Susan Patterson

Do you, like millions of other people, toss and turn at night, rarely getting enough sleep to make it through the next day? Insomnia is rampant and can be very …

As we can’t see our insides, we usually notice the first signs of aging on our skin. While age brings wisdom, it also brings less resilient skin that often tends …

Have you ever thought about how wonderful it would be to have fresh greens in February? Living in a region of the country where winters are chilly, having fresh garden …

While black garlic certainly doesn’t sound all that appetizing – in fact, you might envision it to simply be burned garlic, it’s actually made by “fermenting” whole bulbs of fresh …

Argan oil comes from the fruit of the native Argan tree in Morocco. The fruit is so nutritious that goats climb the trees just to eat them. Inside of that …

Hydrogen peroxide is familiar as a household disinfectant and bleaching agent. This colorless liquid has a chemical formula (H2O2) similar to water, with just an extra oxygen atom, but it …

Many of us set out to grow vegetables with visions of gathering ruby red tomatoes and plump capsicums by the basketful and the choicest cucumbers and crunchy carrots going straight …

The annuals have faded and temperatures are finally dipping to something close to reasonable as that sizzling summer begins to come to an end. After all that hard work taking …

Witch hazel is a plant native to North America and parts of Asia that has been used for centuries for its skin soothing properties. You’ve probably noticed witch hazel extract in …

There seem to be an endless number of choices when buying essential oils, and for every oil, there are at least a dozen uses. Still, even if you’re a tried-and-true …