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The Soul of the Rose

The Soul of the Rose

“And the Soul of the Rose went into my blood”-Alfred Lord Tennyson The gifts of nature are plentiful, but if given only a single plant to choose from to improve my skin, my mood, and my digestive health I would choose the rose. Sweet, delicate, and fragrant, rose imparts the essence of gentleness; it is […]
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Colloidal Silver For Preserving And Healing

Colloidal Silver For Preserving And Healing

The business of preserving has been around for thousands of years. Methods were often stumbled upon without scientific knowledge of exactly why such things as silver platters, silverware, copper pots, and clay basins prevented food from spoiling. To consider the use of various methods of preserving, it helps to begin with an understanding of why […]
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Shea Butter In All Its Glory

Shea Butter In All Its Glory

Shea butter has become quite the craze and can be found in all-natural skin care products as well as those with pesky long-listed labels with chemical ingredients that seem to be counterintuitive to healing the skin. But what is it about shea butter that makes it such a popular ingredient in all-natural lotions? The answer […]
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Structured Water – How to Get It

Structured Water – How to Get It

There is much talk lately about structured water and its health benefits for the human body (which is made up of approximately 70% water). Natural water sources, such as springs, rivers, and even wells produce this form of water; a wet water that is easily absorbed and usable by the body’s cells. Structured water has […]
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Lavender – Research and the Essential Oils

Lavender – Research and the Essential Oils

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), the lovely and dainty purple plant that is a part of the mint family and the most widely and cultivated essential oil in the world, is a plant worth remembering. Although our own scientific community is slow to research all of the benefits of essential oils, there is still enough scientific data […]
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