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Use Vinegar To Treat Common Ailments

4 days ago | 0 comment
With the cold season coming, parents should make sure to have vinegar on hand to treat many common ailments. The fifth-century BC Greek physician Hippocrates is said to have recommended a vinegar/honey mixture to his patients to clear up phlegm and ease breathing. Vinegar was used in hand washing in the 10th century to prevent the spread of infection. During World War 1, vinegar was used as a disinfectant. Contrary to popular belief it does not promote weight loss. Also, it does not cure cancer, [...]
Stinkbug

With Spring Come Stink Bugs

9 days ago | 0 comment
Scientists are warning parents that as we get nearer to warm weather, stink bugs will start reproducing. Often they spend the winters in attics. Parents have found thousands of them hiding under insulation.  As the weather warms stink bugs crawl out, and lay eggs on fruit trees and other crops. Stink bugs invaded from southeast Asia, and arrived here from shipping crates. They now have been found in the Northwest, Northeast, Mid Atlantic, and are now traveling through the South and Midwest. Since [...]