natural remedies

Need an elixir to get the luster back in your skin, or that bounce back in your hair? While castor oil is no fountain of youth, it sure makes for healthier skin and hair. Interested? Read on…

Premenstrual symptoms are something lots of cis-women go through roughly every month for much of their lives. Some common symptoms include cramps, bloating, increased acne, depression, irritability and tender breasts. Research is still being conducted on why women experience PMS, and some doctors even believe PMS could be hereditary.

Want to give your hair some natural volume and lighten the color? Try one of these herbal hair volumizers or lighteners. They're completely all-natural and will get the job done. You can choose to do both, or just one. Either way, you can always come back to this article and try out the other recipe when you're ready. These products also can be gifted to people, assuming you know they'd appreciate a DIY hair care gift. Want to keep them for yourself? I don't blame you: These are perfect hair care essentials for the warmer months, but you can start making and experimenting with them now!

In ancient practices, certain Ayurvedic medicines called bhasmas or paks could only be made on the fire of cow dung cakes. During this time, cows were left free to roam in forest meadows where they ate sweet grass, gave nutritious milk and their dung fertilized the forest further. While the same might not hold true today, cow dung – when composted – makes great slow-release manure for your garden and backyard.

The practice of yoga is designed to assist the body in aligning the spiritual and mental bodies with the physical. Within the body itself, yoga works to align bones and soft tissue, and even more specifically, it helps to balance the very important endocrine glands and their corresponding chakras. Maca root, grown in the mountains of Peru, is an excellent adaptagenic herb that specifically targets the glands of the endocrine system and assists in bringing harmony and health.

There is a little bit of everything inside of Mother Earth’s Medicine Cabinet. Anemia is a condition that occurs when your blood doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells, also known as hemoglobin. The hemoglobin in our red blood cells is extremely important for maintaining good health. If you have abnormal blood cells or not enough of them your body will not get enough oxygen.

What Is Anemia?

Ayurveda is what I like to call the magic juju for healing body, mind, and soul.

We all hate acne, but thankfully, Mother Nature can help. Here, I've listed five ways to get rid of acne that don't involve chemicals or toxins. Although many people will try to tell you chemical-filled products are best, these often have undesirable side effects. Some side effects include stinging, dryness, itching, peeling, and even an allergic reaction. If you want to avoid these (and other, more dangerous side effects), give the natural remedies listed in this article a shot.

Poultices are some of the most interesting medicines. A poultice is a warm medicated dressing. To make a poultice, you just crush up different plants, herbs, and other healing medicinal items into a paste and apply to the affected area. It really is one of the simplest medicines to make, with incredible results.

More often than not, the first thing that comes to many people’s minds when they hear the word hops is a cold beer. Did you know hops is actually a medicinal plant? Hops can help you with some very common ailments.