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MYFOXNY.COM – Americans spend over $1 billion and apply over 70 million pounds of pesticides to suburban lawns each year, making storm-water runoff a leading source of water pollution.Alexandra Zissu, self-proclaimed greenproofer, was on Friday’s Good Day New York with some eco-alternatives to pesticides.According to the environmental protection agency, 90-percent of American households use    .. more …

The former finance director at a now-closed health charity founded by Prince Charles has been sentenced to three years in jail for stealing more than $380,000 from the organization, writes Third Sector Online .George Gray pleaded guilty last week to theft, fraud, and money laundering during his tenure at the Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health, which promoted herbal remedies and other    .. more …

If you listen to various conversations or read the comments left on most health related forums, it appears millions of people do not seem to be getting well these days, when relying solely on traditional healthcare practices. For many who have tried the available modern medical treatments without success, or have experienced the often unpleasant and sometimes dangerous effects of    .. more …

The suit – filed Aug. 5 on behalf of Herbal Remedies at West 72nd Avenue and Federal Boulevard – is the first legal challenge to a new state law that gives communities explicit permission to ban dispensaries. The dispensary owner argues that such bans violate the medical-marijuana protections in the state constitution.”This will be a test case for the entire state as to whether the bans are    .. more …

The Zayed Complex for Herbal Research and Traditional Medicine is a botanist’s dream.Every cupboard is crammed with dried herbs and every shelf filled with jars of obscure-looking seeds and plants.The pungent smell of rich foliage is almost overwhelming and fills every room in the cavernous complex.To the unassuming, there are no obvious indications that this apothecary-type place is an important    .. more …

Herbal remedies for anxiety abound, for everything from upset stomachs to improved sleep. Organic herbs for stress relief are becoming more popular as people try to find healthy ways to reduce the negative impact that too much stress has on their lives.Since early human times, people have used natural remedies; as the practice of medicine as we know it today progressed, natural herbs were pushed    .. more …