An Immune Tonic for the Little Things that get you down With covid-19 bearing down on us, we are faced with the question, once again, of how to maintain our integrity against an array of invasive micro-organisms. Allopathic Medicine Falls Short In answer to this, modern allopathic medicine has largely abandoned natural substances with their […]
What are the symptoms of Coronavirus covid-19? Fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat and trouble breathing are some of the most common symptoms of the novel Coronavirus, covid-19. “It can be more severe for some persons and can lead to pneumonia or breathing difficulties,” the World Health Organization says. “More rarely, the disease can be […]
Ma Haung The news media continues to release alarming reports of the perilous results of people using commonly used herbs. One campaign has been aimed at Ma Huang, Ephedra sinensis, (or Ephedra sinica), one of the oldest herbs employed in Chinese herbal medicine. It is a gymnosperm, which means its “leaves” are actually needles as […]
Kombucha One of the controversial new health fads is a fermented beverage known as kombucha (kom BOO cha). According to reports, millions of Americans are drinking it daily. It can be “brewed” at home in a week by making a sweetened tea with green tea (or black tea) and adding a SCOBY. What is a […]
Surviving The Holidays As we enter the holiday season we sometimes brace ourselves for the highest stress times of the year. At a time when the days get shorter many animals cozy up in their burrows to contemplate or just snooze. Unfortunately, social responsibilities call for us to leave our cozy nests to fight traffic […]
Self-Heal, Prunella vulgaris, is a flowering member of the mint family long used in herbal medicine and more recently as a flower essence. It is a perennial herb found throughout Europe, Asia and North America, as well as most temperate climates. Other common names include: Self Heal Woundwort All-Heal Blue Curls Brownwort Brunelle Carpenter’s Herb […]
Sacred Native Plants San Diegans share the temperate climate we love with some fascinating native plants with a rich history in herbal lore. Sages Various sages grow from coastal areas to the mountains, covering entire hillsides in some areas around Ramona. The most common of this group of aromatic herbs are white sage, Salvia apiana, […]
Sleepytime Herbs Surveys show that as many as one third of all adults in the U.S. have trouble sleeping. This may involve trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep or with the depth of sleep. This problem in often compounded by taking barbiturates or the valium family drugs (benzodiazepines), like xanax, which can become habit forming.
Did you know we have discovered powerful techniques for creating radiant health, happiness, prosperity, peace and flow in our lives and relationships with pieces of our planet – crystals and stones? There are thousands of crystals and healing stones in our world! Ancient cultures such as the Egyptians, Sumerians and Mayans held crystals and stones […]
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