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 Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:00 am
Welcome to the Health & Beauty Forum!
Have you ever made a homemade facial mask or spent time reading labels, worried about the amount of chemicals in the products you buy? Do you swear by ginger tea and raw garlic when you're sick? This is the place for you. Here we talk about everything from natural remedies for bug bites and the common cold, to how to make your own bath and beauty products.
Below are some suggestions to help you out!
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:14 am
Forum Warnings
Keep in mind that many of the posts will be opinion based. Always seek medical advice from a qualified medical practitioner. You should also make sure to keep your Doctor in the loop about all the supplements that you are taking, in case they conflict with prescribed medicine.
If you are going to buy your herbs, make sure they are from a reputable store. When harvesting from the wild, be sure to test the plant you wish to harvest to ensure you have identified it correctly. You can often bring a sample to a nursery for identification.
Be careful! Not all herbs are harmless and should not be treated as such. Always use caution in making any homemade remedy!.
Forum Rules
Only post remedies you have personally tried or know someone who has tried it with positive results. Anyone can google home remedies for colic, we just want to know ones that actually work. Please be aware of the impact of your advice and what you post, keeping in mind the scope of your knowledge and expertise.
Do not just post a link to the remedy or recipe, take the time to cut and paste it.
Try to provide sources for your information whenever possible.
This guild does not claim responsibility for the consequences of medical advice you obtain here.Any posts, articles or other information provided in this community are designed for educational purposes only. You should NOT rely on this information as a substitute for personal medical attention, diagnosis, or hands-on treatment. If you are in doubt please contact your health care professional.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:15 am
Topics appropriate for the Natural Health & Beauty Forum:
General Health Care: Fitness, nutrition, weight loss. Anything that affects your health and well being.
Skin Care: Everything from lotions and face masks to the best ways to deal with acne and scars.
Hair Care: How to you take care of your hair? Organic beauty products, no-poo, conditioner only, vinegar rinses, etc.
Natural Beauty: Who needs makeup? Discuss the ways you pretty yourself up.
Home Remedies: Discuss what remedies you use for everything from sunburn and rashes to battling colds and sickness.
Herbalism Growing,identifying, harvesting, and using herbs. Discuss the properties of specific herbs and which ones you prefer to use.
Alternative practices: Aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, Yoga, all the things you do to maintain a healthy body, mind, and spirit.
Posts that DO NOT Belong in the Natural Health & Beauty Forum
Dangerous Advice: Deliberately giving harmful or bad advice is not going to be tolerated. We want Gaia's users to be safe. Threads encouraging harm will be deleted. Offenses of this nature are a bannable offense.
"Diagnose Me" Threads: Do not present a list of symptoms and ask us to tell you what is wrong. WE ARE NOT DOCTORS. Discussing alternative solutions for a known problem (like dandruff, the flu, etc) is perfectly acceptable.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:16 am
The Forums and YOU: Basic Forum EtiquettePlease follow the usual guild guidelines and Terms of Service of Gaia in this forum. If you need a memory refresher, please visit the following links:
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