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- ***Herbal Adventures ~ The Artemisia genus - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Adventures with Susun S WeedThe Artemisia genusas seen printed in www.sagewoman.com Green blessings surround us. Herbal medicine is people's medicine: free, simple, and accessible. Connect with the plants and you'll find yourself in love with the earth and your own wild ...
Views: 1729(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Chickweed Is A Star - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedSnowdrops and crocus flowers herald the spring. And if you look in between them, with luck, you'll see a bright green creeping plant low to the ground with little white starry flowers: chickweed, a good friend of mine. I say she's a star, because her botanical name - Stellaria media - means ...
Views: 3104(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Now Remember Rosemary - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedMad Ophelia tells us: "There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance". In Shakespeare's day it was common knowledge that rosemary helped one remember. Today, as then, herbalists agree: "For weyknesse of ye brayne, sethe rosemaria in wyne and keep ye heed warme". The leaves of this tough, evergreen ...
Views: 2970(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Sacred Corn Mother - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed"Corn rigs, an' barley rigs, An corn rigs are bonnie; I'll ne'er forget that happy night, Amang the rigs wi' Annie." It Was Upon A Lammas Night by Robert Burns The least known of the eight major Pagan holy days is Lammas, celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere on the first of August. (The ...
Views: 2366(1 vote) - ***Herbal and Home Remedies that Prevent Memory Loss - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedEven a single family member who is senile or afflicted with Alzheimer's is enough to make anyone dread the possibility. Since women have always lived longer than men, the Ancient Grandmothers have a thing or two to tell us about how to keep our memory sharp until the day we die (at 100+). These ...
Views: 3835(2 votes) - ***Herbal Medicine Is People's Medicine - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is people’s medicine. Herbal medicine is the primary medicine of most people on this planet, right now. It’s not something old and dusty. It’s not a bunch of doctors and chemists figuring out how to use herbs like drugs. Herbal medicine is a 3-year-old picking ...
Views: 2442(1 vote) - ***Herbal Smoking Mixtures Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Smoking Mixtures c. 2012, Susun Weed See Part OneLet's expand our range of plants activated by fire. Some sources say that more than a hundred different herbs were utilized in Native American smoking mixes. What would your smoking mix be? Would you have several, for different ...
Views: 2044(1 vote) - ***Herbal Vinegars - Part 2 - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Susun WeedHerbal Vinegars PART TWO of a two part article Part one of this article explained herbal vinegars’ many potent qualities and reviewed the basic tools and simple process of making herbal vinegars. A journey into the author’s garden illustrated how we can reap nature’s rewards and harvest ...
Views: 1197(1 vote) - ***Here Comes the Flu Season - Protect Yourself the Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Susun WeedHere Comes the Flu Season Protect Yourself the Wise Woman Way © 2004 Susun S Weed Time to get out my long underwear and my warm wooly socks. Time to nourish my immune systems so cold days won't be days of colds -- and flu. I don't rely on modern ...
Views: 3057(1 vote) - ***Here is a Value-Added Method that is Helping Pet Parents Save on the Costs of Pet Ownership - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Amelia JohnsonPet parents can use a value-added method to save on the costs of pet ownership. For example, when dog owners acquire a puppy, they may have the initial costs in mind such as purchase/adoption fees; spaying or neutering; training fees and supplies and general supplies such as bowls, crates, ...
Views: 1581(1 vote) - ***HGH for Bodybuilding - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Speedwinds Nutrition Inc.Whether for competition or personal satisfaction, there are millions the world over who are dedicated to the sport of bodybuilding. Serious bodybuilders will go to just about any lengths to increase their muscle mass, tone and definition. Unfortunately, this has led many to take dangerous ...
Views: 2744(1 vote) - ***HGH for Muscle Growth - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2011 from Speedwinds Nutrition Inc.Human growth hormone, or HGH, is responsible for a lot of the strength and vitality that healthy human beings normally enjoy. Unfortunately, as people age their ability to produce HGH slowly declines, and physical problems of various types can develop when HGH is no longer plentiful enough to ...
Views: 2897(1 vote) - ***HGH Side Effects - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Speedwinds Nutrition Inc.Quite naturally, most discussion of the effects of human growth hormone (HGH) on the body has focused on the positive benefits of this superstar hormone. But while deficiencies of HGH are a serious problem, it is possible to go too far in the other direction as well. Excess amounts of HGH in the ...
