by the Ebers … [Read more...]
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