My #2 Conditioner Fave
Hello, Everyone! Gosh! It took me far longer than I intended, to get to this post. As mentioned in my previous post, the Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Restorative Conditioner with Sea Kelp and Argon Oil
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Showing posts with label organics. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
My #2 Deep-Conditioner, To Date
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Apples for the Body
Apples: Good for the Body
Hello, Everyone!
Today, we are learning a bit more about the apple and how it benefits the body, including the hair of
the scalp, when eaten.
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| Apples - Image courtesy, Wikipedia |
- The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family (Rosaceae). It is one of the most widely cultivated fruit trees, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by
humans. - The tree originated in Western Asia, where its wild ancestor, the Alma, is still found today. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Cultivars vary in their yield and the ultimate size of the tree, even when grown on the same rootstock.
- Apples are often eaten raw without consuming the seeds, which are slightly poisonous (see below), the whole fruit including the skin is suitable for human consumption. Varieties bred for this purpose are termed dessert or table apples.
- Apples can be canned or juiced. They are milled to produce apple cider (non-alcoholic, sweet cider) and filtered for apple juice. The juice can be fermented to make cider (
alcoholic, hard cider), ciderkin, and vinegar. Through distillation, various alcoholic beverages can be produced, such as applejack, Calvados, and apfelwein. Pectin and apple seed oil may also be produced. - Sliced apples turn brown due to the conversion of natural phenolic substances into melanin, upon exposure to oxygen. Different cultivars vary in their propensity to brown after slicing. Sliced fruit can be treated with acidulated water to prevent this effect if it isn't going to be eaten immediately after slicing.
Organic apples are the better choice, as compared to non-organic apples, since non-organic apples have a significantly high level of pesticide residue on them.- Eating fallen apples, rather than eating apples picked directly from the tree, may put the eater at the risk of food poisoning if the apple orchard is also the area for keeping cattle or other animals. This is true due to the fact that fallen apples may become contaminated with animals' fec
es. Furthermore, the risk may be significantly higher if the fallen apples are used to make home-made unpasteurized, unfermented cider or juice
, thus letting E. coli multiply. - A ripe, raw apple digests in eighty-five minutes.
- The cultivated apple tree is at its prime when it is, approximately, fifty years old
- The cultivated apple tree will bear fruit for more than one hundred years
Friday, January 14, 2011
How to Straighten Hair With Milk. Yes, Milk!
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'Milk' Your Hair
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Why milk? Milk is very nourishing to hair and it can help increase shine and luster, while reducing frizz. In order to straighten hair with milk, use it while hair is dry or slightly damp. In the video, Farraher uses milk on slightly damp hair. To do the same you should cleanse your hair as usual, however do not condition it, yet. Next, you may spray milk on to your hair from a spray bottle, or you may use an application brush and a wide tooth comb to apply the milk to your hair. Be sure to apply the milk from the roots all the way down your hair shaft. Focus on applying it thoroughly and saturate the ends. Once you have applied the milk to your hair, gently massage it into your scalp for a little while. Massaging your scalp helps increase blood circulation which increases the flow of nutrients to your scalp. After massaging your scalp let the milk remain on your hair for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. After this time has passed, rinse your hair thoroughly, and condition as usual. ~ based on Farraher video tips
Extra Tips from Lauren Farraher
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| by Louis A. Klein |
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| Dr. William Ernst |
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Home-grown Organic Produce: From Your Sunny Room to Your Kitchen!
Organic, Home-grown Produce: From the Sunroom or Sunny Room to The Kitchen!
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| Radishes (image) are rich in ascorbic acid, folic acid, and potassium. They are a good source of vitamin B6, riboflavin, magnesium, copper, and calcium. Get Certified Organic Radish Sprouting Seeds! |
The seasons have changed and indoor gardening is a great way to continue harvesting great, fresh, organic food from your own garden! So if you'd like to do indoor gardening watch, listen to and learn from Patti Moreno, the 'Garden Girl'.
As many of you may know Patti Moreno is Co-Host of 'Growing A Greener World', President of FilmShack and an independent film producer and television personality best known for her work as the 'Garden Girl' on the program Garden Girl TV (she's the President, too). Recently, Patti authored 'Urban Sustainable Living with Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl
', a book based on her concepts for urban sustainable living. It's based on an idea she pioneered of gardening in small or urban environments.In this video (5th of 5) below, Patti Moreno gives us more details and insight on working with your indoor garden. Specifically, we learn how to utilize municipal water (tap water) for plants, as well as how to maintain and transplant your seedlings. Enjoy! As I've mentioed before I'm grateful to Patti Moreno for documenting these instructions. For me, these videos are a delightful way to receive such information since we can see it demonstrated and observe what everything should look like! You'll see what I mean after you've viewed them. Thank-you, 'Garden Girl'!
