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Get with the Flow: Herbs for Prostate Health
This article describes the herbal remedies available for men who suffer from a common urinary tract disorder known as Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy or BPH.
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Stinging Nettle
Although painful to the touch, stinging nettle is a nourishing edible plant and an important component of the herbal medicine chest.
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Energy & Stamina the Wise Woman Way
If having enough energy to earn your daily bread and to get all your chores done is a struggle for you. If you go to bed tired, but wake up even more tired. If you can't get up and go without coffee, or can't slow down and relax without alcohol. If your fatigue is ruining your mood and your friendships. Then it's time to build energy and stamina the Wise Woman Way.
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Echinacea? Not for me!
People with damaged immune system might be better off staying away from herbs which rev up the immune system and stick to those which strengthen it instead. Learn to use echinacea correctly.
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Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women - Pt 2
Susun Weed discusses her favorite herbs for post-menopausal women: here seaweed and nettles.
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I Don't Drink Water
Why drink straight water, when you can enrich it with the goodness of fresh herb teas. And how about diluting your concentrated juice with herb tea instead of with water?
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Nettles
A diuretic for bladder and kidney problems, and for rheumatism
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Poisonous and Aggressive Plants
Plants with thorns or irritating oils may not endear themselves to humans, but they are nature's way of trying to reclaim disturbed areas and return them to wilderness.
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Red Admiral
The Red Admiral butterfly can be found in North America and Northern Europe in summer, but it has usually migrated up from the south. Plant some flowers to attract them.
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Menopause - The Wise Woman Way
To the MD, menopause is the last drop of blood a woman sheds. To most women, however, the years between the first suspicion of change and the final menses constitute the menopausal years, and we are menopausal throughout that time. Susun Weed discusses Wise Woman Ways to embrace this time of change.
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Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 2
Herbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance, and you can too.
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Garden Poetry
Here in the Southeast, the winter continues to be a rough one. Right now, we're in the midst of a snowstorm with possible power outages. Rather than worry, I'd rather turn my attention to the indoors where there's no shortage of garden-related activities. Among my favorite pastimes is garden poetry.
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Give Your Body a Boost for the Holidays
With the upcoming holiday season, we want to be feeling as healthy as possible. Here are a few natural remedies to help boost our immune system and fight off those pesky germs and viruses.
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The Great Nettle Experiment
An experiment using nettles as a fiber source which didn't quite turn out right, but will give you a good idea what retting bast fibers is all about.
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Garden Biodynamically, II
This article continues BD and covers such aspects as cover crops, companion planting, herbal teas, ashing and the astrological points. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
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Healthy Menopausal Years
Menopause is a time of enormous change. Wise women of all times have found simple life-style changes can make their Change much easier. For optimum health during and after menopause, follow these simple steps.
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Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women - Part 1
Susun Weed looks at her favorite herbs for postmenopausal women. In part one: Horsetail & Oatstraw.
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Attracting Beneficial Insects
Organic gardeners need to attract beneficial insects to control the pest bugs commonly found in flower and vegetable gardens. I explain which insects control which pests and how to attract them.
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I Hate Hives!
Natural, complementary remedies for hives and/or skin irritations.
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Menopausal Years - The Wise Woman Way
Please allow me to share with you some of my favorite herbs for easing hot flashes, sleeplessness, and other distresses of The Change.
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Menopausal Years, the Wise Woman Way
Susun Weed talks about favorite herbs for use by menopausal women and how to deal with the stages of menopause.
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A Dyers Perennial Garden
A list of plants suitable for growing in the perennial dyer's garden.
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Minerals Make the Difference
By 2015 half of the female population of the United States will be post-menopausal. But this group of post-menopausal women won't be old fuddy-duddies with broken hips, heart attacks, and failing memories. Women of today expect to emerge from menopause energetic, zesty, and passionate! Are hormones necessary? No! Wise women nourish their hearts, bones, and spirits with simple, safe, mineral-rich herbs.
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Damping Off Disease
Damping off can wipe out your seedlings overnight. Read about this awful disease and stop your plants from dying before they even get started.
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Natural Cat Health Care
By request, this article is an abbreviated list of herbal and natural remedies for cat health care.
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Nettle Soup Recipe
Nettle soup can arouse interest and suspicion, but it is truly delicious and packed with nutrients. And no, it doesn't sting!
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Spotted Touch-Me-Not
This late-summer wildflower, a relative of garden Impatiens, can be used to treat Poison Ivy and athlete's foot.
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Ten Tips for Women with PMS
Tips from Susun Weed for relieving the discomfort of PMS.
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Weeds, what weeds.
it is time to cultivate rather than destroy those weeds.
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Wild Food Salads
Absolutely fresh salad leaves on your doorstep that cost nothing more than a little study and knowhow.
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Aromatherapy Body Product Recipes
If you don't want the ingredient Parabens in your cosmetics then make your own skin care products using these aromatherapy and essential oils recipes.
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Complementary Allergy Treatments
Complementary treatments for allergies involve taking a holistic view. Discusses self-help therapies, acupuncture, massage, homeopathy and herbal medicine.
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Garden Biodynamically, I
Biodynamics (BD) is an advanced form of organic gardening. Integrate crops, nutrient recycle, soil and plant health and the gardener in a holistic manner. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
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Herbs for Prostate Health
Prostate cancer and BPH are common causes of low quality-of-life scores among middle-aged and elderly men. A few herbs can improve those scores.
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Hiking With Children
Children who spend more time in nature playing and exploring and getting dirty are healthier physically and mentally.
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Joan Russell's Country Garden in British Columbia
Joan's Country Garden, where everything is organic, and most things have a purpose - including the weeds!
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Local Flavors by Deborah Madison
"Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets" is an essential guide for anyone interested in cooking with local and seasonal ingredients.
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Natural Diuretics
Natural diuretics may be an effective alternative to drugs, providing the same benefits but without side effects.
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Natural Hair Loss Remedies
Natural hair loss remedies are often as close as your kitchen pantry. These remedies are inexpensive, readily available, and have few, if any, side effects.
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Communication with Gorillas
The job of those who live amongst the world's only indigenous population of mountain gorillas is two-fold: guide tourists and ward off poachers.
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Lady's Bedstraw
Relaxation anyone? Lady's Bedstraw may be your key to resting a tired body, head to toe. Read on to find out how...
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Leaky Gut in Autoimmune Disease
Many autoimmune disorders show signs of intestinal permeability, which is thought to contribute to disease development and worsen symptoms.
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Leaky Gut Syndrome
Many autoimmune disorders show signs of intestinal permeability, which is thought to contribute to disease development and worsen symptoms.
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Perennials that are good for you
Echinacea, Burdock and Valerian - how to grow them, enjoy them and utilize their medicine
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Seasonal Allergy Relief
Herbal relief for seasonal allergies.
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Worth a Mint
The history, folklore, and uses of the mints.
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Feeling Frisky? Herbs for Fertility
Many common plants can be used to influence fertility - positively or negatively. This article discusses the plants and their effects, together with how to prepare them.
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For Men: Keep Your Prostate Healthy
A majority of men over fifty will experience enlargement of the prostate and many will experience prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is second only to lung cancer among men. Lukily,there are natural ways to prevent these most common prostate problems men face.


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