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• Green Tea Helps Antibiotics
• Moisturizing Body Butter
• Buy Local!
• Meadowsweet Herbs’ Holistic Healing Center: Welcome Homeopath Adrienne Veseth
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Green Tea Helps Antibiotics Kill Superbugs
Washing
down an antibiotic with a cup of green tea can make the drug work up to
three times better, a new study shows. It can even help kill
superbugs--drug-resistant organisms such as MRSA--that are showing up
in ever-increasing numbers in hospitals, nursing homes and even
schools. If you've ever had one of these hard-to-shake infections, you
know just how disheartening it can be when it comes back again and
again, despite long-term antibiotic treatment.
The study tested
green tea in combination with 28 disease-causing microorganisms. In
every case, it showed that green tea enhanced the bacteria-killing
activity of antibiotics, said lead researcher Mervat Kassem, Ph.D. For
example, the killing effect of the antibiotic chloramphenicol was
doubled when taken with green tea, compared to taking it alone. Green
tea also made 20% of drug-resistant bacteria susceptible to
cephalosporin, an important type of antibiotic that new drug-resistant
strains of bacteria have evolved to resist.
The study was
presented at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting, and
will be published in an upcoming issue of the European Journal of
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
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Moisturizing Body ButterWhether
it is the heat of summer, or the dryness of winter, our skin needs
loving care to make sure it stays smooth, resilient and moisturized.
Body butters help to seal in the skin’s moisture and improve its
barrier function, adding softness and health to the largest organ of
our body. This recipe can be used daily all over the body, as well as
the elbows, knees, heels, hands and cuticles.
½ cup sesame oil
½ cup jojoba oil
½ cup shea butter
½ cup coconut oil
30 drops peppermint essential oil
30 drops eucalyptus essential oil
30 drops lavender essential oil
In
a double boiler, gently warm the sesame oil, jojoba oil and shea butter
until they are all melted and combined thoroughly. Allow the mixture to
cool for 15 minutes and add the essential oils. Pour into a glass
container with a tight fitting lid. For a warmer wintertime blend, try
these essential oils instead: ginger, cardamom and orange. |
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Buy Local!
What is Buy Local?
Think
Local, Buy Local is a grassroots campaign dedicated to preserving the
unique character of the Missoula community through the promotion of
locally-owned businesses. By supporting independent,
one-of-a-kind businesses you help maintain the special history and
culture of Missoula while investing in our neighborhoods and local
economy.
Through shopping at locally-owned, independent businesses:
• You bolster our economic base since local businesses are more likely to use other local services and products.
• You keep more tax dollars in our community to support our schools, parks, police, and other services.
• You support businesses that provide a large share of jobs in our community and are more invested in Missoula’s future.
• You ensure a solid foundation for our nonprofit organizations because they
receive a majority of their donations from locally-owned businesses.
• You
protect the beauty and natural resources of our community. Our
local stores help sustain vibrant, compact, and walkable shopping
districts and conserve energy and resources by reducing the
transportation costs of goods.
Finding a Locally-Owned Business
Think
Local, Buy Local is an educational initiative of Missoula’s Sustainable
Business Council (MSBC) designed to connect business and community and
to highlight the economic benefits of buying locally. To find a
business that meets your shopping needs either look for the MSBC logo
in the window of participating businesses or search their online
Business Directory at www.sbcmontana.org.
Campaign Kickoff
Visit the Missoula Sustainable Business Council and help celebrate the Buy
Local Campaign kickoff August 23 & 24 at the River City Roots
Festival in downtown Missoula at Caras Park. To find out more, go to
www.rivercityrootsfestival.com. |
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Meadowsweet Herbs' Holistic Healing Center
Welcome Homeopath Adrienne Veseth
Homeopathy
seeks to meet the whole being to stimulate the vital force and immune
system to heal from the inside out. Thus, the whole person, mind,
body and spirit, is brought to a greater level of health. Homeopaths
take a patient's full case and history in order to find an appropriate
remedy. By matching the energy pattern of the patient with a
substance from nature, the remedy sends a message to the vital force
and immune system:
“Body heal thyself.”
Adrienne
Veseth has been studying classical homeopathy for 10 years. She
has finished a 4-year study program with the School of Homeopathy,
Devon, England. Adrienne sees each person as a unique individual and
uses this as the basis of her practice. She believes the body and
spirit speak to us in symptoms. These guide us to an appropriate
homeopathic remedy, which stimulates the body to heal from the inside
out. Give us a call to set up an appointment with Adrienne in our
Holistic Healing Center 406-728-0543. |
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