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Garlic is an herb that we always have on hand, usually in several different forms. From garlic powder, garlic salt and minced garlic for culinary uses to fresh garlic for cooking and health uses- garlic has a plethora of uses. History of Garlic Use: According to Mountain Rose Herbs: “Garlic has been used medicinally, and [...]

Cellulite seems to be one of those problems that plagues many women these days. Based on the number of times remedies for cellulite appear in women’s magazines and websites, I’m guessing that this is also a problem we still haven’t solved. Most sources agree that the dimpled appearance of cellulite occurs due to problems/imbalance in [...]

Conventional wisdom (at least for the last few decades) says that saturated fat and cholesterol are bad for you and contribute to heart disease…. but what does the evidence say? How it Began… The fear of saturated fat began in the 1950s when Ancel Keys published a paper supposedly linking saturated fat/cholesterol with rising rates [...]

I’ve been self-testing an innovative new way (inspired by a very old way) of reducing stress and improving sleep lately and I now feel like I have enough personal data to pass on my results to you. Basically, there is a simple thing we can do each day that helps keep stress levels (and cortisol [...]

It turns out that for all the childhood fear and drama about organ meats, they are actually good for you. If you aren’t already eating liver, you should be! The objection I get most often, including from my mother-in-law, is that liver is the filter organ, so it contains toxins and is bad for you. [...]

There is something incredibly relaxing about a warm bath, and these homemade salt bath fizzies take the relaxation up a notch! I loved bath fizzies when I was younger, but have avoided them lately because store bought versions tend to contain artificial ingredients like fragrances and dyes. These homemade bath fizzies are a great solution! [...]