Archive | December, 2008

Resveratrol and Wine for Better Health

By on December 30, 2008 in DIET, wine

We’re just now past most of the major holidays, and I know many people probably have some questions – or some big monkeys on their backs! – having to do with indulging in large quantities holiday food and drink. Specifically, I know I’ve been talking with people about red wine, which is pretty much a [...]

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Kava Kava Natural Remedies

By on December 28, 2008 in kava kava, PLANT CURES

As a little plant with a Latin name as compelling as Piper methysticum, or “intoxicating pepper,” kava certainly has a reputation. There are many questions, opinions, and misconceptions about this mystical root from the South Pacific – so let’s begin to clear them up and sort them out. What is it Kava Kava? Kava kava [...]

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Spilanthes: Herbal Toothache Remedy

By on December 8, 2008 in PLANT CURES, spilanthes

Preventative measures are all well and good, but what do you do when you’re already plagued with a throbbing, uncomfortable toothache? If clove oil is not your bag, and you still want to go the herbal route, call on Acmella oleracea, better known by its other names, spilanthes and paracress, to calm that pain. Spilanthes [...]

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Use Clove Oil to Cure your Toothache

By on December 2, 2008 in clove oil, PLANT CURES

It’s got a distinctively warm aroma and the sweet spiciness it adds to a variety of baked goods and holiday drinks is unmistakable; however, many other wonderful things come from the multitalented fruit bud of this evergreen – the clove. One of clove’s most useful attributes is the fact that it’s a germicide – this [...]

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