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Bloom into Wellness: A Beginner’s Guide to Making Flower Tinctures
What is a Tincture? A tincture is a concentrated herbal extract made by steeping plant material in a solvent such as alcohol, vinegar, or glycerin. Tinctures are a convenient way to use medicinal plants, as they are easy to store, have a long shelf life, and can be...
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Bloom into Wellness: A Beginner’s Guide to Making Flower Tinctures
What is a Tincture? A tincture is a concentrated herbal extract made by steeping plant material in a solvent such as alcohol, vinegar, or glycerin. Tinctures are a convenient way to use medicinal plants, as they are easy to store, have a long shelf life, and can be...
Are You Getting the Best Practice Medical Care
Nearly one-third of Americans say they use alternative health approaches and although there are many therapies that fit into this category like Chiropractic, Acupuncture or Chinese medicine to name a few, combining one or more of these therapies together with...
Choosing with Care
How Do I choose with all the Alternative Practitioner Choices? Dr. Aaron Bardwell, ND, DC, MSOM Trending more and more are alternative medicine practitioners as there are a handful of careers that are called “naturopathic” that aren’t physicians or naturopathic...
Best Advice: Turmeric/Curcumin Supplements
The popularity of turmeric has led to hundreds of brands flooding the marketplace; however not all supplements are created equal! Unfortunately, more than 90% of turmeric supplements in the market simply don't work! Several recent studies suggest that Curcumin,...
Holiday Season: Overeating
With the holiday season coming up, everyone is looking forward to celebrating and eating their favorite meals. One of the hardest things many of us struggle with during the holidays is overeating. Luckily, there are some easy ways to help reduce that temptation! Chew...
CoQ10 and Statins
Statins have been found to reduce the amount of coenzyme Q10, CoQ10, in the body. Statins are lipid lowering medication that is commonly used to lower cholesterol levels. If you are on a statin, you should consider talking with your health care provider about CoQ10. ...
The Clean Fifteen
Last week I listed the “Dirty Dozen” and explained why you should avoid purchasing this conventionally grown produce. Today, I want to present to you the “Clean Fifteen”. This list of fifteen fruits and vegetables are grown with low amounts of pesticides. If you are...
The Dirty Dozen
With summer just around the corner, many of us excited to see more fresh fruits and vegetables in the markets and at our favorite markets and grocery stores. One thing to remember as you navigate the produce isle is the notorious “Dirty Dozen”. The Dirty Dozen is a...