A fascinating scholarly article about the Vanir and healing. There is also a very full bibliography of Vanir studies.

http://www.vanadis.is/skrar/File/Writings/Vanirhealing.pdf

When we cut a finger healing begins immediately. The pain we feel alerts us to protect the injured finger from further harm. The bleeding cleanses the cut and our skin begins to grow back together.

When we break a bone healing begins immediately. The pain prompts us to take action to prevent further harm. Our bone might or might not need resetting. ( Read more... )

I've been sick for several days, fighting the bug my wife and daughter had, an upper respiratory thing. I was using echinacea and golden seal. It was working pretty good until the the bug settled in my eyes. For several days I tried different eye drops and ointments. They gave some relief but didn't clear the problem up completely. Then I did some ( Read more... )