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Cold Sores vs. Canker Sores

July 1, 2012 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

These pesky blisters are painful, ugly, and slow to heal. What we call cold sores or fever blisters are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Herpes infections are reoccurring, plaguing us in times of high stress or other illness such… [read]

Dental Fluorodosis

July 1, 2012 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

For fifty years, fluoride has been added to municipal water across America. We’ve been told it makes our teeth stronger and prevents decay. In recent years we have learned that fluoride is actually industrial waste, that tests were never done… [read]

Five Reasons for Sprouting at Home

July 1, 2012 by Suzanne Thomas
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Home sprouters aren’t limited to the few commercially grown sprouts sold in grocery stores. There are many types of seeds you can sprout in your kitchen year round: lentil, mung bean, radish, mustard, adzuki, sunflower, clover, quinoa, chia, flax, and… [read]

Dangers in Cosmetics

July 1, 2012 by Tasha Cotter
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the new, seemingly natural products on the market—just walk down the beauty aisle of your grocery store or step into a Sephora. What’s not so clear is what’s genuinely better for our overall… [read]

The Soap and Shampoo Conspiracy

July 1, 2012 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: November 3, 2020

No Shampoo! I am a clean freak as well as a water baby. A Cancer with Pisces rising and a Cancer moon, I always loved the water so much I should have been born a mermaid. For most of my… [read]

Uses for Baking Soda

July 1, 2012 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Baking soda is a natural, inexpensive odor eliminator and cleanser with many personal and household uses. Most of us know to place an open box or dish of baking soda in the fridge and freezer. But as an odor eliminator,… [read]

Homemade Calcium and Magnesium

June 6, 2012 by Doc
Last updated on: March 7, 2018

Bonus – How to Eat Raw Eggs Safely For decades, the need for Calcium and Magnesium for growing and maintaining a healthy body has been well established. Absorbing these nutrients isn’t so easy. Most mineral supplements come from inorganic matter… [read]