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5 Natural Mood-Boosters
Here are 5 natural mood-boosters.
How to Make a Room Disinfectant Spray Using Essential Oils
An easy do-it-yourself room disinfectant spray that you can make at home.
Facial Massage
Facial massage instructions and a recipe for carrot and calendula complexion conditioner.
Potato Poultice
A potato poultice is an old kitchen remedy for relieving joint inflammation. Learn how to make one.
Dry Skin Exfoliation
Information on a dry skin brush exfoliation.
Do Herbal Insect Repellents Measure Up?
A comparison of synthetic and herbal insect repellents.
Yoga Eye Exercises to Balance Eyestrain
If you are one of the many people who spend their days staring at the computer screen, these yoga eye exercises are for you. Prolonged visual focus and concentration can deplete eye energy, and these easy-to-follow exercises can help to balance the strain.
Eye Exercises
Eye exercises may help to counteract eyestrain and help prevent headaches.
Non-Toxic Household Cleaners
Here are some recipes for non-toxic alternatives to chemical cleaners.
Find Your Ayurvedic Type
In Ayurveda, there are three different constitutional types or doshas known as Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Find out what your ayurvedic constitutional type is.
Ginger Tea
Ginger tea is thought to help with digestion, circulation, and the immune system.
How to Meditate
Here are two simple meditation techniques that can help reduce stress and increase energy and a sense of calm.
Sinus Cleanse
Sinus irrigation, also known as a sinus wash or lavage, is is thought to help increase drainage of the sinuses.
Green Tea
A perfect cup of green tea means different things to different people. Are you brewing for taste or for health? Learn the difference.
Alkaline Vegetable Broth
Instructions on how to make an alkaline vegetable broth.
Castor Oil Pack
Instructions on how to make a caster oil pack.
Herbal Chicken Soup
A tonic soup recipe with the herb astragalus was used traditionally to ward off colds and flu.
Change of Season Soup
Change of Season soup is a Chinese herbal blend that was used traditionally during the changing of the seasons from fall to winter and winter to spring.
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