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What we put on our skin, enters our bodies. Remember that no one is checking on the ingredients of skincare. It is not a Food or a Drug so the FDA ...

All real, naturally made soap must be made with lye (sodium hydroxide). We include lye on our ingredient list, as it is used to make our soap, yet ...

Close your eyes for a moment and think about your favorite place in nature.  What sounds do you hear?  And how do you normally feel when you tune i...

Did you know that calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and accounts for around 2 pounds of an adult’s body weight?  It’s common knowle...

We’ve all heard about how excess screen time is detrimental to our health and wellbeing.  These days we are surrounded by technology and many peopl...

Fire cider is a traditional folk remedy that became popularized by herbalist Rosemary Gladstar in the 1970s. Fire cider is an infusion of warming ...

We live during a pandemic in which the use of, and demand for, hand sanitizer has increased worldwide. Good hygiene, including hand washing, is a ...

Polyphenols are micronutrients that are abundantly found in plants. In fact, over 8,000 types of polyphenols have been identified.  Polyphenols ar...

Is self-care selfish?  Quite the opposite!  You’ve probably heard the saying that in order to take care of others you first have to take care of y...

Garlic has been used around the world for thousands of years for both culinary and therapeutic purposes.  In medieval times, garlic was viewed as ...

Did you know that up to one billion birds die in the US each year by colliding into buildings?   Most of these deaths occur during migration seaso...

Micronutrients are essential to human health; they include vitamins and minerals. Micronutrients are necessary in the diet and play an important r...