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Echinacea, or purple coneflower, is well known for its immune-boosting abilities. After gaining popularity among eclectic physicians in the late 1800s, echinacea became one of the most common herbal remedies sold commercially. While many studies have verified echinacea’s potent medicinal value, unregulated production led to discrepancies in quality, and some

Storing Food: 7 Traditional Methods for Preserving a Variety of Foods
Should you be storing food? If you’ve noticed your favorite grocery items being out of stock for weeks...

Buddhist Monk Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov Mysteriously Shows Signs of Life Decades After Death
In Buryatia, Russia, there is a Buddhist temple which holds the preserved body of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov...

Eating Seasonally: 7 Summer Salads That Will Knock Your Socks Off
Eating seasonally not only improves your chances of getting high-quality, fresh produce, it can also...

They Were the Ones: A Song to Remember Those Who Sacrificed for Their Faith
For many people around the world, today, July 20th, is a day of tragedy and remembrance. It was this...

Exploring the Fourth Dimension-Understanding the Reality of Time
Time is often regarded as the fourth dimension. Although it is not a spatial dimension, it is a numerical...

Healing Traditions: All-purpose Summer Salve Recipe
No matter how careful we are, most of us manage to damage ourselves here and there, now and then. For...

Traditional Ways to Beat the Heat
As the dog days of summer descend upon us, we are lucky to have the option to seek refuge in air conditioned...

Starlings Form a Teaspoon in the Sky, Captured by Israeli Photographer
Seeing a million birds moving as one is an astounding demonstration of how animals unite and coordinate...

Does Busyness Hinder Your Productivity? 5 Steps to Avoid Burnout
It is a common perception that being busy is a sign of productivity; yet when we take on too much, we...