When people hear about addiction, they often relate it to drug or alcohol abuse. But, there is another type of addiction and that is to food. This, in itself, comes in two forms. One is where an individual cannot stop…
Plantain is a plant that has edible leaves. It has been used for thousands of years in traditional medicine. However, despite its name, the plantain plant has no relation to the banana-like fruit called plantain. The plant is native to…
Ok, we have all had a cold sore, which always seems to appear at the worst time. It seems that everything you do makes the cold sore hurt and oh boy does it really hurt when the sore cracks open.…
If you’ve seen this plant in your backyard and wondered how to get rid of it faster, don’t rush. It may look like a weed, but you can make a powerful natural remedy from it. About Milk Thistle Milk Thistle…
Cinnamon and ginger are a perfect match, not just for their spicy taste and smell, but also for their medicinal properties. They make a dark, warming salve that heals and protects the skin. Cinnamon for The Skin Cinnamon has a…
As the saying goes, food is medicine and boy is that true. What we put inside not only provides fuel for our body but also ingredients by which the body uses to keep us healthy or cause us to be…
Cranberries are the tiny red jewels of the berry world and are an extremely popular super berry. Many people consider the small and sharp-tasting cranberry to be a fantastic superfood, and this is because they have high nutritional content and…
What do you add to your coffee? Milk? sugar? Coconut or soymilk? Or how about turmeric? Yes, really! For the longest time, putting anything but milk or white sugar in your daily coffee was akin to heresy. Now, an abundance…
Candida is a prevalent infection, but there is one super-herb that can conquer it! Introduction Candidiasis is an incredibly common infection that is caused by the presence of the yeast Candida. The fungus can live on the host's skin or…
Learning how to make herb-infused oils is just one of the first things beginners learn in herbalism. An infused oil is extracting the medicinal chemical compounds out of dry plant material by soaking it in oil. Put simply, some of…