…news program will not make you feel very relaxed. Hearing about rising gas prices or a tax increase right before bed will not lead to sound sleep. 19. Read something positive. Reading in bed before retiring can be quite relaxing provided it’s not a thriller or spy novel. Something uplifting and positive is the best read before bed. 20. Put the computer away! Put your computer away at least two hours before bedtime. Many people…
Superfoods Series: Onions By: John King Bad for your breath but good for your body, onions are a nutritional powerhouse. A delicious addition to stews, soups, salads and sandwiches; onions are loaded with flavonoids, sulfur-containing compounds, Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Selenium, Potassium and Zinc. Regularly consuming onions supports cardiovascular health in several ways. When administered to diabetic animals, sulfur-containing amino acids found in onions (specifically S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide) reduced serum lipid levels along with…
…during such a trying time? Below, I have some steps you can take to help relieve some of the stress you may be feeling during this crisis. Keep in mind that children are especially vulnerable to information overload as they do not yet possess the reasoning skills or life experience required to sort through the huge amounts of complicated information they are being bombarded with. Everyone handles this sort of crisis differently. Be cognisant of…
How To Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer By: John King Due to the COVID-19 pandemic medical supplies are in short supply. Trying to find items like masks, gloves and hand sanitizer is next to impossible. When you can find these items they are all over priced, partially due to supply and demand, but primarily due to greedy sellers trying to capitalize on a bad situation. So when it comes to hand sanitizer what are…
…become dangerous and even deadly in the hands of those who use them. Nerium oleander should never be ingested as a whole herb or herbal extract as it is highly toxic. Symptoms of oleander poisoning include: nausea, vomiting, excess salivation, bloody stool, irregular heartbeat, tremors, seizures, coma and death. If someone you know ingests oleander, get them to the hospital right away! Many of today’s most therapeutic medicines were derived from plants. Some of these…