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                    If you’re looking to lose weight for summer…a google search for solutions might come up with some weird things. Unhealthy things. Downright disgust...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    For those of you who’ve been with me these past 15 years, you’ve seen me grow in ways I never thought possible. From watching me study from the bev...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Welcome to another Tea Time Tuesday post!
Maca is today’s topic and perfect to cover this time of year. The Latin name for this amazing herb is Lep...
                  
                
                
                  
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Damiana, botanically referred to as Turnera aphrodisiaca, has a long and wonderful history that dates as far back as the Maya Indians, where they o...
                  
                
                
                  
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Ashwagandha, botanically known as Withania somnifera, is wonderful herb for the whole body. I tend to use it more for the nervous system and immune...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Passion flower, botanically known as Passiflora incarnata, has a lot of history around the world. In Italy is was used to treat hyperactive childre...
                  
                
                
                  
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    If you enjoy stories, let me tell you about comfrey and the biker.
If you've been on my Tea Time Tuesday's or following the Blog then you'll reme...
                  
                
                
                  
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Comfrey, also known as Symphytum officinale, is a wonderful herb for a variety of ailments and can be used both internally and externally. The part...
                  
                
                
                  
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Rosa Canina, commonly known as Rose Hips, is another amazing plant with a long history in our materia medica. Originally “Rosa” came from the Greek...
                  
                
                
                  
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Marshmallow, botanically known as Althaea officinalis, or Althea for short, has a long history in our materia medica. The generic name “Althaea” co...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    The Myrrh tree, botanically called Commiphora myrrha, is found primarily in Africa but also in other arid desserts. I’ve always wondered if it woul...
                  
                
                
                  
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Coughing is probably one of the hardest things the body can do, expelling whatever it is that needs to go. Wild Cherry bark, commonly known as Chok...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
  
 
    
    
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