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Homemade Foot Soak That Works

A homemade foot soak is the perfect cure for those tired and aching feet. At the end of a long day from work or shopping you feet tend to become sore, tired and swollen. This is can happen especially if you wear shoes that have high heels, the other problem can be because you are unable to sit down during the day.

Homemade foot soaks are easy and beneficial for sore and tired feet. Peppermint essential oil is a wonderful smelling oil as well as easing the muscles in your sore feet. Make sure that you rinse and dry your feet … Continue Reading

History of Medicinal Fungi

During the European “Copper Age” five thousand years ago, a man of high ranking status fled his home valley of Val Venosta, Italy, across an Alpine glacier. But his enemies caught up with him. An arrow penetrated his subclavian artery, which soon bled him to death. In 1991, two unsuspecting tourists came upon his mummified remains. On the body of “Oetzi the Iceman” were found pouches with two medicinal mushroom species, the oldest known example of mushrooms used medicinally.

One of the mushrooms was Birch polypore – Piptoporus betulinus – which it is believed he used as a remedy against intestinal … Continue Reading