Menopause is a time of enormous change.

Women of all times have found simple life-style changes can make their Change much easier. For opum health during and after menopause, do these two things:

exercise a different way every day and drink nourishing herbal infusions
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We all know how important exercise is for strong bones, healthy hearts, resistance to diabetes, and weight maintenance. But did you know it prevents depression too?

By yourself, or with a friend, exercise is one of the golden...
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Many people ask, “What is the difference between an herbal tea and an infusion?

An infusion of herbs is much stronger and has a more medicinal quality than just a tea.  Simply, an infusion is steeped much longer, many times overnight.

Making Herbal Infusions

Roots: Use one ounce (a big handful of cut-up root, or half a dozen six inch pieces of whole root) of dried root in a pint jar. Fill the jar to the top with boiling water. Put the lid on the jar and let it sit at room temperature for...

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You may ask, what is a tincture? It is a medicinal extract of plant material.

Some people call them tinctures, others extracts. Most tinctures are made with alcohol, water or organic apple cider vinegar being used to pull compounds from the plants. If you use 80-120 proof alcohol and you are concerned about the alcohol content all you have to do is get a small amount of water boiling and put the tincture into the water, the alcohol will evaporate and still have the medicinal value of the h...

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