Inflammation is common, everyone experiences it inside and outside of their body. Acute inflammation can be caused by an illness or injury and chronic inflammation can be triggered by autoimmune disease or pollutants. Sometimes inflammation is helpful. When tissue is injured, swelling helps healing cells do … [Read more...]
Connecting the Dots Between Health and Spices
Humans suffered illness long before medicine came along. What happened when ancient peoples were sick and didn’t have access to modern medical aid? For centuries, people turned to nature to prevent and heal illness, often in the form of plants also known as botanicals. The term spice, refers to the … [Read more...]
Herbs You Can Grow At Home That Make Great Natural Remedies
Having an herb garden can be useful for a lot more than adding fresh herbs to your favorite recipes. Herb gardens are actually chock full of amazing natural home remedies! Below are just a few really easy-to-grow herbs you can grow at home, as well as what natural remedies you can use them … [Read more...]
Drying and Preserving Medicinal Herbs and Plants
Being able to properly harvest and preserve your herbs after planting them is a very important part of creating your own herbal pharmacy. Below are all the steps you can take to easily preserve your medicinal herbs. Step 1 - Harvesting Flowers For flowering herbs like calendula, … [Read more...]