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More on NOT taking HERBS and VITAMINS BEFORE SURGE...

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Wednesday January 11, 2012   -   By Elaynn

  I have made three blogs on medication vs herbs. My last blog had to do with taking herbs AND vitamins before a known surgery date. In that blog, I suggested that if you are scheduled for surgery to NOT take ANY herbs or vitamins for two weeks...

GOING IN FOR SURGERY ANYTIME SOON?

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Saturday January 07, 2012   -   By Elaynn

  If you are taking herbs and vitamins, in any form, and you are scheduled for surgery, here is something you might want to consider. For those of you who are taking vitamin supplements or herbal extracts ( this includes all...

Little Tidbits of Interest

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Tuesday May 17, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  Where do you put your herbs that you use for cooking? Near the stove or in a spice rack up on the wall. Right? That's the worst place to put them. Here's why. When herbs are near heat, their volatile oils dry out. So therefore you end up...

Beauty and the Beet

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Wednesday December 22, 2010   -   By Jessica

The beet ( Beta vulgaris) ;  is probably the best known and most popular beet. Most have seen or grown the basic red or purple root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet, but there are other varieties such as sugar beets, sea beets, and spinach...

Herbs Equal Tons of B Vitamins Too!

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Wednesday June 09, 2010   -   By Jessica

    Many herbs, vegetables, fruits and other foods are great sources of B vitamins. B Vitamin deficiency symptoms such as nausea, skin problems, insomnia, irritability, weightloss, water retention, nervousness, high blood pressure, depression,...

Is There Truth in all the Food Labels and Titles?

Blog: Auburnlea Farms   -   Friday March 26, 2010   -   By Rick and Becky

"Grass Fed", "Natural", "Pastured", "Antibiotic-Free"... What do all the terms  really  mean, and more importantly, what do they matter? In this world of gimmicks, marketing, and...

Fiber . . how much . . how often?

Blog: Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Monday February 15, 2010   -   By Sharon

What is fiber? A variety of definitions of fiber exist. In an attempt to develop one definition of fiber that everyone can use, the Food and Nutrition Board assembled a panel that came up with the following definitions: Dietary fiber ...

Edible Flowers - A Beautiful Salad in your own Gar...

Blog: Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Thursday January 28, 2010   -   By Karen

~Flowers are high in vitamins and minerals and all are rich in nectar & pollen. ~Rose hips have a high in vitamin C content, as well as nasturtium & marigolds. ~Dandelion flowers contain vitamins A and C. Add them to your salads!! Edible...

Hidden Sources of MSG

Blog: Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Tuesday October 13, 2009   -   By Sharon

The food additive monosodium glutamate, or MSG, has been linked to many health concersn including migraine headeaches and even hyperactivity in children. If you see the word "hydrolyzed" in any ingredient list on any food item, the product...

Are you getting your daily nutrients?

Blog: Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Sunday June 21, 2009   -   By Sharon

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is quite "sad" when you really look at what most American's comsume in a day. We have the poorest diets and are the highest for obesity and heart related conditons. As the fast food capital of the world, we need to...

What Can Be Said Wrong About Alfalfa?

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Monday May 11, 2009   -   By Jessica

What can be said wrong about Alfalfa? Silly question huh? But really, what can be said? Alfalfa has been used as a medicinal plant for over 1,500 years. It truly is known as "The Father of all Foods". What other plant could demand such a title?...


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