http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:47:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 20% OFF all Carlson products into September... here at Rainbow... ********** Putting their cheezy "family" oriented marketing aside, Carlson truly knows fish oils, probably better than any other company. They received the "superior taste" award in 2007 and have been around for over 45 years. They believe so fully in the beauty ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=111 There are many ways that one can cleanse, and knowing what area of your body you want to affect is a great starting point to choosing a cleanse.  Like all natural medicine, it is very important to understand your own body, life, abilities, and habits.  A cleanse can be very ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=110 i have been away for a few weeks, so the tea blog has been on hiatus.  but now i am back....back in black (berry...sung to ACDC's famous song)  i know, silly, but i can't resist silly humor like that at times. Rubus spp.  (but be sure because red raspberry is also ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=109 Hot and all in a summer tizzy? Try this tea I've mixed for you all, mostly from herbs that are very common to the Puget Sound local area. ($3 per 2-ounce package, at our herb counter) It will be good warm to start off the day, or nice and refreshing ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=108 I think most of my fellow staff members would agree that the VitaCoco Coconut Water found in our cooler is the BOMB! Absolutely the best when it's hot... like now it's about 90 degrees and I just want to drink it all day! We have Plain and an Acai/Pomegranate flavor. Here ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=107 Vaccinium spp. Both the leaves and the fruit can be used medicinally...however, we stock just the dried fruit, which is the most commonly and studied part of the plant.  so, took about 2 tablespoons of the dried fruit and brewed it in about a cup or so of water.  by brew, ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=106 so, seriously people.  this is another week where the herb i am drinking matches up with symptoms that present themselves in my family.  and this time it was me! I woke up one morning with a swollen left gland under my jaw line.   it quickly turned into a sinus issue ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=105 Berberis vulgaris   you knew when i would need you most. last week i drank this tea...and again, i was pleasantly surprised that i did not hate it.  not that i think i hate herbs...it's just that as a tea, i guess i expect them to taste nasty.  so, i usually prefer ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=104 Balsamorhiza sagittata Balsam root is (at least in the herb jar, as i have not seen it in its natural habitat) a light, dry, and easily broken up piece of root.   maybe that is because it grow mostly on dry hillsides, so it needs to be porous enough to soak ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=103 So, the food we eat should have the vitamins and nutrients that we need to live healthily. The fact that depleted soils and over-processing makes this near impossible is a serious problem for now and in the future as agri-business continues to over-cultivate the fields, dumping GMOs, pesticides, herbicides, and ... http://www.rainbownatural.com/Ul_CMS/Ul_Blogs/?p=102