Table of Contents Mother earth News • Guide to Super Herbs The best way to preserve our health is to slow down and treat our bodies right.
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HERB BASICS 4 Herbalists’ Favorite Herbs Discover outstanding herbs for a range of health concerns with these expert recommendations.
6 The Best Herbal Remedies
You’ve Never Heard Of
Learn about the potential medicinal benefits of five largely unknown plants that are attracting the attention of researchers.
10 Energetic Herbalism
The simplicity of herbalism lends itself to three important energetic systems of healing, including Ayurveda, Five Phase Theory, and Western herbalism.
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IMMUNITY 101 14 How Your Immune
System Protects You
Learn about your body’s remarkable defenses against disease to better support your health.
18 Stay Well this Winter
Use these natural methods to boost your immune system and keep seasonal illness and chronic disease at bay.
24 Old-Fashioned Cold
Remedies That Work
Turn to the herbal wisdom of your great-great-grandparents when fighting that pesky cold.
28 Elderberry Remedies from
the Apothecary Garden
With homegrown elder, you can make your own elderberry remedies to stay healthy all winter long.
30 Goods on Goldenseal
A popular treatment for colds and flu, goldenseal may also treat psoriasis.
32 Spring Clean Your Nose
Irrigating your sinuses can work wonders to relieve stuffiness, sneezing, and other symptoms of the season.
GENERAL WELLNESS 36 Natural Ways to
Reduce Inflammation
Use these diet and lifestyle tips to ease chronic inflammation and reduce your risk of disease.
42 All About the Adrenals
Our adrenal system is responsible for hormones that affect our metabolism, immunity, and more. Support this system and improve your overall health.
48 A Healthy, Protected Liver Take these herbs to sustain a liver that can multitask, metabolize, and maintain a smooth-running body.
52 Nix Arthritis Naturally
Stock your green pharmacy with these herbal healers when looking to treat arthritis pain.
58 Spice Away Soreness
Stock your pantry with these simple kitchen remedies to reduce muscle and joint pain. www.MotherearthNews.coM
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62 62 Build Your Bones
Our bones define us, make us beautiful, provide leverage for movement, and allow us to stand upright. Learn how to naturally support bone health.
66 Lower Blood Pressure
Naturally with Hibiscus Tea
Grow your own blood pressure medicine. Hibiscus is a hearthealthy star worth knowing.
68 The Role of Foods
in Gut Health
Explore the role of foods for gut health and protective immune homeostasis.
72 Bitters: The Missing Flavor Include more bitters in your diet to jump-start sluggish digestion, balance appetite, and support healthy liver function.
82 82 Lavender for Focus
If you yearn for focus and relaxation, turn to the healing powers of the fragrant flowers of lavender.
84 Relax with Mugwort
Also known as “the mother of herbs,” mugwort is a good herb to keep stocked in your medicine cabinet during periods of stress.
86 The Medicinal Uses
of CBD Oil
Look past the stigma that accompanies cannabis to learn the health benefits of hempderived cannabidiol oil.
90 Body Care Basics
Avoid toxic chemicals and ramp up your self-reliance by trying these simple recipes for basic body-care products.
REST & RESET
IN THE KITCHEN
76 Herbal Tricks to
96 Variety is the Spice of Life
Ease Anxiety
When panic attacks or everyday worries tie you in knots, natural remedies can help you relax.
Try these 10 lesser-known spices to add new flavors and medicinal properties to your food.
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90 104 World’s Healthiest
Culinary Herbs & Spices
These five flavorful ingredients are standouts not just for taste, but for their many welldocumented health benefits.
110 The Wonders of Turmeric
This ancient panacea shines under the lens of modern research. Studies have confirmed its ability to ward off brain disease, cancer, digestive disorders, and much more.
IN THE GARDEN 116 10 Easy and Useful Flowers These special plants provide beauty, fragrance, food, medicine, and more.
122 Use Your Harvest
Before you can transform your abundant garden into healing remedies, learn how to harvest and dry your bounty.
124 Backyard Bounty
Are weeds our friend or our foe? Discover a world of uses for eight of our favorites.
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