Herb Profile- Barberry Root Bark

arberry is noted in folk medicine as a cure for nearly every gastrointestinal ailment, lymphatics, urinary tract and respiratory infection. It has been used as a bitter tonic and antypyretic. Berberine, the primary alkaloid, is a potent antibiotic, astringent and antifungal. When taken for infections, it controls the overgrowth of candida albacans as well as functioning as a bactericide. This is a real advantage over conventional antibiotics. It also controls infectious diarrhea and increases the production of the digestive enzymes.

How to use Activated Charcoal

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Activated Charcoal powder is used medicinally as well as in incense, air purifiers and water purifiers. Its recorded use dates back to 1550 BC and it modern times is most widely used medicinally as a detoxifier and poison antidote. Activated charcoal is well known as a poison antidote as it absorbs most organic toxins, chemicals [...]

My Birth Saga- Part 10

Dr. Homebirth told me not to worry, that a good percentage of babies are breech at this point, and that the majority flip on their own well before D-day. Being the Type-A personality that I am, I was not just content to just sit around and wait for this to happen, so I asked if [...]

My Birth Saga-Part 9

Sure enough, we were expecting number 3! Once again, I didn’t know for sure that fertility had returned so I wasn’t entirely sure of the due date. This time, I approached pregnancy and birth from a whole different perspective. I was determined once again to have a wonderful birth experience, but I wondered if I [...]

Chicken Vegetable Soup

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This gluten-free, dairy-free, chicken vegetable soup is a great winter meal and is excellent at helping fight illness due to all its herbal ingredients. It is also a low glycemic and high protein meal, so it fits into my WELLNESS plan and is great for anyone trying to lose weight. Ingredients: Whole chicken or a [...]

My Birth Saga- Part 8

The midwife came back in and decided to check me again. As soon as she lifted the sheet, she realized that I was pushing, and signaled somehow to the nurse. Instantly, the tiny room filled with nurses (who I later found out wanted to see natural birth, as several had not seen it before). No [...]

My Birth Saga- Part 7

There was another one… definitely a contraction! I stayed there for a few more, concentrating on letting go and relaxing, and eventually needed to move. I got up and went to my bathroom. I was feeling the intensity of the contractions now, and while they were much stronger, they didn’t hurt so much as they [...]