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Want to Buy a Bike?

As our nation continues to expand and enhance its bike paths, it seems almost foolish not to acquire some sort of alternative transportation. You could just slap on a pair of skates, but chances are you’ll want to find some two-wheeled form of transport sooner or later, so why not consider your options and shell out a few bucks (or more) now. There are times when the traffic gets so heavy that it’s actually faster to take the bike path to your destination!
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Health Care Hierarchy: a Call for Opinions

What do you do about a headache? Notice that a quick reaction is to think of pills like aspirin, acetominophen, or ibuprofen. It is no surprise..

What do you do about a headache? Notice that a quick reaction is to think of pills like aspirin, acetominophen, or ibuprofen. It is no surprise. We want instant relief. We know that thousands of good scientists have spenthundreds of years and billions of dollars to create these solutions. Theyhave spent billions of dollars to advertise them to us, and we have paidbillions in response. Read the rest of this entry »

Herbal Medicine: Clary Sage

Salvia sclarea , better known as clary sage, doesn’t usually get the press that other, more familiar members of the Salvia family does, but it’s an herb worthy of attention with a variety of merits.

Used extensively since well before the birth of Christ, clary is an herb whose name is from the Latin word clarus or clear. Other popular names include Clear Eye or Bright Eyes, because the seeds have been used for clearing the sight. Looking through a book for an herbal remedy for eye irritation, you’ll read that for ages, people have been putting clary seeds into their eyes for vision problems. You might wonder how putting a seed into your eye can remove the debris from your eye? Because a decoction of the seeds is mucilaginous, it was thought that foreign matter would stick to it when used in an eyewash. Although this is an old, traditional use of clary, some herbalists still recommend using a clary eyewash. If you’d like to try it sometime, soak six or seven seeds in boiled water until they swell and become mucilaginous. Using a cotton swab, carefully place one seed in the corner of the eye. When the seed is removed, it’s said the foreign material will be too. Read the rest of this entry »

Face Cleansing Recipes From the Kitchen

How to make awesome facial cleansers right from your own kitchen. Several methods and recipes included…
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Information About Anthrax

What is anthrax?

Anthrax is a spore-forming bacteria known as bacillus anthracis that infects both domesticated and wild herbivore animals such as cattle, sheep, or goats. There are three forms of this disease: cutaneous, inhalation, and gastrointestinal.

The cutaneous, or skin infection form of the disease is the most common type of anthrax and is caused by handling infected material from an animal such as hides, hair, or wool. It usually enters through a cut in the skin near the face, neck, or arms where they are exposed and can take two to seven days to incubate. At first the exposed skin area will itch, with a small bump occurring; this becomes filled with fluid and eventually forms an ulcer with a black (necrotic) center. Swelling of the lymph glands under the arm can also occur as the disease advances. This form is highly treatable with antibiotics; if it is not treated, 1 in 20 individuals will die from it. Read the rest of this entry »

The How and Why of Garlic

With all the publicity that Garlic is receiving I’ve been asked a variety of questions from friends and family as to just what garlic does and how. I hope to answer a few of those questions now.

This wonderful little pungent herb garlic most recognize from the use of the cloves, or root of the plant, although the flowers are an excellent addition to your fresh salad. The healthiest form of garlic is of course fresh. Freeze dried and processed forms of garlic have lost most of their health benefits through the fermentation process. Read the rest of this entry »

The Right Time for Meal Times

When we eat is just as important as what we eat. Skipping meals habits or erratic eating  undermines our energy levels. To get the most out of eating the right foods in the right proportions, we have to eat at the right times of the day too.

Food variety is key to maintaining our energy, sleep patterns, moods and lowering those junk food spending habits. To ensure we have covered the nutritional bases each day, we should eat a large variety of energy and nutrient packed foods including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, colorful salads, legumes, seeds, nuts, meat and dairy products. Variety also means eating something raw at each meal–raw nuts or seeds, a celery stalk or salsa.
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Proper Care and Recovery from Injury

Did you know that nine out of ten people, at one time or another, will get injured? These injuries can occur from either working out or as you go about your daily living. This article shows how to care for muscle pulls and joint sprains and how to prevent them from happening.
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Waiting to be Crushed to Death

According to this repairman, after free-falling for three seconds, the elevator would reach a speed of 96 feet per second. He was very specific about 96 feet per second. He was drawing this explanation on his clipboard for me with arrows.
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FDA Approves Asthma Medications

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new asthma medications. Here’s a look at the medications and how they work.
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