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Honey is believed to be the first natural sweetener used. There are records of its use by cave dwellers.  But honey is a sweetener with a difference; it is the only one that offers us life-giving qualities. Honey is a ...

While there are many controversies over the value of preventive medicine, there is one thing about which government health agencies, medical authorities, and most practicing physicians agree – vaccination is the most effective method available to protect people from the ...

This past week I had my annual battery of blood tests. My birthday is in December, and so after the holiday festivities are over, usually somewhere within the first two weeks of February, it seems like a great time to ...

Chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herb. Some varieties can be cultivated as salad greens or grown for their roots – which may be baked and ground as a coffee substitute or additive. In fact, during the Civil War, chicory ...

In an extended survival scenario, food will become a primary concern; however, plants can be used more than just food. This article talks about a potentially more pressing concern in a survival situation: medicine.  Medicinally, wild plants can be helpful ...

Even the best cared for flock will sometimes have health issues. Chickens are especially vulnerable to disease where their “wilder” counterparts (ducks and geese) have better resistance. Knowing what to look for and how to treat common chicken diseases can ...

My husband and I were in Cancun when Hurricane Wilma hit. I had never been in a hurricane and was just there to relax after hand surgery the day before. We were in the tourist part of Cancun at an ...

High on the emergency preparedness list of food stockpile should be an ample supply of certain culinary herbs and spices, not necessarily for the spice cabinet but, rather, for your medicine cabinet.  The healing and regenerative properties of herbs and ...

No doctor would hide a cure from a patient, just because it was considered “alternative” medicine, but the effect is the same when doctors aren’t taught to look for cures among non-traditional healing modalities such as diet, acupuncture or homeopathy. ...