http://healthandwellnessnet.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:03:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The days of the kindly old family doctor who would come to your house whenever called and prescribe medications compounded by your local pharmacist (who likely knew you by name and also dispensed penny candy from the case) are long gone. For many of us, we are either going to ... http://healthandwellnessnet.com/2008/03/02/an-ounce-of-prevention/ Florida calls itself the Sunshine State ... California also falls into that category (well, usually). Washington state ... not so much. I do miss the California sunshine since moving north ... even if it's not pouring rain, the "gray days" of winter seem neverending. Life here has caused me to ... http://healthandwellnessnet.com/2008/02/27/you-are-my-sunshine/ Tom Sawyer declared to Huck Finn that warts could be cured by spunk (stump) water and a magic chant ... Huck maintained it was better to use a dead cat.* While we laugh at such odd notions today, the fact is, many "old time" remedies should have a permanent place in ... http://healthandwellnessnet.com/2008/02/24/healing-honey/ At one point I wore the (bubbly) hat of a handcrafted soap-maker, creating skin-friendly, natural alternatives to the world of commercial bath products. I have always liked the idea of do-it-yourself products made from commonly available ingredients, and it still makes me cringe to see containers of bath salts or ... http://healthandwellnessnet.com/2008/02/23/do-it-yourself-solutions/ Both Grandma's home remedies and native peoples' healing materials appear to have curative values that science is only now "proving" through more sophisticated technology. We are beginning to see articles in magazines, on newstands, and through mainstream media about everything from the health benefits of honey to recent studies touting the ... http://healthandwellnessnet.com/2008/02/19/take-two-maca-tubers-and-call-me-in-the-morning/ Being interested in health/wellness issues and working in the natural products world for a number of years as a handcrafted soapmaker, I've wanted to start a Blog for almost as long as the word has been a part of the cyber-lexicon. Now, with some very much appreciated help from my ... http://healthandwellnessnet.com/2008/01/06/welcome/