Chamomile Eases Diaper Rash

Commercial diaper rash products can contain ingredients which cause allergies, irritation and may even be carcinogenic. Natural products containing herbs are best.

Baby powders can contain formaldehyde, and other cancer causing ingredients.

Petroleum jelly keeps the area moist which only worsens diaper rash already caused by wetness.

Talc can cause allergic reactions from perfumes and other artificial ingredients.

One common herb is chamomile. It eases inflammation, kills pain, and disinfects the area from bacteria.

A drop or two of chamomile oil can be mixed with a vegetable oil and applied to the rash. Chamomile tea can also be added to bath water for a soothing bath to ease rashes. Chamomile helps to heal skin too.

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Tobacco Use Aggravates Colic

An infant in the house with colic? A smoker in the house? The two may be related.

According to scientists second hand smoke causes infants to have a higher incidence of colic than in households without smokers.

The smoke causes a hormone called motilin to increase which raises the probability of an infant to suffer from colic.

Chamomile is a natural soothing herb which can help relieve a baby of colic without drugs.

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Honeybees And Gardens

Honeybees are disappearing at an alarming rate. Experts say that by 2035 honeybees, which are necessary for pollinating food crops, will be extinct.

Widepsread use of pesticides and insecticides, plus adverse weather conditions, the growing of genetically modified crops, and Colony Collapse Disorder have all reduced the number of honeybees necessary to pollinate one-third of all food crops. Wild bees have also been affected.

By using natural and organic insecticides the lives of honeybees can be saved in gardens and fields.

Plant a variety of flowers to attract bees to a garden. Allowing clover and dandelions to grow and bloom are very attractive to bees.

Many home gardeners and orchardists are also putting out nests for native mason bees.

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Slugs Good For The Garden

The last thing a gardener wants to see in the garden, or on a plant, is a slug. But while a lot of slugs aren't good for a garden, some slugs are actually helpful.

Slugs help to break down old debris and plants and help to create compost right in the garden.

Slugs are also excellent prey for other beneficials in the garden. Toads, frogs, lizards and garter snakes all eat slugs, and their cousin, the snail.

You can control slugs but you will never completely eradicate them from your garden.

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Exercise Prevents Alzheimer's

To avoid getting Alzheimer's Disease get plenty of exercise.

Overweight people are eighty percent more likely to get Alzheimer's than are people of normal weight according to studies conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.

The scientists found that obesity has a higher influence on people who develop the disease before the age of 60 than those who develop it later. Women are also more inclined toward Alzheimer's if they are obese than are men.

The studies were conducted on people aged 40 to 80 and were followed up every 3 to 36 years.

The studies also revealed that people who are underweight are 36 percent more likely to develop the disease than are those who are of normal weight.

Alzheimer's, a progressive brain disease, affects about 5 million people in the United States according to the Alzheimer's Association.

Here are some diet and exercise tips.

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Author: Marilyn Pokorney
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Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
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