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my dog is taking medice from the doctor and i was thinking about giving her this natural medice from mothers market a natural healthy place few people have said is good so i was wondering anybody how there that can help some1 who might have theyre dog take it its called milk thistle for dog liver dissease thanks helppppppppppppp i love my dog

you certainly can give milk thistle to your dog. you can also give sam-e to your dog for liver support as well. when my little one was having trouble with her liver, we had her on both of those products.

see if your vet is familiar with them, if not see if there is a holistic vet near you.

Once in a while I take this herb to help me fall asleep. Will this problem of dependence arise?

Taking it occasionally wouldn’t be a problem.
I’ve read on some bottles that you shouldn’t take valerian for more than 2 weeks (that’s every day) because it may start to cause dependancy. I’ve also heard that it may create insomnia too. Although, if it works for you, that’s good! As long as you aren’t taking it every day for long-term.

And just to point out to the other poster, a night terror isn’t like extreme insomnia. It’s like an extreme nightmare. You look like you’re awake (the person moves, talk, and usually their eyes are open), but their sleeping. Almost like sleep-walking, except they’re in extreme terror of something they "see". I got a couple when I was young and under stress. My parents said I dreamt that there were thousands of frogs and mosquitos swarming me, and I was screaming and swatting the air. I’ve seen my sister have them too. It’s scary to the person that’s watching it, because you can’t do anything to calm the person down. After the person wakes up, they usually don’t remember anything.

Are there any videos or tours of the process of creating licorice candy?

Background
Licorice is a glossy, gelled candy with a semi-firm consistency that is flavored with licorice root extract. Typically, it is a moderately sweet candy, and is available in a variety of flavors such as black licorice, strawberry, cherry and chocolate. Currently, it is touted as a healthier snack food because it contains almost no fat per serving. It is made in a continuous process, which involves mixing and cooking, forming the candy, cutting it, and putting it in packaging. Licorice represents one of the oldest forms of candy with evidence suggesting it was made as early as the thirteenth century. It continues to be a popular product today making up a significant portion of the over $13 billion, annual non-chocolate candy market. It is anticipated that licorice manufacturers will try to increase yearly sales primarily by increasing the speed at which they can produce the candy.

For the rest;

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Licorice.html

I know the Bible says not to eat pigs but what about gelatin? I have a friend who opens up capsules and throws them out and swallows the contents. I want to know people’s opinions on this issue because not all the supplements have veggie capsules.

I also believe that the Bible tells us not to eat unclean meats and that this was not just for the Jews…it is a health principle that is for all human beings to follow. However, I do not believe that salvation depends on this issue. Salvation is based on the blood of Jesus alone. This is a good health principle to follow though…many diseases can be acquired through eating unclean meats and I personally would just rather stay away from the consumption of them. But I do believe that this is a personal choice that you have to make on your own and that God is not going to condemn you for ingesting gelatin capsules. If you feel that you shouldn’t be taking this, then don’t. It’s your choice.

I have stomach fat and I was just wondering i wanted to loose fat but while gaining muscles and get toned. I was wondering what kind of work out plan i should do everyday to accomplish this in the fastest time possible. Thanks.

Check out this site

http://best-fat-cleanser.info

Here you can learn how to lose your stomach fat and get six pack abs

Under the directions, they ask you to use one tea bag per cup. I use a mug which holds two cups. Should I use two tea bags?

Also how do you make your best tea ?

tea made in a cup? BRACCKKKKKKKKKK!

Tea must be made in a teapot, to be made properly. Fill the teapot with hot water to "hot the pot", while you boil the water. Boil fresh water in a kettle, and pour over the tea bag(s) in the teapot. If you don’t have a tea cosy to keep it hot, wrap a towel around the teapot.
Let steep for 5 minutes.

The important part is that the water must be bubbling hot. Most American kettles only bring the water just to a boil. It needs to be really boiling hard to properly steep the tea and bring out the flavour.

I take medication for high cholesterol (Pravastatin sodium) Is it safe to use milk thistle while taking cholesterol meds since they both go through the liver?

Thanks…

Milk thistle can decrease the rate at which statins (and various other drugs) are broken down by the liver, which in theory, could lead to raised levels of the drug in your body which can be harmful. Milk thistle is also of little therapeutic value anyway, might as well avoid it.

Just because something is natural, does not necessarily mean it is safe. Herbal remedies contain active ingredients therefore have the ability to interact with other drugs.

EDIT
Paddy aka SkepCrock: you should really avoid giving medical advise on subjects you know nothing about.

So your answer to the question is to advise the poster to avoid prescription drugs such as Prava which could reduce the risk of heart disease in favour of something of little therapeutic value anyway? Illogical advise.

Hi, I’m currently taking valerian Passion Flower herbal capsules for some anxiety that I been having off and on during driving. I know they’ve been helping with calming my mind but is there anything else out there that is better? And nothing that costs an arm and a leg. Thanks.

Go to a doctor and get meds prescribed. I pay like $3 for my prescription anxiety meds. :-]

I am in zone 9 for gardening and in zone 5 in Arizona. I’m not sure what the best method is to start germination, what kind of sun/warmth it needs or watering and soil or if I should sow indoors or outdoors.

If you have any tips for sowing camellia sinensis seeds, as well, fel free to share.

Thank you for your help!

If you are talking about Agastache rugosa or really any plant in the Agastache Genus, the best way to germinate the seeds is to sow them in peat pots at about 55-65ºF. If you are growing them indoors plant 6 to 8 weeks before planting outside. Barely cover the seeds with soil. The seeds can take up to 90 days to germinate but usually between 30 and 90 days.

I heard that if you pierce vitamen E capsules, pierce them, take the oil out and put it on your face for about 5 minutes then wash it off with a cleanser, that it makes your skin look nice and it works better than taking them orally. Is this true? Because it sounds like it will actually make you break out because its oil..

I have broken them before and put it on a burn I had and it healed it up and left hardly no scar…so I would think that it must really be good for the hydration of your skin. I would try it for a few weeks and see what happens. The difference is, it is natural oil…so it may not create as much of the oil as you may think…..