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87Olive Squalane
Squalane is a unique emollient oil that has been touted as nothing short of a miracle in a bottle. I highly doubt the miracle claims, but I do believe that squalane has an important place in anti aging skin care. Squalane occurs naturally in human...
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81Discover the Ground Cherry
A wonderful memory I have from childhood, is sneaking into our garden, on my hands and knees, and "stealing" a little fruit called a Ground Cherry. I am certain that they tasted all the better because I had foraged them myself. PLUS, they came in...
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80Turmeric the Medicinal Spice from India
Up until recently, I hadn't given Indian food much thought. Some of it I liked, some was pretty hot for my taste. Recently however, I have discovered something really exciting. Turmeric. Not only does turmeric taste wonderful, it has wonderful...
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Tea tree oil, the most widely known of the Australian essential oils, is nothing short of one of nature's true gifts. Tea tree oil should be in every household, both in the medicine chest and in the cleaning...
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78Honey for Skin Care
When you think of honey, what do you see in your mind? Do you see that little bear container filled with the amber syrup? Or, do you see the little girl on the jar of Sue Bee honey that I remember as a kid?...
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78Licorice Root-Sweet Healing
The Licorice Plant If someone says "licorice", most people think "red or black"? Well, licorice is actually a very strong medicinal herb, which has been the subject of both study and controversy for years. Ironically, at least in America, you...
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77The New Medical Threat MDRO's MRSA and VRE
I worked in a hospital setting for 13+ years, and during that time I saw the dramatic increase in not only MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus), but also VRE (vancomycin resistant enterococci)....
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76Patchouli Essential Oil
Love it or hate it, Patchouli essential oil is valuable not only in perfumery, but in skin care as well. Pogostemon patchouli is a tender upright herb with spikes of white flowers, purple tinted. The...
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77Coenzyme Q10-Ubiquinone
Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone, is found in meat and fish. Vegetable sources include broccoli and spinach. It is also found in nuts and in Sea Buckthorn oil. Our body is able to manufacture CoQ10 from the amino acid-tyrosine. For many...
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