Catnip (Nepeta cataria): Uses and Medicinal Properties

Catnip (Nepeta cataria): Uses and Medicinal Properties The beautiful herb catnip can make for an eye-pleasing decoration in any garden. It is a perennial plant with purple-pink flowers, a pleasant and distinctive scent, and special healing effects. Catnip comes from…

Ointment against respiratory illnesses

Ointment against respiratory illnesses Ingredients: • 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml cold-pressed vegetable oil (almond oil, ideally) • 10 drops thyme essential oil • 5 drops pine essential oil • 5 drops tea tree essential oil Directions: Drip the…

Recipe of the Week: Anti-tonsillitis Gargle

Anti-tonsillitis Gargle Ingredients: • 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml lukewarm water • 0.17 fl oz / 5 ml strong alcohol • 5 drops salvia essential oil • 2 drops niaouli essential oil • 1 drop bergamot essential oil Directions:…

Food Supplements: Fiber

Food Supplements: Fiber Food advertisements tell us fiber is essential for our health, which is true. They also tell us, however, that we need to buy fiber-containing food supplements in order to stay healthy, which could not be further from…

Cure Yourself with Homemade Essential Oil Products

Cure Yourself with Homemade Essential Oil Products Conventional antibiotics can be quite rough on the intestinal flora. Their misuse is the leading cause of adverse effects from drugs in the United States, and their overuse contributes to the increasing resistance…

Recipe of the Week: Cinnamon Skin Cream

Recipe of the Week: Cinnamon Skin Cream Ingredients: 4 teaspoons flaxseed oil 4 teaspoons coconut oil 0.17 oz / 5 g bee wax 4 teaspoons distilled water A pinch of cinnamon 3 teaspoons aloe vera gel 4 drops vitamin E…