Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Herbal Remedy Ingredients - Is lack of availabilty a sign of lack of demand?
Last week I went to the health food store to get supplies for my sick son. I did not want much, just some eyebright (herb or tea) to make an eyewash and some raw honey to make cough syrup. The local shop is quite a large place not like the smaller shops [...]
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Stevia - Corporate giants “discover” an ancient sugar alternative
Don’t you think it’s amazing that a substance can be used for centuries and not until two corporate giants fight over it’s use is it touted as beneficial and NEW.
This is the case with Stevia - a South American plant that has been used as a sugar alternative for hundreds of years. It is said [...]
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Herbs can harm as well as heal
I couldn’t agree more with Tina Sams’ The Essential Herbal Blog: Self Diagnosis, or Dr. Who? when she says “Is it because healthcare has become so expensive that it is out of the reach of middle America, nevermind our poor? Is it because the internet has put so much information at our fingertips that we [...]
