Herbs & Health Articles

The Hot Zone Ebola Virus

I like to read about how viruses work, and how drugs work (I was a biochemistry major and pharmacology grad student.) As a homeschooling mom, all of my kids read a book about the first outbreak of the Ebola virus in 1976, called The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story...

3 Natural ways to prevent colds

I hate getting sick, and the good old cold virus has so many mutants, that you're almost sure to get one. The common cold is a coronavirus. I've had a lot of success with these 3 natural ways to prevent colds. Echinacea I reach for the herb, Echinacea whenever I'm...

The difference between gelatin and pectin

Although pectin and gelatin are both used to thicken, gel, or stabilize foods and other products, they are very different. Pectin comes from fruit, and gelatin from animals. If you are eating a plant-based diet, you will want to for-go the gelatin or products that...

Is brewers yeast good for you?

When I was 17, I got the kissing disease -- mononucleosis -- and I couldn't seem to get better. I was in my senior year of high school, secretary of the Student Body, and I developed a sore throat that was larger than life. I couldn't turn my neck without pain. I...

How to improve your aging brain

How to improve your aging brain

I'm half way through my masters in Education -- a field I thought I'd never venture into. And I'm no spring chicken....

How to choose the healthiest chocolate

How to choose the healthiest chocolate

Chocolate has feel-good chemicals called flavonoids -- chemical compounds found in fruits and vegetables. And you know...

What is melanoma?

What is melanoma?

Someone died. She was not a close friend, and in fact I only knew her through blogging. I read her blog, she read...

Ground flaxseed nutrition

Ground flaxseed nutrition

This is one of the easiest ways to add omega-3 fatty acids to your diet. I buy the seeds, grind them in a coffee bean...

Homemade Anti-Fungal Cream

Homemade Anti-Fungal Cream

My husband has nightmares of his childhood undiagnosed itchy skin problems that were so severe on his feet that he...

Sexy Soymilk for Hot Flashes

I say sexy because I feel more like my self, less like a crazy menopausal woman when I drink a glass of soy milk every...

How phytoestrogens help you in menopause

For some women phytoestrogens help menopause symptoms. I'm one of those women. Here's a sampling of foods, all...

Yikes, My Dog Has a Tick!

Yikes, My Dog Has a Tick!

We never had any ticks in Southern California, even on the hiking trails, we never had one of them hitch a ride. But...

How to bake bread

How to bake bread

Mormons store wheat. We've been storing wheat and food supplies for years and years and years. My grandma...

Dizzy Blonde

Dizzy Blonde

I do not know why I have not yet learned my lesson about worrying.I was awake this morning, about 4 am, thinking...

online published works health

On-line Published -- Health & Nutrition: Livestrong.com, SF Gate (San Francisco Chronicle) Healthy Living, Nest...