My friend Susan Mead, a Master Herbalist with a wonderful new book out, Take Back Your Body Using Time-Tested Health Tips and Uncommon Sense, reminded me about sunshine and vitamin D production being thwarted by sunglasses. Susan writes: ” Thought you might want to know that most Vit D is absorbed through the eyelids; I […]
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Vitamin D: The wonder drug?
What can reduce rates of cancer, diabetes, and auto-immune diseases like multiple sclerosis? If you’ve been following the news lately, you might be giving a resounding cheer for Vitamin D. Dr. Oz, Oprah’s favorite physician, sounds off in support of this vital nutrient, though he’s not the only one to be on the Vitamin D […]
Natural Remedies for Itchy Skin, Eczema
Along with the crocuses I see popping their heads through the snow in my neighborhood, I see dry, scaly patches on my daughter’s knuckles, and hear complaints about itchy legs and torsos. Yep, spring brings dry skin along with allergies to help us enjoy the season. I’ve been experimenting with different lotions, oils, and salves […]
Natural Remedies for Itchy Scalp, Dandruff
Every year around tax time my head starts itching. Coincidence? Maybe. I would imagine the stress can’t help, though I suspect it has more to do with the quick changes in barometric pressure that accompany the march of the seasons around here. Whatever. All I know is that my scalp itches and I seem to […]
Natural Remedies for Hay fever
It’s spring and that means hay fever season. I used to only suffer from pollen-related allergies in the fall, when the weeds and grasses are at their peak. But, in my early twenties I lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico for a time, and when the yellow chamisa bloomed in the spring, my nose would […]
