It works! Thien's mom has an allergic rash, so Thien looked up remedies in Vasant Lad's The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies, and found that cilantro juice and pulp provides immediate relief for rashes caused by allergies, insect bites, or whatever else. "Wash fresh cilantro, chop it into pieces, put it into the blender, add 1/3 cup of ( Read more... )

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I need sleep for adequate dream time. Thien's seen me at my worst, a 6 month dream drought last winter & spring, where I wandered listlessly, lethargically, etc. It was in part due to volitional sleep deprivation, as i decided photo geeking on flickr was more important than a decent bedtime. Other factors... Some of the health problems ( Read more... )

this past year i've been sick a lot, getting cold after cold with a few weeks here and there of uncongested respite. eating healthy and exercising wasnt good enough, and as soon as my summer job ended and all the adrenaline flatlined, i got a bad cold. i went to see an herbalist, and he recommeded i take reishi mushroom (ling zhi) and astragalus ( Read more... )

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