What pest can ruin a day in the garden or grilling out on your back porch? Well, you guessed it, the humble mosquito. These insects are most active during the late spring, summer, and early fall months. They particularly like to…
Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) is an herbaceous flowering plant of the buttercup family. It often thrives in the woodland in North America and is a popular herbal medicine for many centuries. It is widely used in treating menstrual and menopausal…
Once established, lavender is super hardy and can handle a bit of neglect (such as forgetting to water it occasionally). Luckily, lavender is relatively easy to grow from cuttings, especially compared to germinating lavender seed, which so far, I haven’t…
By combining elderflower with a probiotic you get to consume two healthy foods at once, plus the elderflower adds a lovely subtle flavor. The recipe I am going to show you today blends elderflower with milk kefir grains, one of…
Acid reflux is described as being an uncomfortable sensation in the chest, throat, and mouth that occurs after a meal and often triggers a cough, hoarseness, or sore throat. This is a definition of what acid reflux can feel like,…
Did you just start eating healthy foods and instead of getting an extra spring in your step, you find that you are suffering from joint pains, mental fatigue, gut problems, and a range of other symptoms? There may be an…
Foraging is a great hobby and life skill that anyone can learn. It can be done with family, friends, or by yourself. Foraging is one of the best ways to reconnect with nature. While foraging is easy to learn it…
In the Outlander series, a WWII combat nurse called Claire, who travels back in time to 1743, must apply her 20th century medical knowledge while at the same time, she must often make-do with what is on hand or in…
Sweet violet (Viola odorata) is one of the hundred species of violets identifiable by its sweet scent. Its fragrance is regarded as one of the most beautiful aromas in the plant kingdom, which paved its popularity in perfume production. This…
