Apple cider vinegar (ACV) -unfiltered and unpasteurized- is an age-old remedy for acid reflux when combined with unpasteurized honey. It stabilizes the pH of stomach acid and stimulates the production of stomach enzymes. Learn More.

Castor Oil (always use cold pressed!) breaks down and removes waste products (dead skin, scar tissue, and retained cysts/fluids). 

Castor oil is an extremely useful tool for breaking up minor or recent scar tissue. Applying it regularly to scars will get tissues moving. Learn More

Flax is a food source of healthy fiber and fat. Flax seeds are the best form of daily support for a colon that has suffered from long-term constipation and/or IBS.

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The rind, fruit and juice of lemons are antiviral and stabilize the pH of the stomach to its natural acidity. Lemons are not just a food, but also good medicine.

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Bentonite clay is a natural cleanser of the intestines and is the only clay that can be safely taken internally. It can also be made into a paste and applied topically (as can all other clays) to draw out toxins and break up scar tissue and cysts. It also pulls toxins out of the skin topically when applied thickly over an area with toxic exposure (bug/spider bites, etc).

Charcoal is one of the best emergency remedies for ingested poisons. Mix with water and drink it after any type of accidental poisoning. It binds with poisons and keeps them from entering the bloodstream. It will lower the effects of toxic household items if taken as soon as the event occurs. It can also be made into a paste to pull toxins out of the skin when applied topically in a thick layer over an area with toxic exposure including insect/spider bites.

Garlic is antimicrobial and has excellent fibers that act as prebiotics for the gut to grow a healthy microbiome. This keeps the gut processing your food and resisting the growth of damaging microbes.

All oils protect the skin topically, but olive oil is also antimicrobial. Many people use it to make infused oils for skin care products. It is easy to do this at home.

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Bitters are an age-old remedy for an upset stomach. They contain the bitter constituents of plants that stimulate digestion, cleanse the stomach walls, and assist in digestion in the small intestine. They are easily accessible at any liquor store and last forever with proper storage.

Hexane is one of the most common extraction agents in oil processing. Oils that have been extracted with hexane expose us to microquantities of it, which are safe occasionally, but can have a cumulative effect on the liver. Use cold pressed oils instead whenever possible.

Raw, local, unfiltered honey is the best quality. Use what you have on hand, but pay attention when you shop! 

A steamed onion over the ear draws moisture out. Learn more