Fantastic Fungi

Fantastic Fungi

A film by Louie Schwartzberg. More at MovingArt.tv.

Video from KarmaTube

Nature is a force of good. And good is not only a concept, it is a spirit. So says mycologist Paul Stamets. Along with mushrooms, all life has a language an

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Whiro

Whiro

This artwork was done by Hinerangitoariari (Winifred Margaret Belcher, née Foley) from Te Arawa tribe Ngāti Uenukukōpako. It depicts the god Whiro – a personified form of sickness, disease and death. Māori believed that sickness and disease o

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Maori Herbs

Story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants

Māori used a range of traditional methods to deal with illness. Plants such as kawakawa, harakeke (flax), kōwhai and mānuka were all important for healing, and so was a belief in the spiritual causes of illne

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New Zealand Bush Herbs

New Zealand Bush Herbs

Self Heal brings you remedies made from New Zealand bush herbs based on the formulas of our first European herbalist, Suzanne Aubert.

Suzanne Aubert, a French nun, was the first European to be taught rongoa from Maori healer

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Patients flock to traditional healer

Patients flock to traditional healer
Last updated 23:53 16/01/2009

Peter Meecham

 
HOLISTIC APPROACH: Traditional Maori healer Heeni Phillips sees hundreds of people each year.

 

Sitting in the warmth of Heeni Phillips' living room, it is easy to s

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WILD HERBS - kumarahou

WILD HERBS

Yesterday at Browns Bay market a stallholder gave me a bag of kumarahou leaves. According to my book on Maori herbal remedies, tea made from leaves of this native plant were drunk for turberculosis, asthma, & broncitis, as a blood purifi

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Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea

Whether you’re looking for something to invigorate, refresh, or relax you we think we have the perfect natural organic infusion to compliment your mood. Our herbal infusions are also great iced, just make a stronger brew and let it cool.

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Maori Herbs

Kawa Kawa, Maori Kava (Macropiper Excelsum)

Macropiper excelsum (Kawakawa) is related in use and historically to Kava Kava. Kawakawa is often known as Maori Kava for it's use by the Maori people, who settled in New Zealand from Polynesia, where Kava

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The Herbal Heart of Healing with Dr. Cornelius and Anah Van Dorp

The Herbal Heart of Healing with Dr. Cornelius and Anah Van Dorp
Posted by johnhaines under My Blogs, My Radio Shows

 

 

Dr. Cornelius Van Dorp worked seven years for Green Peace as a ship’s doctor and was fortunate to be involved with the establish

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Nine Amazing Avocado Health Benefits

Nine Amazing Avocado Health Benefits
Danica Collins

The Mayan Indians have a saying: “Where avocados grow, hunger or malnutrition has no friends.”

 

For years you were told to avoid the high fat/high caloric content of avocado. Now scientists are

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Bay Leaf Uses May Be Beneficial for Diabetes and Heart Disease

Bay Leaf Uses May Be Beneficial for Diabetes and Heart Disease
Danica Collins

Did you know…that the common bay leaf has powerful benefits for diabetes, heart health, and more?

Frequently found in kitchen cabinets, and well-known to any fan of Ital

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5 Delicious Uses for Mint

5 Delicious Uses for Mint

With the wild weather we’ve had so far this summer, it’s been a weird year in my garden. Except that I’ve enjoyed one victory that I’ve never before been able to accomplish–the pot of mint I started in the spring has trans

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Vibrational Frequency List

http://justalist.blogspot.com/2008/03/vibrational-frequency-list.html

If you are interested in being diagnosed by one of this frequency machines, there are plenty of practitioners who use them; they all follow the same principle and some of them dia

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Use coconut oil to fight colds this season

Use coconut oil to fight colds this season
Saturday, February 19, 2011 by: Elizabeth Walling

(NaturalNews) Coconut oil has been used by many people in all parts of the world to alleviate symptoms of the common cold. Coconut oil originally had a bad

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More than 101 reasons to use coconut as a home remedy to improve your health naturally

More than 101 reasons to use coconut as a home remedy to improve your health naturally
Thursday, May 31, 2012 by: JB Bardot

(NaturalNews) Coconuts are a versatile superfood providing nutrition, health benefits, and amazing medicinal properties all

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Coconut oil zaps bacteria that causes tooth decay

Coconut oil zaps bacteria that causes tooth decay
Thursday, September 06, 2012 by: Sherry Baker, Health Sciences Editor

 

 

(NaturalNews) After decades of warning the public to stay away from supposedly artery-clogging coconut oil, mainstream scienc

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What is the Simply Raw System and Why Does It Work So Well?

What is the Simply Raw System and Why Does It Work So Well?

The "Simply Raw" system is the most effective system on the planet when it comes to reversing most major chronic diseases. It's also been proven to be one of the most effective and safest

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Homemade Blackhead Removal Pore Strips

Homemade Blackhead Removal Pore Strips

I had an intimate relationship with Biore Pore Strips in college. Staring at my pores in the mirror was the perfect way to avoid all the reading and studying on my to-do list, and I was convinced my pores ne

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Homemade Deodorant [Easy and Effective]

Homemade Deodorant [Easy and Effective]

Making our own homemade products is a blast! Today I will share yet another way we are cutting the Walmart cord and choosing a different, better, more prudent way of life.

 

diyNatural reader Samantha said,

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Non-toxic Windshield Wiper Fluid

 

Are you ready for a little disclosure? I have a secret obsession with car washes. Although you wouldn’t know it by looking at my dirty car, I’m always scoping out car wash locations with the best coupons/prices, the best pre-wash, the coolest scrub

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