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Everyone has their own morning routine, their own private formula for embracing the new sunrise. For some it may be yoga stretches, turning the dog…
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Learn how to make herbal tinctures and liquid medicinals from herbs, berries, and roots. Medicine making is both an art and a science. For the…
There's nothing quite like having the right first aid kit handy when an emergency strikes. But what if you're fresh out of Neosporin or don't…
I was reading through some old books looking for information on this and that, when I came across THIS: maggots as medicine. But wait—there's more.…
It was 1879, and the Civil War had been over just nine years, a war that had devastated the Commonwealth of Virginia as perhaps no…