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Healthy Banting (Low-Carb) Recipes

One can never have enough new recipes to try. Eating healthy, and losing weight, has never been this easy and delicious. Here's a growing collection of quick-and-easy banting recipes (low carb-, keto-, and paleo-friendly) for busy health enthusiasts and fitness buffs. These yummy banting recipes will help you relieve the all too common banting boredom.

What Is Aromatherapy?

You may have heard quite a bit about aromatherapy in the past.  You are sure to have seen the many benefits that it has offered, but have not really thought about it either.  Aromatherapy is a method of using the right products to create a scent that is said to better your thoughts, improve your mood or even to help cure you of an ailment that you are feeling.  If you have not had the opportunity to use aromatherapy in the past, you should give it a try.  If nothing else, you will love the smells and the way that they enlighten the environment you are living in.  In fact, that in itself is enough to provide that aromatherapy is a great tool to use. Learning what aromatherapy is and how it works is something that you will want to know though.  It is considered a complementary as well as an alternative form of medicine.  In that, it is not said to be the cure all for every ailment under the sun and you should never stop using your current treatments for serious conditions.  Yet, many p

Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats

For more than 30 years,  Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats  has been the go-to resource for health-conscious animal lovers. This fourth edition is updated with the latest information in natural pet health, including groundbreaking research on the benefits of vegan diets for pets, as well as nutritionally complete recipes to give your pets optimal health that you can  also  enjoy, making home prepared diets easier than ever. The Pitcairns also discuss behavior issues, general nutrition, and a more humane approach to caring for pets. The Pitcairns have long been the trusted name in holistic veterinary care and continue to be at the forefront of natural pet health. Written with the same compassion and conviction, the fourth edition of  Natural Health for Dogs & Cats  will help you give your beloved animals the healthiest, happiest life. https://amzn.to/2O8Tw0h

Sore Throat Resources

Sore Throat Remedies: A Guide For Family Herbalists Looking for a safe, natural approach to sore throats? The family herbalist has a plethora of natural sore throat remedies at her disposal. In this in-depth training guide we explore the broader context of herbal approaches, and proven remedies used by contemporary herbalists. Covers laryngitis, pharyngitis and tonsillitis. Sore Throat Remedies – Essential Oils Aromatherapy provides effective treatment for sore throats. See  Essential Oils for Sore Throats – A Guide for Family Herbalists  for a detailed discussion of this topic. Medical Resources: [1] Mayo Clinic  Sore Throat [2]  MSD Manual Consumer Version

Ways To Make Chili Pickles

The chili harvest is just about ready. This year I want to preserve the excess and not let it go to waste as last year. I found this quick and easy chili pickle recipe and made a bottle of Jalapeno's using the recipe as is but without pickling spice. It truly is quick and easy. Very impressed with the results. Now it's time to start experimenting with my own signature blend.

3 Keto Diet Mistakes

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Family Herbalist Training and Career Outlook

Practitioners with herbalism training can expect their skills to be in increasing demand. With more and more herbal medicines proven beneficial through scientific research—the development of the heart medicine digitalis from the foxglove plant being just one example—interest in herbal therapy is growing throughout the world. The World Health Organization reports that herbal medicines generate billions of dollars in revenue. At this point in time, most herbologists or herbalists are self-employed. Here are a few herbal therapy career options: Run small manufacturing companies making herbal products Grow herbs for sale to manufacturers Own retail stores Counsel others about herbal products Health and wellness coaching My goal is to learn more about medicinal herbs and their uses to take better care of myself and my family. So I'm not really interested in the business side but it's good to know that one can always use what you learn to generate a part-time income.