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Eucalyptus
Healthy Habits – Eucalyptus Eucalyptus essential oil offers relief from sinus challenges and is especially helpful during allergy season. It is also a potent antibacterial and antiviral agent. There are various eucalyptus supplements to choose from, and they offer a range of health perks, including anticancer effects. Here are just some of the many possible…
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Healthy Habits: Chlorophyll Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color, but it does so much more than that! Chlorophyll actually resembles our red blood cells (hemoglobin), the pigment that gives our blood its color, and it cleanses the blood and helps us detox from all of the heavy metals and other toxins in…
Read MoreBlack Walnut Hull
Healthy Habits: Black Walnut Hull I remember hearing about farmers placing rain barrels underneath black walnut trees in the pasture. The barrels gathered rain for the animals to drink and when the walnuts would drop from the trees into the water, there would also be the added nutrition and anti-parasitic/de-worming properties from the green hulls…
Read MoreSevere Storm – Power Outages, School Closings in Hancock County
A massive storm system traveled across Western Kentucky on Friday, March 3rd causing a reported 351,000 customers to lose power. Hancock County Schools were closed on Friday and again on Monday, March 6th. Hancock County Emergency Management Agency, all of the county fire departments, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Road Department workers have…
Read MoreGrapefruit
Healthy Habits: Grapefruit You may pass this tropical fruit by because it is tart compared to most but what it lacks in sweetness, it makes up for in nutrition. Grapefruit provides more vitamins and minerals than all other citrus. Here are some of the many health benefits of adding grapefruit into your diet: boosts the…
Read MorePapaya
Healthy Habits: Papaya Papaya is a tropical fruit that may be difficult to obtain fresh in our area, but can be purchased frozen, as well as in capsules and freeze-dried powder form. The enzyme referred to as papain is extracted from the raw fruit and made into supplements specifically for improving digestion and reducing pain…
Read MoreHorse Chestnut
Healthy Habits: Horse Chestnut Horse Chestnut is in the same family of trees as buckeyes but slightly larger are horse chestnut trees. Neither are actually in the true chestnut family and both horse chestnuts and buckeyes are poisonous. However, horse chestnut is available in a standardized seed extract that you can find in capsule,…
Read MoreBlack Seed Oil
Healthy Habits; Black Seed Oil This oil is made from cold-pressed black cumin seeds and has many healing and nourishing benefits when taken internally as well as when applied topically. Essential fatty acids (Omega-3-6-9), B vitamins, iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium and fiber can all be found in its nutrition profile and over 600 peer-reviewed studies…
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Healthy Habits: Amla Also known as Indian gooseberry, amla is a small, sour, yellow-green fruit that is native to India. It contains potent antioxidants and has been used in Ayurvedic treatments for thousands of years. One small amla fruit contains 8 times more Vitamin C than an orange and 17 times that of a pomegranate.…
Read MoreChokeberries
Healthy Habits Chokeberries Chokeberries, also known as aronia berries and not to be confused with chokecherries, have the highest antioxidant content of any fruit! They contain 4 times the polyphenols of blueberries; with purple and red varieties having the most flavonoids. Their rich antioxidant content assists the body in protecting against free radicals and…
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