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Essential Vitamins and Minerals in Foods
Sometimes I find myself in a rut, buying the same fruits and vegetables week by week. Not only is this boring to eat, it also provides a limited range of vitamins and minerals for me and my family. It might be easier to take a multivitamin pill, but so much more effective and enjoyable to…
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My Home Birth Story
October 31 at 9 a.m. my water broke. My midwife, Kristen, came about an hour later to check on me. She suggested going on our daily walk, to help the baby descend lower and bring on the contractions. So hubby and I went to take a walk, which was the longest walk we’ve ever taken,…
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Midwifery Services vs. Obstetrics-Gynecology
Soon after I found out that I was pregnant, I set out to find the health provider who will assist me throughout my pregnancy and deliver my baby. I knew I wanted to have my child at home. Although hospitals are equipped for any possible emergency, I worry about the stress of driving during labor…
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Marriage
she was pretending to be a bird and i was letting her pretend. i lay down beside her and remained still, waiting to see how the bird would react to my stillness. i pretended i was lying under a single tree in an open field and imagined the hypnotic motion of leafy shadows moving in…
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Recipes for Household Cleaning
excerpt from The Cure For All Diseases © 1995 by Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D. N.D. “For Laundry Borax (1/2 cup per load). It is the main ingredient of non-chlorine bleach and has excellent cleaning power without fading colors. Your regular laundry soap may contain PCBs, aluminum, cobalt and other chemicals. These get rubbed into your…
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Recipes for Natural Cosmetics
excerpt from The Cure For All Diseases © 1995 by Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D. N.D. Eye liner and Eyebrow Pencil Get a pure charcoal pencil (black only) at an art supply store. Try several on yourself (bring a small mirror) in the store to see what hardness suits you. You may need to wet it…
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Recipes for Healthy Food and Beverages
excerpt from The Cure For All Diseases © 1995 by Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D. N.D. “Read old recipe books for the fun and savings of making your own nutritious food. Change the recipes to avoid processed ingredients. Here are some I found: Beverage Recipes Anything made in your own juicer is fine. Experiment with new…
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Recipes for Natural Body Products
excerpt from The Cure For All Diseases © 1995 by Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D. N.D. “You can use just borax (like 20 Mule Team Borax TM) and washing soda (like Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda TM for all types of cleaning including your body, laundry, dishes and your house! You don’t need all of…
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Kitchen Tools and Appliances
The Steamer In my kitchen, the steamer is the appliance I use the most. I can steam a sweet potato, cut in two, two corn cobs and on the second level, chopped broccoli and carrots. Steam brings all the flavor out in these foods and doesn’t drain the vegetables of their nutrition value the way…
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Ultrasound Sonogram for Pregnancy
A sonogram or ultrasound uses sound waves between the frequencies of 10 Hz to 8 MHz (that’s 10 to 8 million Hz). These sound waves come from a transducer applied on the outer skin of a person, and is bounced off structures within the body, much like sonar waves are used by bats and whales…