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Medicinal Herb Series: 10 Benefits of Lemongrass

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Medicinal Herb Series: 10 Benefits of Lemongrass

Medicinal herb series: Lemongrass Lemongrass is an amazing medicinal herb. Not only does it smell absolutely delightful, it has incredible benefits for your body and your soul. Lemongrass, also known as Cymbopogon, is indigenous to India and Asia. It is a tall grass like plant with stalks. This plant tends to grow in a bush like manner and loves full sun and well draining soil. The leaves tend to be sharp on the sides and are incredibly hardy. It has a powerful fresh lemon smell that is often times used as a lemon flavor in teas and other beverages. Most importantly, you will find that lemongrass comes in a few different forms. You can usually find the stalks in most grocery [...]

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The Real Flu Shot

by Krystal Smith2 Comments on The Real Flu Shot
The Real Flu Shot

Mother nature gave us these amazing resources to stay healthy. But some how along the way we got side tracked by shiny things. There is a reason why food has so much power. It is made to heal our bodies. Food is what we are meant to metabolize. We are so quick to pop a pill to help head tension or the feeling of a flu or cold coming on. But really, we need to put food, whole food, in our body to give it what it needs to heal itself. Let's back away from the pills, cold medicines, cough syrups, and nyquil and trust that mother nature gave us all we need to fight off any harmful bugs that [...]

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A Journey into the World of Essential Oils

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A Journey into the World of Essential Oils

Essential Oils? When someone around says, "oh man I've got a neck tension." and your response is, "Oh I have peppermint oil if you'd like." and they look at you like you're a crazy weirdo, don't lose your confidence homie. The more we look like weirdos, the more we spread the word! If you are reading this and you are the one who looked at someone like they were a weirdo for offering you peppermint oil for your neck tension. Keep on a reading yo! Let me please change your mind. What in the world are essential oils? Essential oils are volatile aromatic compounds found in seeds, barks, stems, flowers, roots and other parts of plants. What the heck are [...]

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Black Seed Oil

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Black Seed Oil

Oh dang, have I got the mother of all mothers here. As usual, I am learning about herbs and all the beautiful things they do and I came across Black Seed Oil. It was like BAM, where have you been my whole life. Black Seed Oil is something that should be apart of your medicinal herb cabinet for sure. This right here folks, is called the mother load. This is the brand we use and love it so far. It's a great company. When buying any supplement do a little research to make sure that company is doing good things on this earth. Okay, let's talk a little about Black Seed Oil and why it's considered the mother load. What [...]

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Medicinal Herb Series: 5 Benefits of Elder

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Medicinal Herb Series: 5 Benefits of Elder

  Benefits of Elder... You may have seen it in your local grocery store, you may have come across the name while reading your favorite homesteading blog. You may have commonly dismissed it like most people because you didn't know its capabilities. But Elder, or Elderberry, is a name that you want to be familiar with especially in the cold and flu season. What is elder? Elder is mostly found in parts of Asia, Africa, Europe and even parts of North America.  The most commonly used is a species called Sambucus Nigra, the European Elder. The elder flowers and berries are used specifically for its medicinal properties. ***The berries, which are more commonly used, should be cooked down before using [...]