Views: 6088(1 vote) - ***HGH Sprays: Enhancing Health and Vitality Naturally - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2011 from Speedwinds Nutrition Inc.When people are experiencing health problems and general physical decline connected to aging, a feeling of helplessness often sets in. Better diet, more exercise and prescription medications are the usual course of action recommended by medical professionals. However, in most cases, these ...
Views: 2653(1 vote) - ***Higher Consciousness - by Submitted on May 30, 2014 from Nancy Gentle BoudrieA friend shared with me a wonderful thought pattern that I have incorporated into my thinking vocabulary, “There is no right, wrong, good or bad.” I like this sentence because it forces me to interpret the situation, to the best of my ability, from a non judgmental space. I try to ...
Views: 1382(2 votes) - ***His Wife is Going on a Singles’ Cruise! - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comDear Jim: My wife and I are both retired. She’s 64 and I’m 71. She told me the other day that she wants to go on an “over 50″ singles’ cruise in November. I should point out that I hate cruises because I get seasick easily, but my wife loves all the activities they have on big cruise ships. She ...
Views: 4766(1 vote) - ***Holiday Survival Tips For Divorced Families - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2007 from Carolyn EllisFamily holidays are supposed to be relaxing and stress-free, but often they aren't. Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas can take you back in time to when you were a family with both parents living together under one roof. Holidays that have a strong cultural tradition of "family" can ...
Views: 2660(1 vote) - ***Holistic addiction treatment - Do you sabotage your recovery? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2013 from Dean TaraborelliAre you sabotaging your own recovery? How many times have you been in rehabilitation only to relapse back into the madness that you swore you would leave behind? You want to recover. You want to lead a recovered life, but in the end, the result is always the same. You sabotage yourself, your ...
Views: 4952(1 vote) - ***Holistic Addiction Treatment offers a healing pathway to sustainable recovery - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2015 from Dean TaraborelliExperiencing a traumatic life event can often leave us feeling both mentally and spiritually debilitated. We are often unable to clearly see the road to recovery. Instead, we may find ourselves looking inside the hole of a deep abyss of bottomless pain. Somewhere along the way, we chose to ...
Views: 5928(1 vote) - ***Holistic and Energy Psychology Treatments for PTSD - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Dean TaraborelliPsychological trauma can change the course of a person’s life and in some cases leave devastating life-long scars. Trauma can come from any situation that poses a threat to personal safety or sense of wellbeing. The events can be real or perceived; trauma is any event that the psyche can’t ...
Views: 5000(1 vote) - ***Hot Colds And Cold Colds - Winter Health - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedWinter is coming. So are colds and the flu. Here are some tips for preventing these viral illnesses. And for getting well fast if you do get sick. Preventing colds and the flu can be summed up in three words: Wash your hands. The viruses that cause colds and the flu most readily enter our ...
Views: 2131(1 vote) - ***How Boomers Can Choose the BEST Financial Advisor - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comBy: Kelly Campbell, CFP, ChFC, CMFC After a turbulent 2008 stock market, many investors are questioning their financial advisors value. As a matter of fact, many will seek a new advisor in the years to come. And while this may seem a daunting task, it may be the best time. New relationships ...
Views: 3091(1 vote) - ***How Can High IQ MD's Be So Educationally Handicapped? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Phil BateTo even get into Med schools takes a high above average intelligence. To stay and graduate even at the bottom of the class takes even more. All "doctors" of any kind have to be smarter than average, and the MD should be above the rest. Yet, these highly intelligent people accept what they are ...
Views: 2356(2 votes) - ***How Can I Soar with the Eagles when I am Surrounded by Chicken? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2017 from Shannon PanzoSoar with Eagles or Roost with Chickens When my clients start working with me to gain the objectives of improving their life, one of the first things I ask is, “How many people have direct influence over your life, such as your spouse, children, friends, relatives, etc.?” This lays ...
Views: 2054(1 vote) - ***How can you be happy if you are never enough? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Adele McDowellThis is what I call my riff on happiness and self-acceptance. It came out of a maddening conversation with a client who has struggled with finding happiness and feeling as if he is never enough. How can you be happy if it’s never enough, not ok enough, good enough, successful enough, famous ...
