Natural Health Ezine

Natural Solutions For Your Hummingbird Feeder

10.03.2011

If you live in the south western states, you will be familiar with garden visitors such as hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are busy, little birds who, by all accounts, do not have a relatively long life; they need a constant supply of nectar (sugar) to keep them in the air. Many people try and attract hummingbirds to [...]

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Natural Preservatives for Homemade Beauty Products

09.29.2011

Most store bought beauty products contain artificial preservatives because the products need to have a long shelf life. However, if you are making your own beauty products at home, you don’t have to add synthetic preservatives to your natural products; there are various types of natural preservatives that you can use instead. Examples of natural [...]

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September is National Whole Grains Month

09.26.2011

Did you know that the United States Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid recommends that adults have between 6-11 servings of grains each day? Since this is National Whole Grains Month, I’d like to look at the recommendation through new eyes; because, to be honest, 11 slices of whole wheat bread just doesn’t look appealing to [...]

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Five Ways to Lower Blood Sugar Naturally

09.22.2011

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 26 million Americans have diabetes. They also predict that if current trends continue, 1 in 3 Americans will have diabetes by 2050. In light of these staggering statistics, I’d like to share five sure-fire ways to help lower your sugar—for those who feel they’ve tried everything. [...]

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Honey for Aromatherapy and Beauty Products

09.19.2011

If you make your own aromatherapy and beauty products, you might want to consider honey as an ingredient; honey isn’t just for eating, it can be added to many different homemade beauty products. Although beeswax is a popular ingredient for homemade aromatherapy products, honey, in its raw form, is useful too. Honey has many health [...]

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Kloss’ Liniment

09.16.2011

One of my favorite medicinals to have on hand is Jethro Kloss’ Liniment. In his classic book Back to Eden, Kloss recommends this liniment for “all pains, painful swellings, bruises, boils, skin eruptions of any kind, pimples, etc.” He also claims that it is useful for headaches by applying to the temples, back of the [...]

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Why Living Near the Ocean is Beneficial to Your Health

09.12.2011

Beach front property is some of the most expensive in the country; if you are lucky, you might find some remote beach front spot somewhere in the world that hasn’t been developed but usually you will pay a high price for an ocean view. However, apart from the lifestyle that beach side living offers, there [...]

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How Owning a Dog Can Improve Your Health

09.08.2011

Working from home, my dog is my constant companion for much of the day. He is always there, at my feet or at the door, ready for the next adventure! However, apart from the companionship that he brings me each day, my dog is taking care of my health in more ways than one. Dogs [...]

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The Different Flowers That Make Up Bach Rescue Remedy

09.05.2011

Bach rescue remedy is one of the most popular, and most well known, flower remedies for naturally treating conditions such as shock and stress; it is useful to have a bottle handy if you are going for a job interview, just received bad news, taking a journey, speaking at a public event or attending a [...]

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The Therapeutic Benefits of Writing

09.01.2011

I write. I write for money and I write to share my passion and knowledge for certain subjects. However, I also write for therapeutic reasons. This may sound a little strange to a non-writer but writing, like other creative outlets such as art and music, can really help to maintain a balance in your life [...]

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Natural Help For An Enlarged Prostate

08.29.2011

The prostate gland is a small organ, located just below the bladder, which surrounds the urethra. Only men have prostate glands. In a young man, the prostate is about the size of a walnut. However, as a man ages the prostate enlarges. The two functions of the prostate are: help control urination and assist in [...]

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Queen Bee Raw Honey Review

08.25.2011

Occasionally we at NHE get the opportunity to review some natural products that small companies send us and recently we got a batch of raw honey from the folks at Queen Bee Raw Honey. I was particularly excited to the get the batch because as we have written about before there are some great health [...]

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