We have become spoiled to modern medicine. When we have a pain or even a cold, regardless of severity, we turn to modern medicine. It is great that we have the technology, resources and financial abilities to pursue these avenues. ...
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Native American Medicine Healing Plants Everyone Should Know About
Native American Medicine When it comes to herbal remedies, many of us are familiar with the benefits of Echinacea or purple coneflower as an antibiotic, willow bark as a painkiller and aloe as a topical anesthetic and treatment for skin ...
Read More »Natural Help For Depression With These Herbs, Vitamins, And Fatty Acids
There are nearly twenty million adults in the U.S. that have depression. Nonetheless, many of them can get natural help for depression and never seek treatment. The first step toward wellness is to seek out your healthcare professional. Depression may ...
Read More »12 Natural Ways To Rid Your Home Of Spiders (No. 6 Will Do It FAST)
You probably have heard the statement that you are “always within a few feet of a spider.” Several Internet sources cite a 1995 article by arachnologist Norman Platnick as the origin of that statement, which is a myth. Spiders ...
Read More »A Homesteader’s Shocking Lesson About ‘Added Sugar’
While making plans with a farm apprentice regarding her upcoming move to our homestead and discussing room-and-board details, she let me know that she did not eat any foods with added sugar. She wouldn’t mind fixing her own meals separately, ...
Read More »9 Off-Grid, All-Natural Solutions To Depression
Depression can strike anyone, anywhere, for any reason, and without explanation. Sometimes it goes away on its own, such as in a case of “the blues” around the holidays. Situational depression is caused by a sudden, unexpected life event — ...
Read More »The Strange Truth Behind Those ‘Natural Flavors’ Labels
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “natural” as “being or composed of ingredients that are from nature and not artificial.” With that definition in mind, it makes sense that when you see the words “all natural” or “natural flavors” on a food ...
Read More »The Livestock Feed That Grows Even During Droughts
When you think of natural livestock feeding, what do you picture? A smooth, green pasture with animals grazing on grass and clover? That provides a large part of what’s needed. But trees and brush also can be valuable livestock feed. ...
Read More »Stockpiling The Medicine Cabinet For Winter: 17 Things You Better Be Storing
Wintertime is a wonderful season — full of holidays, resolutions and relaxation. However, it is also the time of the year when our immune systems are the most vulnerable. Of course, it is best to prevent illnesses, but it’s just ...
Read More »The ‘Natural’ Label On Your Food Is Baloney
Big Food is prone to slap a “natural” label on everything — from potato chips to beef jerky to gummy worms. But what does “natural” really mean? Good question – and a new short video from a Vox reporter seeks ...
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