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>> Natural remedies is kind of like in
my family, generation to generation.

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I learned what I learned
from my father and mother.

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And he learned the old way, using herbs.

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>> I've always been skeptical
of a few natural remedies,

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but there are natural remedies that I do use.

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Tea is something that I've
been really big on recently.

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>> I definitely know that natural
remedies work on first hand experience.

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I've used -- recently I've started using
natural remedies throughout my daily life.

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>> One of the things is like lavender
or hibiscus tea that I've been drinking,

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and it does help you kind of
like relax after a long day.

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I learned about tea just through sort of
recommendations from the nursing staff here,

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but also like doctors and family members.

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>> Things like breathing in warm
steam when you're congested.

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Teas help clear congestion in the throat.

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My mother taught me most of
the natural remedies I know.

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>> I like to use peppermint tea.

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Lungs. For energy, you know?

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Give you that good up feeling.

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Good breath.

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And parsley is excellent also.

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It's a blood purifier.

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>> I love aloe vera.

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That is my favorite natural remedy.

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I just got a huge plant of it.

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Whether I use it topical for burns or little
scratches that you don't want to get infected

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or clean out or try to calm down the burn,
or I use the aloe vera gel that I drink one

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or two tablespoons a day, and that
helps with upset stomach, constipation,

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too much spicy food, anything
like that, it really helps.

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>> I learned this remedy
from my boyfriend's mom.

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She really is about aroma therapy.

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She's teaching me all about the essential oils.

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>> Red root, or root, you know.

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Yes, red root tea.

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It's an old Cherokee Indian remedy.

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>> I use natural remedies such as tea
to help me sleep, and essential oils

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to help me feel better when I have a cold.

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>> Whether it's stress, if
you're using essential oils,

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or it's lavender to calm you down, or you're
using peppermint to get rid of nausea or how --

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just freshen up or brighten your day.

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I use them every day.

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They're just the best.

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>> Health Services has a bunch of
great information on natural remedies.