Ah…skin. But oh, the things we do to our skin! Women (especially) are forever in search of the best solutions to give them glowing, clear, healthy, wrinkle-free skin. Most of us (definitely including me!) have to exert real effort to make our skin look good. But many of the skin care products and procedures available on today’s market leave me shaking my head – both at the product and the price tag.
Saffron may well be the most expensive spice on earth, fetching as much as $150 per ounce. And in case you’re doing the math, that’s about $4.8 million per ton!
Why so costly? The source of this exotic spice is the stigmas of a crocus flower that blooms once a year for only a few days. Each flower must be picked and its three fragile stigmas removed from the center of its petals by hand—a very tedious process. It takes …
When penicillin was introduced in 1940, it was considered a wonder drug. Bacterial infections that had been life-threatening could now be cured within days.[1] Today it appears that we may be reentering a pre-antibiotic era as more and more bacteria have mutated and become resistant to antibiotics.[2]
In fact, the problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria may well represent one of the greatest medical challenges in the 21st century.[3] Overuse of antibiotics and the natural …
There are precious few resources dedicated exclusively to understanding and reversing multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). Whether you are new to the diagnosis or MCS has been a reality in your life for years, then the Home Cures That Work MCS survival guide can assist you on your path toward vibrant health once again.
Each person with MCS reacts to a different set of triggers and every individual has a different reaction to these triggers. So, recovery is unique …
Cortisol – the “stress hormone” – has become a dirty word due to its role in causing weight gain, suppressing the immune system, raising blood pressure and more. But is cortisol really the offender we’ve made it out to be?
Cortisol is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland and serves many important roles in the body.[1] This hormone helps regulate blood pressure, blood sugar, and insulin levels. Cortisol also assists in the …