Note: My 'Read more' link isn't showing up in my posts even though the code for it remains in the 'back-end' of this blog. Therefore, until the 'Read more' link re-appears for each post, you may click on a post's title to read the entire post. Thank-you for visiting and enjoy this blog!
Related Indoor Gardening posts:
- Part 1(of 5).Get Ready! Learn Indoor Organic Gardening!
- Part 2. Enjoying Fresh, Organic Food You Grow Indoors!
- Part 3. Working with Organic Seedlings, Indoors!
- Part 4. Simple & Easy Indoor, Sunroom Organic Gardening!
P.S. Have you noticed Patti's healthy hair? Patti eats nutritiously, particulary consuming fresh, raw organically-produced foods from her own gardens. If you want a healthy head of hair you must 'feed' it well by eating nutritiously on a regular basis! Remember, Good, nutritious, health-inducing food is apart of 'nature's hair care', too!
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Simple & Easy Indoor, Sunroom Organic Gardening!
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| Broccoli (image) is high in vitamins C, K, and A, as well as dietary fiber; it also contains multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties, such as diindolylmethane and small amounts of selenium. Get Certified Organic Broccoli Sprouting Seed! |
As many of you may know Patti Moreno is Co-Host of 'Growing A Greener World', President of FilmShack and an independent film producer and television personality best known for her work as the 'Garden Girl' on the program Garden Girl TV (she's the President, too). Recently, Patti authored 'Urban Sustainable Living with Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl
', a book based on her concepts for urban sustainable living. It's based on an idea she pioneered of gardening in small or urban environments.In the video below, Patti Moreno gives us more details and insight on working with your seedlings. In upcoming posts the next series of steps for successful indoor gardening will be featured. Enjoy! As I've mentioed before I'm grateful to Patti Moreno for documenting these instructions. For me, these videos are a delightful way to receive such information since we can see it demonstrated and observe what everything should look like! You'll see what I mean after you've viewed them. Thank-you, 'Garden Girl'!
Related Indoor Gardening posts:
- Part 1(of 5).Get Ready! Learn Indoor Organic Gardening!
- Part 2. Enjoying Fresh, Organic Food You Grow Indoors!
- Part 3. Working with Organic Seedlings, Indoors!
- Part 5. Home-grown Organic Produce: From Your Sunny Room to Your Kitchen!
P.S. Have you noticed Patti's healthy hair? Patti eats nutritiously, particulary consuming fresh, raw organically-produced foods from her own gardens. If you want a healthy head of hair you must 'feed' it well by eating nutritiously on a regular basis! Remember, Good, nutritious, health-inducing food is apart of 'nature's hair care', too!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Working with Organic Seedlings, Indoors!!
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| Red Clover is an ingredient in eight-herb essiac tea. Get Certified Organic Red Clover Sprouting Seed! |
As many of you may know Patti Moreno is Co-Host of 'Growing A Greener World', President of FilmShack and an independent film producer and television personality best known for her work as the 'Garden Girl' on the program Garden Girl TV (she's the President, too). Recently, Patti authored 'Urban Sustainable Living with Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl
', a book based on her concepts for urban sustainable living. It's based on an idea she pioneered of gardening in small or urban environments.In the video below, Patti Moreno gives us more details and insight on planting your seeds on the shelves of your indoor garden. In upcoming posts the next series of steps for successful indoor gardening will be featured. Enjoy! As I've mentioed before I'm grateful to Patti Moreno for documenting these instructions. For me, these videos are a delightful way to receive such information since we can see it demonstrated and observe what everything should look like! You'll see what I mean after you've viewed them. Thank-you, Patti!
Note: My 'Read more' link isn't showing up in my posts even though the code for it remains in the 'back-end' of this blog. Therefore, until the 'Read more' link re-appears for each post, you may click on a post's title to read the entire post. Thank-you for visiting and enjoy this blog!
Related Indoor Gardening posts:
- Part 1(of 5).Get Ready! Learn Indoor Organic Gardening!
- Part 2. Enjoying Fresh, Organic Food You Grow Indoors!
- Part 4. Simple & Easy Indoor, Sunroom Organic Gardening!
- Part 5. Home-grown Organic Produce: From Your Sunny Room to Your Kitchen!
