by Dee Braun

I am notoriously horrible at maintaining good nutrition practices. Oh, I KNOW them.

I know I should follow them, but there’s always something else to handle, some place to go, a phone call to answer, an email to respond to – the list goes on and on.

(And I didn’t even mention laundry, dishes, letting the dogs out, meetings, and oh, yeah, taking a bath!)

The thing is, I’m educated in both natural healing modalities and the principals of good nutrition. I’m mom to six children (my ‘baby’ just graduated!) and …

Asthma is a chronic lung condition with ongoing airway inflammation that results in recurring episodes of swelling and blocking of the airways. Exposure to triggers creates this swelling and blockage which can be mild, moderate, severe or fatal. Asthma type determines the treatment that is prescribed.

Treatment of asthma today can improve the ability of students to participate fully in activities even though often times a students asthma can be precipitated by exercise. Asthma is classified in a variety of ways and often is described by the trigger …

Diarrhea is a distressing problem that normally will go away in a few days.  It can become severe and last for much longer.  People who suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome will have bouts of diarrhea for days.  Children can suffer chronic diarrhea after a bout of infection.

Diarrhea is when the bowels are loose and runny and you find yourself going several times a day.  If left unchecked, diarrhea can cause dehydration especially in infants and small children.  Some medications, stomach sickness, virus and allergies can cause diarrhea.

If the bout of …

It seems that the use of herbal supplements is becoming more and more popular with every passing day. The range of issues you can effectively treat with them is very wide, and usually with a much lower impact on the rest of your body than chemical, manufactured treatments.

Of course, as with any sort of medicine, you should consult with a qualified professional, but this article will serve as a quick-reference list for some of the most common herbal supplements, and what they are used for.

Black Cohosh – a very …

Learn to help your body glow from the inside out. Nourish it with foods that are pure and natural. Remove harmful substances from your diet and you will notice a difference in the way you look and feel.

What is detoxification?

Detoxification is the process of removing toxins or poisons. We all know that toxins are harmful and cause damage, potentially even death if taken in certain levels. Living cells, whether in plants or in the body, are constantly in the process of bringing nutrients and fresh substrates in while eliminating by-products …

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A few of you have been asking for bath and body type herbal recipes, and today I have a few to try out. Do remember, if you have sensitive skin or tend to have allergies try these out on a small area first. The sugar scrub recipe was asked for too, and it’s a simple scrub that is great for the hands or feet.

Basil Toner

You’ll need:

* 3 tsp. dried basil, or handful of fresh, chopped leaves
* 1 cup boiling water

Pour the boiling water over the basil leaves in a glass …

Asthma is a disease of the lungs where the airways become blocked or narrowed causing difficulties in breathing. These effects are usually temporary, but they cause shortness of breath, breathing trouble, and other symptoms. Asthma is a chronic disease affecting nearly 20 million Americans. Worldwide, asthma prevalence ranges from 1.9 percent to 36.7 percent in various countries, according to the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Children.

Asthma is commonly divided into two types: allergic or extrinsic asthma and non-allergic or intrinsic asthma. Although asthma can cause severe health problems, …

There are myriads of testimonials available on the Internet as well as in print about the efficacy of natural remedies on practically all diseases and ADD is no exception. Indisputably, the base elements of almost all the drugs are from natural resources. Whereas Homoeopathy too forms a part of natural remedies available to cure symptoms of adult attention deficit disorder, the purpose of this article is to focus only on herbal and natural remedies as part of the adult ADD medication regime.

Herbal remedies are based on the belief that the …

Food allergies are becoming more and more common across America. Whether that’s because children are being exposed earlier to allergens or because the gene pool is getting weaker and weaker with each passing generation the reasons aren’t clear. What is clear is that each year millions of Americans have allergic reactions to food.

Most food allergy reactions are mild. Symptoms are easily managed at home and families may not even report them to their doctor, especially if they don’t recognize that their symptoms are a result of a …