Herbal Household Remedies

Via: Daily Herald

A cup of tea at breakfast or over lunch is one of life’s simple indulgences. It’s even more special - and not much more difficult - if you grow the herbs yourself.

Many of the best tea herbs are easy to grow, beautiful, and naturally resistant to pests. Even if you don’t have garden space, many delightful tea herbs will grow in containers on a porch or windowsill.

“By growing my own tea, I have total freedom to pick the herbs to suit my mood or revitalize my palette,” says avid herb grower Jekka McVicar, author of “The Complete Herb Book.”

Mint is a must, and many herbs in the mint family such as lemon balm make teas of a different flavor. Other choices include lavender, rose hips and ginger. Daisy-like chamomiles can also cheer up any garden and the flowers make a soothing tea.

Once you’ve chosen your herbs, it’s as easy to harvest, dry, store and brew.

Read here, how

Via: NaturalNews

Big Pharma is constantly finding new ways to destroy the natural supplements market, in much the same way that the American Medical Association once sought to destroy the chiropractic industry (for which it was later found guilty of conspiracy in U.S. courts, by the way). The latest attack against vitamins comes from an FDA petition filed by Medicure Pharma, Inc., which has astonishingly asked the FDA to ban the sale of Vitamin B6!

Vitamin B6, of course, is a naturally-occurring nutrient found in numerous vegetables, nuts and whole grains. Its natural form is called pyridoxal 5′-phosphate or P5P for short. It’s an essential nutrient for expectant mothers, growing children and anyone who wishes to be healthy. It’s absolutely crucial for healthy blood cell function, and it’s used in over 100 enzymatic reactions involving protein metabolism.

So why would a pharmaceutical company petition the FDA to outlaw the sale of this essential nutrient? It’s simple: Because Big Pharma wants to market its own form of Vitamin B6 and call it a “drug.”

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From: Yorkshire Post

Kate still finds it hard to talk about that side of the condition and although her motto is “never say never” the couple are now considering adoption. There is no cure for endometriosis and doctors even tried to put Kate through the premature menopause to alleviate symptoms.

“It was terrible. I was 27, having hot flushes and feeling awful and yet I couldn’t tell anyone at work. It was really hard.”

Kate, now 31, is a marketing director for a furniture business and her working environment is male dominated.

“I just felt that I couldn’t talk about my condition. I am not one to moan or go on about my problems.”

Kate now uses more alternative remedies such as Star Flower oil and acupuncture, although when the pain gets really bad she still has to resort to pain killers.

In January, Kate, who is also a singer, decided that she would come clean about her condition. And despite the constant pain she has not allowed endometriosis to take over her life.

“You have to take positives out of everything,” she says. “Last year I helped to organise a fundraiser for charities including the Stroke Association, after my grandma had a stroke.”

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