Somehow, though, many of us dispense with any demands for information when it comes to alternative treatments such as herbal remedies. There is a different mystique, a certain magic of the natural way and perhaps a fear that skepticism breaks the spell. All those aspects of consumer safety that you would expect in any drugstore drug are just not there in most health food alternative remedies. A good many of these herbs and plants used by the Native Americans are now mainstays of what is called Alternative Treatment. Just as we have explored the basis of diseases of the ear, nose and throat according to the tenants of anatomy and physiology and treatments according to conventional medical ideas, let's look at the history and the objective evidence for the risk and benefit of some of the treatments used in Alternative Therapy.
Gardens bring health in ways other than providing herbs, fruits and vegetables.
Birds call, leaves rustle, flowers glow - the fresh breeze, the sun and shifting shadow soothe us in both body and spirit. The delights of a garden create strength. Use them both inside the walls of your home, and outside in yards. Nurture them in public lands. Of course, life being the balance that it is, there has to be moderation even in the garden.