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Do herbs really cure? 31 May 2011
The Examiner For thousands of years the indigenous populations all across America and the rest of the world have been using herbs to cure and treat illnesses. Since the beginning of time, humans have used plants as a part of their diet for more than simply food supply. Even animals, both high and low intelligent ones, have been known to treat themselves with herbs when an ailment occurs....
Independent online (SA) The autumn leaves are falling rapidly, the oranges turning to browns. It’s not the brightest time for most gardens, but as winter sets in, it is a good time to look ahead to spring and plan your herb garden. Herb fundi Bridget Kitley, who has been growing and teaching about herbs for over 25 years, is full of ideas for using every nook and cranny of your garden for...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wouldn't you know it? For the past few years purslane has been growing with wild abandon between the bricks in the back yard, and its low-growing habit and succulent look made it a welcome addition to our garden. This year, as Jekka McVicar's new herb cookbook debuts with three salad recipes using purslane, we've got nary a shoot. C'est la vie. In "Jekka's Herb Cookbook," she...
The Examiner Have you ever just come across an herb tea that you have to drink every day? You know the type that makes your mouth water when you think of it. Have you ever heard of an herb tea called Honeybush? Available online and in some herb stores, you can get this red tea and drink it anytime you choose. It is actually a very good herb tea to drink in the summer as it has this sort of...
The Examiner Although soy has a reputation for being a health food, there has been widespread concern about...Margie KingNutrition ExaminerJune 17, 2011 Olive oil may help prevent strokes in the elderly Margie KingJune 16, 2011 Olive oil has been a mainstay of the Mediterranean diet for millennia and is well known as a heart healthy fat.  A new study published yesterday online in...
The Examiner Sometimes we get busy in our modern world and tend to forget that nature once provided everything a body needed for nourishment and healing. All the food humans ever needed to achieve optimum health was once found growing wild in our forests and fields – or grazing on it. As we’ve stepped away from nature, and our natural landscapes have become fragmented, we’ve also lost much...
Ohio Garden writer and lifelong gardener Judy Lowe makes her gardening an inventive endeavor in Herbs! Creative Herb Garden Themes...
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m&c; Poschiavo, Switzerland - Millions of tourists have ridden through Switzerland's Val Poschiavo valley on the Rhaetian Railway line running from St Moritz to Italy. From their seats inside the legendary red train coaches, they can admire the scenery of glacier-covered peaks along the Bernina Pass as the train makes its way over viaducts and through countless tunnels as it heads...
The Examiner I have noticed that I have no bees this year. If I had them I would already have planted tomato plants, and the bees would have been pollinating them by this time. However, without the bees I have no tomato option. Last year I tried tomato plants and they grew like gangbusters, but bore no fruit because, alas, they were not pollinated. So what does one do in a case like...
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