When spring and summer arrive, most of us naturally want to be outside. If you dread anything about the outdoors, it is probably mosquitoes! These little pests swarm around water and inflict small bites that burn and itch incessantly. To make matters worse, mosquitoes can carry blood-borne...
1. Rise and Shine Juice This recipe, courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis is ideal for consumption first thing in the morning. With ingredients including spinach, apples, carrots, celery, lemon and ginger, you’ll not only be starting your day with foods that detoxify your system, you’ll...
The world of modern medicine is finally starting to open up to the benefits of medicinal plants and herbs. Natural remedies based on common herbs have been used for thousands of years all throughout the world, and many of those remedies continue to be the most effective form of treatment to this...
Although essential oils are beginning to gain popularity, many people are still not aware of their benefits. More than just a pretty scent, many essential oils have scientifically-proven health benefits that can improve our well-being and our daily lives immensely. However, they often are not given...
Each day our body is tasked with the difficult job of protecting us from toxins and chemicals that we can’t see. Everything from the air we breathe to the water we drink these days seems to include some toxin that gums up the works and makes us dull, sluggish and not feeling like ourselves...
Detoxing is the process of removing harmful or unwanted toxins from the body and it’s a process that we can all benefit from – whether old or young, sick or healthy. During the detoxification process, you not only work to remove toxins from your body, you take care to not introduce any...
Unhealthy hair often has a louder voice than we’d like it to. There are countless fancy, expensive chemical treatments out on the market, but keeping your locks in tip-top shape doesn’t have to break the bank. Sometimes the best treatments for what ails your hair are as near as your...
Along with the endless sunshine, green fields, beautiful flowers, and gorgeous outdoor days come the mosquitoes. Constantly fending them off is frustrating because they literally chase you inside when you really just want to enjoy the outdoors! There are several different products on the market to...
Aside from being a favored food of both livestock and wildlife, as well as the state flower of Vermont, red clover has been shown to have some amazing health benefits. The short-lived perennial has been used in Eastern medicine for centuries for the treatment of many health conditions. Typically...
Even if you’ve never eaten dandelions, you have most certainly walked by them or played with their flowers as a kid. Dandelions do grow as “weeds” because they pop up all over the place – whether on your front lawn, the playground or a flower bed. Their small, circular...