P.S. Have you noticed Patti's healthy hair? Patti eats nutritiously, particulary consuming fresh, raw organically-produced foods from her own gardens. If you want a healthy head of hair you must 'feed' it well by eating nutritiously on a regular basis! Remember, Good, nutritious, health-inducing food is apart of 'nature's hair care', too!
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Enjoying Fresh, Organic Food You Grow Indoors!
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| Alfalfa (image) has been used as an herbal medicine for over 1,500 years. Alfalfa is high in protein, calcium, plus other minerals, vitamins in the B group, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin K. Get Certified Organic Alfalfa Sprouting Seed! |
As many of you may know Patti Moreno is Co-Host of 'Growing A Greener World', President of FilmShack and an independent film producer and television personality best known for her work as the 'Garden Girl' on the program Garden Girl TV (she's the President, too). Recently, Patti authored 'Urban Sustainable Living with Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl
', a book based on her concepts for urban sustainable living. It's based on an idea she pioneered of gardening in small or urban environments.In the video below, Patti Moreno gives us more details and insight on creating shelving for your indoor garden. Among the seeds you can include in your indoor garden are medicinal herbs. In upcoming posts the next series of steps for successful indoor gardening will be featured. Enjoy! As I've mentioed before I'm grateful to Patti Moreno for documenting these instructions. For me, these videos are a delightful way to receive such information since we can see it demonstrated and observe what everything should look like! You'll see what I mean after you've viewed them. Thank-you, Patti!
Note: My 'Read more' link isn't showing up in my posts even though the code for it remains in the 'back-end' of this blog. Therefore, until the 'Read more' link re-appears for each post, you may click on a post's title to read the entire post. Thank-you for visiting and enjoy this blog!
Related Indoor Gardening posts:
- Part 1 (of 5). Get Ready! Learn Indoor Organic Gardening!
- Part 3. Working with Organic Seedlings, Indoors!
- Part 4. Simple & Easy Indoor, Sunroom Organic Gardening!
- Part 5. Home-grown Organic Produce: From Your Sunny Room to Your Kitchen!
P.S. Have you noticed Patti's healthy hair? Patti eats nutritiously, particulary consuming fresh, raw organically-produced foods from her own gardens. If you want a healthy head of hair you must 'feed' it well by eating nutritiously on a regular basis! Remember, Good, nutritious, health-inducing food is apart of 'nature's hair care', too!
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Get Ready! Learn Indoor Organic Gardening!
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| Wheatgrass, grown indoors, grows from 8-14 days before it is harvested. Wheatgrass provides chlorophyll, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and enzymes. Get Certified Organic Wheatgrass Sprouting Seed! |
Hello, Everyone! The seasons have changed and indoor gardening is a great way to continue harvesting great, fresh, organic food from your own garden! So if you'd like to do indoor gardening watch, listen to and learn from Patti Moreno, the 'Garden Girl'.
As many of you may know Patti Moreno is Co-Host of 'Growing A Greener World', President of FilmShack and an independent film producer and television personality best known for her work as the 'Garden Girl' on the program Garden Girl TV (she's the President here, too). Recently, Patti authored 'Urban Sustainable Living with Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl
', a book based on her concepts for urban sustainable living. It's based on an idea she pioneered of gardening in small or urban environments.In the video below, Patti Moreno gives us the initial steps to indoor gardening! In subsequent posts the next series of steps for successful indoor gardening will be featured. Enjoy! Personally, I'm grateful to the 'Garden Girl' for documenting these instructions. Why? Because these videos are a delightful way to receive such information since we can see it demonstrated and observe what everything should look like! Thank-you, Patti!
Note: My 'Read more' link isn't showing up in my posts even though the code for it remains in the 'back-end' of this blog. Therefore, until the 'Read more' link re-appears for each post, you may click on a post's title to read the entire post. Thank-you for visiting and enjoy this blog!
Related Indoor Gardening posts:
- Part 2 (of 5). Enjoying Fresh, Organic Food You Grow Indoors!
- Part 3. Working with Organic Seedlings, Indoors!
- Part 4. Simple & Easy Indoor, Sunroom Organic Gardening!
- Part 5. Home-grown Organic Produce: From Your Sunny Room to Your Kitchen!
P.S. Have you noticed Patti's healthy hair? Patti eats nutritiously, particulary consuming fresh, raw organically-produced foods from her own gardens. If you want a healthy head of hair you must 'feed' it well by eating nutritiously on a regular basis! Remember, good, nutritious, health-inducing food is apart of 'nature's hair care', too!
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Learn How to Make Raw Cow Butter in Minutes!