Views: 2328(2 votes) - ***How Chronic Stress Harms You (And What You Can Do About It) - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2014 from Kathleen HartfordEverything that happens in your body or your environment creates a response from your nervous system. The foods you eat, the thoughts you think, the temperature in which you live, the speed at which you do life. Everything is a stimulation, which creates a response from you nervous ...
Views: 1189(2 votes) - ***How Come we don’t Often see Extraterrestrials? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneQuestion #1: Why can’t we see Extraterrestrials? Very simple answer! They have so refined their consciousness and bodies that they vibrate at a level that is etheric in nature. Our physical eyes cannot register etheric substance and so this is why we can’t see them. And since we are ...
Views: 1799(1 vote) - ***How Credible Are You As a Public Speaker? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Nancy DanielsWithout a doubt, age is a factor in establishing credibility with an audience. I am sure that many people think that if you are older and being paid to address an audience, you must have something valuable to say. But what about novice speakers? How do these individuals, who may still be in ...
Views: 1621(1 vote) - ***How Divination and Meditation Help Us to Understand Ourselves and the World - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2009 from Deborah LeighI have intuitively read ordinary playing cards for nearly 30 years. It wasn’t until I took the time to learn and felt the power of meditation that I was able to bring a deeper and more meaningful dimension to my readings. For instance, in terms of world affairs. When I first started reading ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - ***How Energy Shifting Improves Your Relationship And Attract Your Spouse Back - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2017 from Katarina PhangOne of my best male friends was looking for me on IM feeling totally desperate because his wife was seriously talking about divorce now. They have been on that route before but this time she was totally serious. They have been having a rocky marriage as long as I can remember. So I went ...
Views: 13015(2 votes) - ***How Habitual Stress Affects Our Body And Effective Ways To Beat It - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2014 from Lynda ScrivenerStress is an emotional and physical response to external factors, and lessening stress is the secret to a longer, healthier, life. We know that stress isn't good for us, and we know that everyone experiences stress every day, but once we're aware of how long-lasting stress impacts our physical ...
Views: 2326(1 vote) - ***How Important Is the Image You Project to Others? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Nancy DanielsIn today’s hectic, competitive world, image is something that you are probably concerned about. Be it your physical appearance or the content of what you say, you know that the person you project to the world matters. However, have you ever considered what the sound of your speaking voice is ...
Views: 5882(1 vote) - ***How Lucky Are You? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2014 from Svetlana StankicSurprisingly, luck is not a matter of chance! It has been scientifically proven that we create our own luck—good or bad—and that we can change our luck, too! Last Saturday I took part in a local Toronto conference entitled Discover Your Personal Branding. I was offered a free pass, ...
Views: 1504(4 votes) - ***How Many Calories Per Day Should I Consume to Lose Weight? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2014 from Mike CaldwellI am frequently asked “how many calories per day should I consume to lose weight?” This is a loaded question for so many different reasons. The first problem is that so many people think that it is primarily the balance of calories in versus calories out that determine weight loss or ...
Views: 2052(1 vote) - ***How Meat and Animal Products Can Affect Your Diet and Weight Loss Plan - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2013 from Mike CaldwellSummary: When it comes to fruit and vegetables the problem is what is now missing from them. When it comes to meat and animal based food (eggs, milk, cheese, etc.) the problem now is what is being added. Food production is now big business. Instead of our beef coming from a farm it comes from a ...
Views: 1891(1 vote) - ***How Much of a Mortgage Can You Afford? - by Submitted on May 18, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comThere is currently a rush to refinance home mortgages at the present time due to the general belief that mortgage interest rates are currently low and may likely increase in the near future. Some folks may be looking to reduce the term of their mortgage as part of the refinance plan. For ...
Views: 1650(1 vote) - ***How Much of a Mortgage Can You Afford? - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comThere is currently a rush to refinance home mortgages at the present time due to the general belief that mortgage interest rates are currently low and may likely increase in the near future. Some folks may be looking to reduce the term of their mortgage as part of the refinance plan. For ...
Views: 1841(1 vote) - ***How Much Protein Do You Need? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2015 from Bette DowdellThe government’s food pyramid and leading poobahs recommend that we eat very little protein, which is a no-science, no-facts recipe for disaster. In fact, most politically-correct thinking about health leads to poor health, even disease and death. How much protein you need is a case in ...
