How To Make Your Own Natural Sweetener for Diabetes
If you are wanting to make your own natural sweetener at home, I’m going to show you how to make date syrup. Dates can be traced back to around the time of 5000 BC and are a staple in the…
10 Herbs That Kill Viruses and Clear Lungs
With the way things are in the world today, it’s no wonder we’re all looking for ways to stay healthy. Keeping your immune system in great shape is always good, but it’s a good idea to know what to do…
Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is in the same group of peppers as jalapeños and bell peppers. It is widely used in cooking in many countries. Common names include Bird’s Beak and Cow Horn, Guinea, Mad, or Spanish Pepper. This medium-hot…
Foods and Herbs to Avoid When You Have Diabetes
Having a medical condition that requires special diets frustrates us a lot. We cannot enjoy food as much as we want to, and we have to limit ourselves to foods that we do not even like. It’s exasperating and annoying.…
DIY Anti-Cellulite Body Cream
Cellulite is fat deposits under the skin of the thighs, abdomen, buttocks that cause the skin to have a dimpled appearance. This recipe has three citrus fruits as active ingredients because they are fresh, vital, and uplifting. About the Ingredients…
Healing Herbs You Can Smoke
Most people are well aware of medicinal herbs and know they can be eaten, steeped as tea, and turned into tinctures and salves. Did you know that you can also smoke many herbs? When these herbs are heated to the…
50 Ways to Use Yarrow
Yarrow is an easy herb to find and something that many herbalists keep in their stockpile. It’s useful for its use in blocking bleeding, toning skin, treating cold and flu, reducing blood pressure, improving circulation, and reducing fevers, among other…
The Best Flowers to Attract Beneficial Insects to Your Garden
Insects often make people cringe, especially when they see them in their gardens. We have the misconception that most insects are bad and only harm our plants. However, there are beneficial insects that you need to have in your garden.…
Cottonwood
Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera), also known as Balm of Gilead, or Balsam Poplar is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to northern parts of North America. The scent of the fragrant buds in spring is extremely welcome after long months of northern…