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Fresh peaches are abundant at the farmers market during the summer. A few weeks ago, I got together with a few friends and we picked fresh peaches at a farm in Brentwood. The East County has abundant fruit farms with fresh picked produce, as well as u-pick farms where you can pick fruits and vegetables. When we got home the obvious question was, what do we do with our freshly picked peaches? While we watched a few comedy videos, we made a fresh peach cobbler and ate it with ice cream.
Today as I was leaving for work, my aloe plant caught my eye. I couldn’t remember the last time I had watered it. For such a low maintenance plant, it has a lot of healing properties. Aloe plants don’t require a lot of water and should be planted in a pot or restricted area, because it does spread and will take over any given area. Here are some easy ways to use aloe.
The average women uses 12 personal care products a day, the average man uses 6. How many personal care products do you use and how toxic are they? This is the latest topic visited by Annie Leonard as she sheds light on our ignorance about our personal care products. “The Story of Cosmetics” is a short 8 minute video that opens our eyes to the toxins we are polluting our bodies with.
Arnica Montana is a perennial herb that is indigenous to Central Europe. The medicinal part of this plant is its flowers. Arnica cream, gel or tincture is reserved for topical use only. It can be used externally to treat symptoms of injury such as bruises, sprains, strains, sore muscles from over exertion and closed fractures. Topical forms should only be used on undamaged skin and not be applied on mucous membranes. Arnica is specifically indicated to treat muscle soreness that has a bruised sensation.
This newsletter is dedicated to the largest organ in the human body – SKIN! Since it is summer, we tend to show a little more skin; here are some tips to help you keep your skin healthy. If you haven’t been to the website lately, be sure to take a look – its been re-done with a blog, so check back often to read the latest posts!
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