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The Benefits of Hemp Clothing

The Benefits of Hemp Clothing

Hemp has had such a bad rap over the last few decades because of its association with illicit drugs, however, industrial hemp is one of the most useful and environmentally friendly materials found. In years gone by hemp was an essential and its cultivation was encouraged by governments. It was use for sail, ropes, military uniforms, parachute webbing and canvases of all kinds. Today it has had somewhat of a revival being used in a variety of products such as jewelery, furnishings, paper, body products and increasingly in the construction industry. However, it is as a fabric in the textile industry that hemp has it most obvious use.

Industrial hemp has many advantages over other crop fibers such as cotton.
Hemp • matures in one season • requires considerably le...

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Herbal Remedies for Gout

Herbal Remedies for Gout

Every year, the number of gout sufferers all over the world increases despite the many information resources about the illness. Perhaps you’re already familiar with the joint pains suffered by older individuals. Other people mistake gout for rheumatism and arthritis because the illness is also associated with inflammation of the joints, certain bodily tissues, and tendons. Medication is definitely expensive and so some patients opt for herbal remedies for gout.

Herbal remedies are much more affordable and they are quite effective in easing the pain and discomfort. When monosodium urate, also known as uric acid, hardens or crystallizes around the joints of the ankle and big toe, it can cause sudden extreme pain...

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Essential Oils for Skin Care

Essential Oils for Skin Care

Natural skin care products and remedies are becoming more and more prevalent in today’s society. Beauty products and skin care products are advertising their use of organic and natural ingredients to promote the change. More and more women prefer these organic and natural ingredients and products because we have seen the harmful effects that chemicals can have on our skin, body and appearance.  Essential oils are the next great natural skin care product. Essential oils are extracts from plants and herbs that contain the essence, smell and properties of the plan from which they were extracted. In regards to skin care, essential oils are natural, non-greasy oils that tone, rejuvenate, and enhance the natural beauty of skin...

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Acid Reflux Herbal Remedies

Acid Reflux Herbal Remedies

Normally a person will use antacids in order to treat acid reflux but there are plenty of acid reflux herbal remedies a person can use if they are looking for a more natural way to treat this problem.

Many naturopathic doctors believe that acid reflux herbal remedies can also help to strengthen a person’s digestive system.

In fact today many people will prefer to use a herbal remedy in order to treat a disease or illness rather than medication that has been prescribed by their doctor. This is because many of the medications prescribed are synthetically produced and can cause a person to suffer various different kinds of side effects that most natural remedies do not cause. There have been some research carried out which seems to support this...

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Raw Food Health

Raw Food Health

The interest in raw food health is growing. What do I mean by “raw food health?” Simply that amazing positive changes in health can often be achieved when one turns to a diet that consists mostly of raw vegetables and fruits.

Is there any evidence of this? There sure is.

Disease happens inside the human body for various reasons. There are causes for disease. And the cause just may be with the foods we’re eating.

I’ve been privileged to discover the human body can often rid itself of much disease … in an almost miraculous way. If you know anyone who is now battling disease then there is hope … in the same way there was hope for tens of thousands of individuals who found out the same thing I did.

Somewhere back in the mid-1990s, my mother-in-law came to our house for a visit...

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Aromatherapy

Essential Oils Good For Stress

Essential Oils Good For Stress

Essential Oils For Stress Remedy A lot of people say that aromatherapy is the best stress reliever! Aromatherapy in the form of a massage or bath is equally relaxing. The sense of smell is the only sense that routes directly to the part of our brain that deals with stressful experiences. During an aromatherapy session, scent from a massage or a compress of pure essential oils makes sure that your senses are completely alert. The oil’s molecules enter either our sinus cavities or skin, pass through the membranes, enter the bloodstream and travel all the way to the brain.

Once these molecules are inside the body, they will head to your mind and cut straight through everything you are thinking at the moment...

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Your New Health Food

Your New Health Food

It seems like these days, healthy eating has become such a multi-billion-dollar industry that everyone knows what it’s like to get bombarded by ‘The New Health Food!’ ads for Acai whatnot and Goji Berry thingamajig. It’s an unfortunate aspect of our pharmaceutical culture that we’ve learned to look for cures for specific ills, and we treat food the same way. Cranberries for UTIs, carrots for vision problems, prunes for constipation…we’re treating food like it’s medicine, and it’s failing us. We need a new health food regimen.

It’s true that Hippocrates said “Make food your medicine and medicine your food”, but that’s not what he meant. By eating right in general — every day — we prevent far more illnesses than we could ever hope to treat...

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Hemp Clothing Is The Eco-friendly Alternative To Cotton

Handmade Hemp Clothing

Handmade Hemp Clothing

Hemp clothing is a product made from weaving natural fibers obtained from the cannabis plant. Although many may know of the cannabis plant’s recreational uses, these plants were initially bred to yield long fibers.

Hemp is the longest, strongest, most durable natural fiber known to mankind and has been used for over 12,000 years. It was cultivated to provide industrial uses such as rope, paper, canvas, clothing, and other alternative textiles.

Originally, hemp is a coarse fiber and was deemed unsuitable for human wear. However, breeding methodologies were discovered to treat hemp fibers and produce a fiber that is much softer; an ideal material to use for weaving hemp. The end-product was then called handmade hemp clothing.

In the United States, hemp is the only crop...

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Top Herbal Remedies

Top Herbal Remedies

Are you one of the millions of Americans who struggle with either simple or complex medical conditions on a regular basis? Chronic conditions are abundant and vary from high blood pressure to obesity to diabetes. Often, if you have one or more of these conditions, you are simply prescribed some medication and sent on your way. Sometimes, you may be offered additional assistance with an organization dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyle education, as well.

What you will be unlikely to receive from your doctor is information on top herbal remedies. These so-called alternative therapies are not generally considered part of the mainstream western medicine process, so if you do not do your own research, you will not be likely to know much about them...

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Breastfeeding and Losing Weight

Breastfeeding and Losing Weight

One of the most magical times in a new mother’s life is during breastfeeding. But, for more reasons than one – the wonderful nutrition that only mom can impart on her baby and the fact that it’s one of the easiest times to lose weight. Breastfeeding automatically burns from 750 extra calories per day, so losing weight during this time is pretty easy. It’s also perfectly okay to do so. If you’re like most new moms, you likely have 20 or so pounds to lose – and lose it you will if you follow these tips.

  1. Eat Nutritionally Dense Food – These are foods that are essentially low in calories when you compare their nutritional impact. Foods like salmon, kale, legumes, seaweed, potatoes, blueberries, eggs, and even dark chocolate are all good choices to make.
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