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The original medicine was herbal medicine. Dating farther back than any form of record keeping, people and even some animals were discovering which plants helped heal a wound faster, which brought down a fever, which made someone more active and which helped the restless sleeper. My brother in law runs Toledo roadside assistance services and he swears by herbal teas and natural practices to help him rest and recuperate during his off hours. Herbal applications are the very foundation of modern medicine.

Scientists have taken from nature and modified, adjusted and redesigned an original structure similar to how graphic design firms would make changes to a website, to make many chemical copycats. In hundreds of cases the copycat is far more emphatic due to strength and the rearrangement of, or the addition of molecules to the plant’s bio-makeup. It’s a wonderful world where we have effectively taken our clues from Mother Nature, but. . . 

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Herbal medicine predates written history. We used what Mother Nature offered. Along the way we learned which plants assisted us in our needs. Our bodies were pure, never having taken a synthetic pharmaceutical, eaten a Big Mac, or been polluted by fouled air. We had a symbiotic relationship with the world around us.

Although my personal history doesn’t quite go back that far, and I have eaten a Big Mac back in the day, I’ve discovered the power of herbal remedies to be extremely effective in modern times as well. I’ve incorporated herbs in my health journey for the past twenty-two years. When diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder at a young age, I looked into every aspect of treatment available.

I lived in a community of hard working people, including local contractors like plumber Hamilton ON and natural healing practitioners, many of them I would call my personal friends. I also had primo medical insurance coverage which made a specialist from every medical ilk available to me. I was taking advantage of both, and catering to the demands of my condition.

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