Health benefits of stinging nettles include relief from seasonal allergies and inflammation; support for kidneys, heart, and immune health.
CBD Oil Uses and Benefits
If you know me very well, then you also know that marijuana is not my herb of choice. Undoubtedly, cannabis is a sacred plant, and its uses for healing are many. And it’s been disrespected and abused, as well. I have resisted talking about it long enough; cannabis just has too many useful properties to […]
Coffee is a Con Artist
Oh sure, coffee offers an amazing aroma, beautiful flavor (if you’re lucky), the comforting feel of that warm mug in your hands on a cold day… Or the frosty goodness of a heavily creamed, sugared, and iced glass on a hot summer afternoon… The promise of open eyes, fewer clouds in your brain, and maybe […]
How Modern Agriculture Practices are Affecting Human Gut Health
If you’re eating commercially raised meat, eggs, or dairy products, you are consuming low doses of antibiotics every day, which destroys your gut health.
Tomatoes are Fruit (Technically, They’re Berries)
But the FDA says Ketchup is a Vegetable. Hmmmm… Ah, the tomato, both tasty and sentimental. Here in Texas, there’s an unwritten law requiring the consumption of tomatoes each and every day. How would we survive without salsa, or ketchup, or spaghetti? The tomato originated in South America, was brought back to Europe by Spanish […]
Chronic Pain: Nutrients for Natural Relief
According to Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical’s National Pain Survey conducted in 1999, “An estimated 50 million Americans live with chronic pain caused by accident, disease or disorder. An additional 25 million people suffer from acute pain” (Weiner, “Pain Issues: Pain is an Epidemic.”) Lower-back pain, bone/muscle pain, arthritis, and fibromyalgia are the most common complaints, according to […]