Views: 1549(1 vote) - ***How Relationships Can Be Easy – 4 Keys to Loving Relationships - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2015 from Margaret Paul_______________________________________________________ Creating a loving relationship doesn't have to be as hard as you might think! _______________________________________________________ As most of us know, relationships can be very challenging. We generally enter a relationship with ...
Views: 1598(1 vote) - ***How Safe Is Soy? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2012 from Susun WeedHow Safe Is Soy?by Susun S Weed Condensation of an article in NewLife Mag, May '96, by Sally Fallon, M.A. and Mary Enig, Ph.D. With widespread concern about the possible unhealthy effects of commercial meat and cows' milk many more people than before are using soy products ...
Views: 1812(1 vote) - ***How to Break Up – Test Your Break Up Smarts - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2014 from Dr. LeslieBeth (LB) WishSometimes you just have to end the relationship. But what are the best ways? Test your Break Up Smarts and take this quick quiz. Break Up Quiz 1. Suzanne knows it’s not going to work out with Ron. They’ve been dating for a few months, and she already sees that Ron is ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - ***How to Build More Intimacy in Your Relationship - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2014 from Emma ViglucciCultivate Your Intimacy! The hecticness and speediness of today’s pace of life makes it challenging for partners to synchronize, connect and bond. Add to this each partner’s limitations and the journey to Intimacy can feel pretty daunting. It’s no wonder partners ...
Views: 1545(2 votes) - ***How To Build Self-Confidence And Self-Esteem In Sports: One Simple, But Not So Obvious Tip For Parents - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Dr. Jay GranatWatching children participate in sports can be a wonderful experience for youngsters and for their parents. Some kids really love having their family members at their sporting events. And some moms and dads love coaching their kids in sports like baseball, soccer, basketball and football. ...
Views: 2480(1 vote) - ***How To Cleanse Your Body - by Submitted on May 09, 2014 from Mike CaldwellIf you want to know how to cleanse your body then you need to understand how cellular cleansing works. The reality is that since the day the industrial revolution first began humans have being racing toward polluting the planet as fast as we possibly can. As a result, there are toxins in the ...
Views: 1711(1 vote) - ***How to Combat Those Nervous Jitters in Public Speaking - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Nancy DanielsWhile public speaking may seem like a war in which you are doing battle, it really isn’t. In truth, it is not that different from standing at your desk among a group of people and explaining to them how you successfully won a long sought-after account. It is not unlike sharing a story about a ...
Views: 3313(1 vote) - ***How To Create A Better Habit Today - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comDo you find yourself trading health for convenience? Like finding that close parking spot at the mall. Hopping on the escalator, rather than the steps. Or stopping at the end of your driveway to get the mail. Here are 3 simple ways to add in daily movement that will add up over the ...
Views: 1878(1 vote) - ***How To Deal With Adversities In Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Joel Simms (Dr. Mo)MoStory Posted by Dr. MO Each of us faces problems, challenges and difficulties in in our lives. In today’s post I am sharing story that is an allegory or fable, a story that provides insights into how to deal with an important part of life. A young woman went to her mother and told her ...
Views: 2174(2 votes) - ***How To Disconnect From Negativity - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Beate CheletteSet a time limit for when you will put a stop to negative thoughts and allow yourself to flourish again. By Beate Chelette You will find that I like acronyms and tools. It’s easier to remember something if we can build a bridge in our minds. We are talking about K.A.R.L. which stands for ...
Views: 2060(1 vote) - ***How to Experience a ‘Mindgasm’ - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2012 from Allura JoyOrgasm is truly all in your mind, however you need to let go of all thoughts and just allow yourself to be fully present with the physical sensations without distractions. It is, in a sense, a meditation to practice and ultimately master. In fact, it is possible to bring yourself to a powerful ...
Views: 7942(1 vote) - ***How to Feel The Fear About Moving Forward In Your Business And Doing It Anyway - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI can’t begin to count how many times I’ve felt discouraged or fearful as I’ve built my business over the past seven years. When I first became certified as a business coach I remember thinking to myself, “Who am I to be telling self-employed professionals and solo entrepreneurs how to build ...
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