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    Feeling Winter’s Chill? Warm Up with My Favorite Chai Blend
    Renata Lynn Atkinson
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Feeling Winter’s Chill? Warm Up with My Favorite Chai Blend

    We’ve had the first snow of the season here in Maryland and it was a wet, icy, bone chilling snow that got me reaching for my favorite...
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    Can Cabbage Juice Heal an Ulcer?
    Renata Lynn Atkinson
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    Can Cabbage Juice Heal an Ulcer?

    Image byAnastasia GeppfromPixabay An ATH reader asks if cabbage juice can heal a medication-induced ulcer. Before we get to cabbage, it...
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    A different type of weight loss "pyramid"
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    A different type of weight loss "pyramid"

    With all the choices out there, eating healthy and losing weight can be a challenge. Therefore, I have put together a food pyramid to...
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    Angelica by Nicholas Culpeper
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    Angelica by Nicholas Culpeper

    the distilled water applied to places pained with the gout, or sciatica, doth give a great deal of ease
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    Parasites be gone!
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Jul 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Parasites be gone!

    C. writes ATH asking for advice on expelling a pork tapeworm, after trying a number of herb combinations, foods, and pharmaceuticals to...
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    Summer herbal smoothie bliss!
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Jul 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    Summer herbal smoothie bliss!

    Happy summer, readers! We're so grateful for your questions and subscriptions. Every question you send in to us serves as a source of...
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    Essential oils on the brain. . .
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Jul 3, 2018
    • 3 min

    Essential oils on the brain. . .

    A subscriber wrote in asking "how do essential oils affect the brain?" Essential oils (EO's) are wildly popular and, as a clinical...
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    Dietary fiber-more important than ever.
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Dec 21, 2017
    • 2 min

    Dietary fiber-more important than ever.

    I hear so much about dietary fiber, but it's all very confusing. Can you help me out? Yes. Dietary fiber is found in plants and we need...
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    Favorite Herbs for Digestion Part III
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Oct 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    Favorite Herbs for Digestion Part III

    First we must explain the actions of bitters on the body. According to Simon Mills, who wrote the book “The Essential Book of Herbal...
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    Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Oct 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

    I. Botanical Nomenclature: Name: Medicago sativa Family: Fabaceae Common name: alfalfa II. Definition of drug: leaf (not...
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    Favorite Herbs for Digestion, Part II
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Oct 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    Favorite Herbs for Digestion, Part II

    If I have to choose only two, I’ll go with artichoke and chamomile. Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) – this wonderful herb is both food and...
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    Favorite Herbs for Digestion-Part I
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Oct 3, 2017
    • 4 min

    Favorite Herbs for Digestion-Part I

    If you had just a couple of bitter herbs to help with digestion, what would they be and why? One of my favorite bitter herbs is the...
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    Herbs to aid in gas and bloating.
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Sep 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    Herbs to aid in gas and bloating.

    I often get gas and feel bloated when I eat quickly. Can you recommend anything for this? Yes, you have a number of options but first:...
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