We spend a lot of time talking about gardens, herbs, medicinal herbs, and what to do to take care of certain health conditions. In the summer when you garden, you need to protect your skin from the sun, in the winter when it’s cold, your skin gets dry and needs not only sun protection, but [...]
We’re looking at ways to enjoy the cool months of winter in climates that are not warm all year round…and I found another today, Saunas! What a wonderful way to warm yourself, whether inside or out. Not only does this sound inviting, but there are health benefits…your skin is the largest organ on the body, [...]
Black Walnut, which goes by the botanical name Juglans nigra is not something many of us will be planting in our gardens, but if you have a tree on your property, you have probably come across the nut or hulls on your property. This hardwood tree grows in the US, Canada, Europe and even in [...]
Horsetail goes by the botanical name Equisetum arvense. Though native to Europe, we have it all over in the area where I live, in Northern NJ, perhaps because we are in a lake community and the herb loves moist soil. When you drive out of our community, it grows heavily along the roadway beside another [...]
I visited a site recently that has pure medicinal products, and makes the claim that their products are proven effective in medical studies. Since they use medicinal formulas from the earth, I was naturally drawn to the site. Now this particular site deals with remedies for such things as cold sores, warts, Genital Herpes (caused [...]
