Each night before I go to bed,I have a cup of Chamomile Tea. I was lucky enough to receive a generous bag of organic chamomile flowers from my friend Jardel and have been using them ever since. Most people are aware that chamomile is a gentle and effective sleep aid,but it has several [...]
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   | Sorry for the delay,but I have finally downloaded the pictures from the elderberry field trip and experimented with some elderberry-cherry jelly! Here are the photos from our trip to the River Ranch owned by Wildlands Inc. We pretty much caravaned down the levee picking berries as we went. Or I should say Bill (from [...] I was approached last month about doing a giveaway with Earth Mama,Angel Baby. I had seen their products on the shelves,but had never tried them. So I asked if I could get some samples to review before participating. (Earth Mama Angel Baby provided this product for my review at no cost.) They sent [...] As I have written before,Claire has been struggling with congestion,cough,and an ear infection for the last 2.5 weeks. When she first got sick,she seemed to get better in 4 days,went back to school with a little shallow cough. After a few more days,she seemed well so I let her [...] Claire is finally getting better,but still not “well.”On Tuesday night she woke up with an ear ache. I took her to the Dr. Wed. morning and her said her inner ear was pink,but there was no fluid and no fever. Since Claire does not react well to antibiotics,I asked if there [...] Elderflower and Elderberry I have been getting a lot of questions about elderberry over the last few weeks,and came across this great article in The Herb Companion magazine. It provides good information on the historic medical use,how to grow them,and some fun recipes for elderflower. I really don’t have much to add [...] Many of you may have read a recent study written up in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that ”scientists from the world famous Karolinska Institute report that multivitamin supplements had no effect on the incidence of asthma,allergic rhinitis,eczema,or atopic sensitization in 2,423 eight-year olds. However,when the scientists limited their analysis to children [...] A few weeks ago I was able to go elderberry harvesting with my friend Shula and our kids. It was a really fun day! We only hit three trees before my kids began to melt down,but it was enough for both of us to have two plastic grocery bags full of berries. Elderberry shrubs [...] My best friend Jill has been struggling with a mysterious and painful illness that does not seem to have an explanation (and not for a lack of looking). Most recently she has been asked by her doctor to give up dairy,gluten,egg,soy,almond and peanuts to see if there is any improvement. After [...] |  
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