Monthly Archives: November 2010
Warm Brazil Nut Milk Smoothie
Photo Credit to Nina of Veggie Wedgie Blog These days, I’m seeing more and more smoothie and protein shake recipes that are substituting nut milk for cow’s milk. One example is the Mint Chocolate and Omega 3 Protein Shake recipe … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Recipes and Food Info
Proposed Natural Treatments for Stress
The effects of stress on your health can be far-reaching. Some of the conditions often associated with stress include insomnia, high blood pressure, tension headaches, anxiety, depression, decreased mental function, and drug or alcohol abuse. Stress is known to cause … Continue reading
Filed under Stress Management
Can Salons Spread Infection?
In those days, many of the serious blood-borne diseases that plague us today—such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C —were less prevalent or did not exist. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are about 1.25 … Continue reading
Filed under Women's Health/Beauty Info
Alternative Therapies: Biofeedback
Overview Some functions in the body occur automatically, outside of conscious control (such as heart rate and blood pressure). Biofeedback is a method of making those “involuntary” processes something you can do at will. The basic method is quite simple. … Continue reading
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Suggested Uses for Hyssop Essential Oils
Hyssop, also known as the holy herb, is mentioned numerous times in the Holy Bible. Used by powerful biblical leaders, like David, Moses, Solomon, and Jesus, hyssop cleansed and purified mankind, both internally and externally. It was also used to … Continue reading
Filed under Aromatherapy
Vegetarian Chili
Photo Credit to Shanon of The Curvy Carrot Blog When the weather starts to cool down, my thoughts turn to what I refer to as comfort foods. Comfort foods are there to warm you up from the inside out and … Continue reading
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Alternative Therapies: Aromatherapy
Overview Aromatherapy is actually a form of herbal medicine. However, instead of using the entire herb, it employs the fragrant “essential oil” that is released when a fresh herb is compressed or subjected to chemical extraction. Essential oils are also … Continue reading
Filed under Alternative Therapies, Aromatherapy
Proposed Natural Treatments for Back Pain
Low back pain is one of the most common health conditions today. According to some estimates, each year nearly 15% to 20% of the United States population experiences low back problems, and as many as 80% of all adults experience … Continue reading
Filed under Pain Relief
Maple Olive Oil Apple Chips
Photo Credit to Aimee of The Dirty Gourmet Blog For the best tasting produce, one should always eat them when they’re in season and when it comes to fall, apples are definitely at their peak of flavor. When I came … Continue reading
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