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| Learn how nourishing your body with fresh, raw/un-processed organic milk will tremendously improve a person's health! |
Homemade RAW Butter!!Hello, Everyone! Today's post features Organic Pastures and their quick, easy recipe for making raw (un-processed) cow butter. I learned about Organic Pastures (and a list of other organic dairy farmers) while searching for organic milk (and icecream) brands on-line. During that search I discovered an article entitled, 'Best Brands of Organic Milk' and as I read the article I saw links for 'Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Milk', and 'milk brand scorecard'. I read the milk brand scorecard, saw that a score of '5' was the best score, then looked for brands that scored '5' and '4', in my area. Organic Pastures is one of the brands that scored '5'. It's not one of the brands in my area, however, it is a brand that had a score of '5' with a good website and a share-able, informational video that I could share with all of you. I did find a full-line dairy, Organic Valley, that scored a '4', has a good website and a share-able video and milk available in my area, too. They distribute nationwide and I've included their video, as well.
This raw (un-processed) cow butter recipe should be a great 'find' for all (including me) who love cow butter and want a very healthy, excellent quality of butter. My paternal grandparents lived on their own farm estate and had a herd of grass-fed cows in their pastures. So, I probably was consuming organic, raw cow milk and raw cow butter each time I/we visited them, as children and teenagers, and didn't know it.
During some of the visits to my paternal granparents' farm estate, I used to stand at the fence surrounding one of their pastures as a child with my brother, one of my sisters, and a cousin and I'd make moo-ing sounds until I got a moo in response from one cow or more (the cow(s) wouldn't moo immediately. They'd stand in place, turn their head in the direction of the moo and then just look at me for awhile as if it/they were thinking, "That's the most unusual cow I've ever seen.") . It made me laugh with delight when a cow would respond with a moo and this memory makes me smile and chuckle to this day! I confess ... I'm a brainy, website designing, visual artist and blogger with a sense of humor for the harmless, silly things like moo-ing at cows. When I have my own cows I may even moo at them, on ocassion, because it's kind of silly and it makes me laugh at myself. Not surprisingly, the moo-ing sound at the beginning of the Organic Valley video reminds me of those times.
As you all may know by now from previous posts, I'm a cow milk lover (whole milk) and have been since I was a child. As a matter of fact, water and milk were my top two beverages for all of my childhood, teenage years and twenties, with tea being the third highest. I had milk with cereal (a bowl for breakfast, or a bowl for a snack, or a bowl for dessert), I had milk with cookies, I had milk with cake, I had milk with chocolate syrup, and I had milk all by itself; just a plain/nothing-added glass of delicious milk! Oh yes, and, the milk we added to the batter of baked goods. That's a good bit of milk!
Well, I stopped consuming cow milk a few years ago, due to the bad reports of the abysmal treatment and health of cows. I'd been in very good health until then; without all of that extra protection of the milk, I experienced dental cavities in acceleration. I missed having cow milk in my daily nutrition/diet for its benefits and its deliciousness. However, I happily resumed drinking cow milk when I discovered organically-produced cow milk!
My consumption of milk isn't back to 100% yet, however when I do get to consume it, I discern the positive difference/effects almost immediately! So, I'm looking forward to gaining regular access to a locally-produced organic, raw cow milk real soon. Furthermore, as soon as I obtain my own dream house farm estate I plan to have my own organic farm (orchards and vineyard, included) and start off with a few organic: cows, chickens, rabbits and goats. Then, I can have truly local, organic, raw cow milk as often as I desire to. Of course, I plan to score/rate a '5' like all the farmers/dairies that scored/rated as '5' on the milk brand scorecard! It's good to be lactose-tolerant; the right cow milk really does do the body a whole lot of good!
Speaking of tolerance for lactose, three of the other members of my family are lactose-intolerant, therefore they didn't drink milk in the quantity I did and their health reflects that fact to this day, even though they eat as nutritiously as I do (regular consumption of fresh raw and cooked vegetables, fresh raw fruit, fresh nuts and quality meats)! Now, I'm learning of the vast health benefits of organic, raw (un-processed) cow milk and I'm sharing this knowledge with them (because raw cow milk is a milk that they can digest/handle) and those of you that didn't know of raw cow milk, yet. I always suspected that my regular consumption of cow milk was a crucial factor in my overall health and now I know for sure that it was.
Well, I hope that all of the information from this post and this blog is helpful to you, your family, friends and acquaintances. All of us deserve to be healthy.
