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Growing Herbs

“With the growing recognition of the value of herbs, it is surely time to examine the professional therapeutic use of these herbs. There are profound changes happening in the American culture and herbal medicine, ‘green medicine,’ is playing an ever-increasing role in people’s experience of this transformation.” ~ David Hoffman, past President of the American Herbalist Guild With gratitude & love, Wendy Irene

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7 Foods & Herbs to Soothe Spring Allergies

Do you associate springtime and warm weather with unbearable allergies? Instead of reaching for the drugs that make you listless, try out some of these more natural remedies to soothe your symptoms. 1) Butterbur While it sounds like something that belongs in Harry Potter, this herb appears to work as a leukotriene inhibitor, which blocks some chemicals that trigger swelling in the nasal passages. Some research shows that butterbur root is just as effective at relieving nasal symptoms as prescription drugs, but without the drowsiness.

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Homemade Caramel Apples

The morning before making these homemade caramel apples, our family visited a local U-Pick Farm. It was such a beautiful day and we had a blast. It was much more fun than I was even expecting. We didnt put a lot of pressure on ourselves to fill our buckets; we simply picked what we wanted for the upcoming week. All together we spent about an hour picking gorgeous fruits, veggies and herbs, which was …

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Recipe of the Day: Curried Carrots with Pistachios

Lately, Ive been doing a lot of reading on ayurvedic medicine. Ayruvedic medicine was developed thousands of years ago in India. It focuses on the whole body, and the main theory is that good health and wellness depend on the balance between mind, body, and spirit. Living in harmony with the universe is very important because everything is connected.