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How to Create Your Own Herbal Tea Blend at Home to Ease the Symptoms of PMS

Andrea — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:04:42 +0000

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), since ancient times, has plagued women with it’s a complicated mix of hormonal imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, and a variety of psychosocial factors. Without doubt, the occurrence rate of PMS has seen a dramatic increase. As women experience more environmental stressors — including genetically modified foods, synthetic hormones, pesticides, and plastics which are all [...]

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Top 10 Herbs for Your Kitchen Herbal Tea Closet

Andrea — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:43:45 +0000

Adding an herbal tea closet to your kitchen can be as simple as clearing a shelf in one of your kitchen cabinets and filling it with a few jars full of dried medicinal herbs. Love the idea of having an herbal tea closet, but don’t know where to start? Below I have listed the 10 [...]

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Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: How to Prepare Medicinal Teas

Andrea — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:42:33 +0000

Tweet The art of tea making has been prized for many thousands of years. In fact, it is one of the most common methods for the consumption of medicinal herbs. It’s a simple process that requires simple tools. So long as you have… boiling water a pot, cup, or jar herbs …you have a very safe [...]

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Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways #27

Andrea — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:14:24 +0000

Tweet The Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday Blog Hop Welcome to Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday, this is a blog hop! If you are a blogger, please feel free to link-up and share as many posts as you would like pertaining to: Urban or Rural Homesteading Anything DIY Frugal Recipes Preparedness/Survival Repurposed Projects Upcycled Frugal [...]

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How to Make A Cold and Flu Tincture Using Homegrown Herbs ~ A Recipe

Andrea — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:55:46 +0000

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), horehound (Marrubium vulgare), and garden sage (Salvia officinalis) abound in my garden this time of year! Each one of these medicinal herbs are super easy to grow and they all have some pretty amazing healing properties…making them a great addition to the home pharmacy. Here’s a quick snapshot of these [...]

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How to Treat Migraines with an Herbal Tincture at Home ~ A Recipe

Andrea — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:53:36 +0000

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) abounds in my garden! It is one of the most easy to grow medicinal herbs and has some pretty amazing healing properties…making it a great addition to the home pharmacy. Historically, lemon balm has been used to treat all kinds of nervous system ailments and is known for it’s ability [...]

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Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: How to Make an Herbal Tincture at Home

Andrea — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:30:41 +0000

Tweet In the simplest of terms a tincture is a concentrated liquid extract made from herbs. Tincturing herbs is another safe and effective way to preserve fresh, homegrown herbs…one that our ancestors knew very well. It captures the medicinal properties of the plant material and extends their shelf life significantly. The empowerment and sense of satisfaction [...]

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