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Herbs -- Mother Nature's medical miracles
Herbs and spices, or more precisely for our purposes, medicinal herbs, are often thought of as the mysterious medicines. Scientific research has established a need for, and in most cases a RDA (recommended daily allowance) for the essential vitamins and minerals needed for healthy nutrition. Not so with herbs.
There are hundreds of different natural herbs and spices. Most come from plants made available by good old mother nature herself. Herbs have been used for thousands of years to treat illness. Most often the fact that a herb has the ability to treat a specific disease, or to make you more relaxed and content, is discovered by accident. Herbs are not only useful for healing, they can be the foundation of a weight loss program.
Modern medicine has often copied the chemical components found in medicinal herbs in order to create new products. Often the natural herb is more beneficial and certainly less expensive, than a man made chemical substitute.
Herbs come in many types of packaging. They can be found in the form of capsules, tablets, and extracts. They can be in soaps or lotions where they are directly applied to the skin or scalp. They can be in bulk form for use in baking, or used as a tea. The possibilities are almost endless.
Learning more about herbs and spices
You could literally spend a lifetime researching the different types of herbs, their backgrounds and healing properties. Visit our site map or click on any of the links below, we've set up links to provide information on dozens of different herbs (and we plan on adding to the links on a regular basis). Those links will be a quick introduction to the almost magical properties of medicinal herbs. We suggest that you increase your knowledge by visiting our recommended partner sites for more information and to see what's available.
I hope you enjoy this section on herbs as much as I've enjoyed doing my research to provide it. Many have found herbs to be a life changing experience. For example, planting your own herb garden so that you can have the enjoyment of harvesting organic herbs the way Mother Nature invented them thousands of years ago could turn out to be a very fulfilling hobby.
Although herbs are completely natural, we recommend that you consult with your physician before using them for a nutritional supplement, especially when using herbs as the foundation for a weight loss program.
For more information on specific topics, simply click on the hyperlinked (underlined) text, or use the navigation bar at the left or bottom of this page.
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Herb sites that we've reviewed and recommend
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 Kalyx.com Herbs & Foods
-- One of the largest selections on the Internet of herbs (including bulk herbs), supplements, bath and aromotherapy products.
InternationalVitaminPower.com -- Lots of tips, techniques and secrets for Optimum Health, Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Bodybuilding that will boost your health and have you looking feeling your best in 30 days! Great selection, great prices, free shipping on $50 orders. If nothing else, check out the great informational articles on the site!
Shop at MotherNature.com for thousands of all-natural Health & Wellness products. -- Over 8,000 products in stock, including vitamins, herbs, diet and fitness formulas, sexual health products, pet care and much more!
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