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Surviving Cold and Flu Season

The best way to deal with colds and the flu is to not get sick in the first place.
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Natural Thyroid Health

The thyroid serves as the body's thermostat for regulating metabolism. Sometimes it pumps out high or inadequate amounts of hormones; both scenarios are problematic.

Homeopathy for Cold & Flu

The underlying principle of homeopathy is that "like cures like." Instead of suppressing symptoms, homeopathy stimulates the body's innate healing abilities with microdoses of natural substances that...
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Herbs for Weight Loss

A handful of herbs offer surprising weight-related benefits.
A hungry cat staring at a plate of fish.

What to Expect When You Stop Dieting

When nothing is off limits to your diet anymore, sometimes you don't have a clue what you want to eat anymore! You might wonder what to expect when you stop dieting once and for all and how life will...
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Natural Moisturizer

We get so bombarded with advertising--especially when it comes to beauty products--that it's challenging to decipher which ingredients our skin really needs to look and stay healthy. The following...
Dry winter hands.

Help Your Hands Survive Winter

With dehydration caused by chilling winds and frigid outdoor air combined with artificially warmed indoor air, it's no wonder they can get dry and cracked.
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Fight the Flu with Elderberry

Tap into the power of nature with this herbal immunity booster.

Diabetes Prevention

I firmly believe that the number one health threat to the lives of both adults and children in this country is diabetes. There are two kinds of diabetes, creatively named Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is...
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Protect Against Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that rears its head in late fall and usually improves in spring when longer days return.