Related Articles & Books:
- Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease (Classic Reprint)
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- Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease by Charles Sanford Porter Article (book review)
- The Milk Diet Article
- Classic Works Article (comments)
- (The Miracle of Milk) The Milk Diet: How to Use the Milk Diet Scientifically at Home by Bernarr Macfadden, 1923 Book/e-Book
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sham, Scam, Fake Organic Hair Care Products
Hello, Everyone! The following April 2010 video features The Organic Consumers Association's staged protest of "sham-poo" products identified as organic "cheater" brands, at the Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA. Mike Adams, the Health Ranger from NaturalNews.com covered the event. Read more about this event: OCA Exposes 'Organic Cheaters' at West Coast Trade Show.
Related Amazon.com link: The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Fresh, Organic Pesto Sauce by 'The Garden Girl'
Hello, Everyone! This post features a pesto sauce made with fresh, just-picked culinary herb garden ingredients by Patti Moreno/"The Garden Girl". As Patti states, "My goals are to help you produce more and consume less in ways that will make you and your family live a more healthy lifestyle by eating an organic diet, save money by growing your own organic produce, and bring up the net worth of your most valuable asset, your home." Her website GardenGirlTV is so informative for those interested in growing their own fruit, herbs and vegetables and caring for small livestock such as chickens, rabbits and goats.
I love pasta with herbs and this fresh pesto sauce looks so delicious! Now, I've got to make this pesto sauce. Thank-you for sharing your video and recipe with us Patti/Garden Girl.
Enjoy!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Organic Baby Bedding, Mattress, Diapers, Clothes & Toys
Hello, Everyone! This brief video introduces, 'EuphoriaBaby.com' offering the safest, non-toxic, eco-friendly baby products like organic baby bedding, mattress, diapers, clothes, toys and more.
Raising Healthy Children in Our Toxic Environs
Hello, Everyone! This must-see video, 'A Wake-Up Story', is for every parent and anyone else that cares about the health and development of children. Watch it. Share it. Join the movement. ~ Awakeupstory.org
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Hooked on Refreshing Smoothies
Hello, Everyone! Here's a humorous video featuring Rick Chillot, Senior Online Editor with Rodale.com, 'hooked' on three refreshing smoothie recipes, which he shares with us.
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Preventing Tapeworms and Other Parasites from Entering Your Body
Hello, Everyone! In this video you'll learn valuable tips to help you avoid getting tapeworms and other parasites into your body.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Beans: A Super-charging Food
The Simple Food that Will Supercharge You
Hello, Everyone! Watch, listen and learn interesting nutrition facts about beans (they're joking about the jelly beans), from Emily Main and Leah Zerbe, Online Editors with Rodale.com.
Eat Healthy Food and Save Money
How to Save Money on Healthy Food.
Hello, Everyone! Watch, listen and learn as 'Organic' and 'Chemical Agriculture' discuss themselves and each other, in this humorous, yet informative video.
Breakfast: The Best Foods
Best Foods for Breakfast
Hello, Everyone! Leah Zerbe, Online Editor with Rodale.com, shares details about what type of foods are best for breakfast, including low-glycemic index choices.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
If You Love ... Demand ORGANIC!
Hello, Everyone! Maria Rodale, Author of 'Organic Manifesto', reminds us, as she shares enlightening details, that our kitchens are not only the heart of our homes, they are also the frontlines of the fight for our health. We want to serve our families foods that are free of chemicals, poisons and toxins (the causes of many diseases). 'Organic Manifesto' points out that we have a choice, and it reveals alarming realities big-businesses and lobbyists do not 'broadcast' to the public. Watch, listen and learn more as Maria shares in this video. Next, read her book: Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe
The First Certified Organic Online Retailer
Hello, Everyone! MotherNature.com, Inc. is an online retail store and information source for vitamins, supplements, minerals, and other natural and healthy-living products. The company was formerly known as Mother Nature's General Store, Inc. and changed its name in June 1998. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Concord, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Acton, Massachusetts. As of December 4, 2001, MotherNature.com, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Naturalist.com, Inc. ~ BusinessWeek
'Online since 1995, MotherNature.com has been the place to shop for natural, cruelty-free and environmentally-friendly health and beauty products. MotherNature.com maintains over 8,000 natural and organic products in stock, each created using manufacturing techniques stressing the principles of conservation and safe-land use. To help individuals educate themselves in order to better manage their own health, MotherNature.com provides users with free access to one of the most comprehensive, authoritative and independent natural health libraries available.
MotherNature.com is the first and only Certified Organic online retailer, certified by Quality Assurance International (QAI), the leading organic certification agency, and is a member of the Organic Trade Association. It's, also, the first and only online retailer to have its operations run 100% using renewable sources of energy, derived entirely from the wind, water and sun.' ~ BNET
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