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Use these herbal remedies, recommended by Stephen Harrod Buhner in Herbal Antiobiotics, as alternatives to pharmaceutical antibiotics.

Experts on physical therapies for rehabilitation patients at the University of Alabama, Birmingham have found that massage therapy is useful in curing common ailments such as cold, skin conditions and high blood pressure. The research provided useful insights into the kinds of benefits that massages can provide. It says that that the effects of massage are both immediate and cumulative.

One of my favorite medicinal plants is the aloe vera plant. Originally from Africa, it is now grown in abundance in Texas, California and Florida. Oklahoma has specially designed greenhouses to grow this health promoting plant, as it does not tolerate freezing temperatures.

It is comforting to know that taking a single step into ones garden is all it takes to find natures most affordable and wide-ranging apothecary, particularly when it concerns Aloe Vera. People have used this fleshy leafed plant medicinally for centuries. Unsurprisingly, it was a key ingredient in ancient embalming formulas. This is perhaps how it has progressed to one of the most popular natural skincare remedies of today.