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As the science of chemistry evolved, chemists began to understand , and explain, how soap cleans.  Soap is made up of molecules with two distinct  arms - a water bonding hydrophilic arm and a water rejecting hydrophobic arm.  The hydrophilci arm bonds itself onto water molecule while the hydrophobic arm rejects the water and attaches itself onto dirt molecules. So when you wash your hands and body, the water sweeps away the dirt molecules that has bonded with the hydrophobic arms of the soap. That is why just washing with water does not clean the dirt.  Just add some Midnight...

Witches were the first Beer makers read a little known history. Did you know that beer is the oldest fermented beverage on the planet? A little known fact is the original brew-masters were women.  It's thought that the Babylonians and Sumerians started making beer as far back as 10,000 years ago, and even then brewing was in the realm of women. Even those tough guy vikings, only allowed women to make their beer.  As cooks, healers and gathers for their communities, these women had extensive knowledge on plants that were food and had healing properties. So it makes sense they were the...

In the 1980 a term Shinrin-yoku was developed in Japan, this term means "taking in the forest atmosphere" or "forest bathing."  This became the primary preventative healthcare in Japan.  Studies have shown that the human body relaxes, calms and becomes robust after spending time under a canopy of trees. Intuitively we all know the magic of nature on our bodies, it is a knowing and something hard to put into words.  But now science has caught up with studies that shows the benefits of being in nature. Our bodies respond to trees and nature because we were forest dwellers a lot...

A hot bath regenerates your soul and rekindles your metabolic fires. Flowers are the most passionate expression of nature.  The violet, ya that one in your grass, will bloom in the spring simply for the joy of blooming, their reproductive blooms happen mid-summer and are under the leaves.  WOW!! LET'S ALL BE VIOLETS! Everyone I know has a pot of flowers on their porch or a few roses in a garden bed.  Plants are generous with their compassion and enjoy helping you remove negative energy and rejuvenate your soul! HOW TO DO IT: use your intuition and if you want...

LEMONADE MINT HONEY POPSICLE Cleaning out a kitchen drawer, I found the Popsicle molds I used when my kids were little.  I was about to put them into the Goodwill Pile, when I thought "who does not love cold Popsicle on a hot summer day"?  With a huge patch of mint and a craving for lemonade, I combined them into a delicious treat.  HONEY: buy local, anything grown in your area supports your immune system. For centuries people have used honey for its healing properties. MINT: is best known for its soothing the digestive tract.  But it also helps stimulate...