Year: 2016

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My favorite dietary sources of probiotics

What are some of your childhood memories? One of mine includes a dusty hot summer day in the city where I was born. I remember this long but fast-moving line of people waiting to buy a cooling drink called Kvass. It seemed to make everyone happy and cheerful.

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5 research-based reasons to try probiotics

hair health Image courtesy of Pixabay/Geralt When I was a kid I used to get a lot of colds and ear infections. As you can imagine I was prescribed antibiotics as a treatment many of the times. I still remember how hesitant my mom was each time about giving me these medications. A great […]

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Why dry skin brushing should become a part of your morning ritual

Image courtesy of Pixabay/Pezibear Do you like to learn about useful inexpensive ways of keeping your body healthy and happy? Last fall I taught a class introducing pharmacy students to various Complementary and Alternative Medicine techniques.