Spironolactone for acne?

Perhaps you thought acne would be something you would be to leave behind in high school like your senior physics class or braces. Unfortunately hormonal acne, which normally appears along the chin, jawline and cheek, can persist into early adult hood and even emerge during menopause.

Ivy BraninJuly 3, 2019acne, pcos, estrogen, Birth Control, skin, nettlesComment

Uninvited Thanksgiving Day Guests

Thanksgiving should be a joyous time with friends and family. We share a delicious meal and reflect upon our gratitude for the year gone by and the one to come. Unfortunately, the meal can be ruined b...

Ivy BraninNovember 19, 2017headache, heartburn, nettles, weight, sinusitis, tumeric, allergies, holiday, yoga, magnesium, chocolate, anti-inflammatory, stressComment

Ways to an Easy Breezy Allergy Season

It's that time of year again. Everything is in full bloom and now your allergies have sent you sneezing and wheezing. Why does this happen? Exposure to certain allergens causes them to bind with IgE a...

logan coxApril 10, 2017Cod Liver Oil, allergies, vitamin e, vitamin c, adrenals, headache, sinusitis, fermentation, nettles, anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, quercetinComment

Healthy Homemade Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list can be stressful especially for those that seem to have everything. This year why not have bit of fun by making your own gifts. Here are some of my h...

Ivy BraninDecember 7, 20155-mthf, Holiday, Multiple sclerosis, acne, adhd, adrenals, aging, alkylphenols, allergies, anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, beet, belladonna, bone broth, bpa, bph, breast cancer, breathing, brocoli, budget, bug bites, burdock, buying clubs, calcium, cancer, canning, cardiovascular, castor oil, chia, child's pose, chocolate, choline, chondroitin sulphate, coconut oil, cod liver oil, cognition, cold sore, colds, constipation, coronary artery disease, crab apple, crohn's, csa, dairy-free, dandelion, depression, detoxification, dha, diabetes, dioxin, ear infection, earache, electrolytes, enoki, erectile dysfunction, exercise, fermentation, fertility, flax, food preservation, foraging, france, fungus, ginseng, glucosamine, gluten-free, gnocchi, grain-free, headache, homeopathy, immunity, immunity shitake, indole-3-carbinol, insomnia, iron, jet lag, kale, kid's health, kidney, kidney stones, kimchi, knee, kombucha, lavendar, liver, maca, magnesium, meditation, memory, miso, mochi, mood, natto, neti pot, nettles, nutritional yeast, nuts, omega 3, organic, osteoporosis, pain, parsnip, pcos, pesto, phthalates, pregnancy, proanthocyanidin, protein, psorasis, psorasis vitamin d, quercetin, recipe, retreat, rose hips, seaweed, sinusitis, skin, sleep, smoking, sore throat, soup, stevia, stress, sugar, sunburn, superfoods, sweat, teething, travel, triphala, tumeric, ulcerative colitis, umeboshi, vegan, vegetarian, vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin d, vitamin e, water, weight, wrinkles, yogaComment

Urban Foraging

Perhaps this sounds like an oxymoron, but to my Seattle readers this is not a new concept with all the mushrooms, lavender, and rosemary not to mention blackberries that grow there. Even here in New Y...

Ivy BraninApril 7, 2014nettles, crab apple, bph, allergies, antioxidants, vitamin c, iron, foraging, burdock, rose hips, detoxification, psorasisComment

Allergy Free, Naturally

Spring is great unless it means sneezes, wheezes, and runny itchy eyes. Not to mention the embarrassment of a gooey handshake. With the mild winter we experienced on the East Coast, this allergy seaso...

Tori CoxApril 5, 2012anti-inflammatory, quercetin, neti pot, allergies, asthma, vitamin c, immunity, nettles

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