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keeping healthy, and a good deal on sambu guard

February 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Cedar fever hits me HARD every year from December through February. The scrubby green Texas cedar trees turn a distinct orange with seed pods, and simultaneously I get stuffy, congested and fatigued, for about two months straight. Sometimes I can hardly tell whether it’s still allergies or I’m getting sick, and I usually do end […]

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a tale of two sparkling drinks

February 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

During my recent trip to Canada, I had the opportunity to try the Elderflower Presse drink I’d posted about, and it was quite good. I could definitely taste the elderberry in it, which was surprising since I’d thought the berry extract would taste much different than the elderflower. But then again, my Sambu Guard does […]

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sambu guard as a sinus medicine?

January 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

There is so much to learn in this blog from an herbal wellness consultant that I don’t even know where to start. Except, well, that I’ll start with her article on Sambu Guard, an elderflower and elderberry syrup, and its effect on stubborn sinus issues. I’m thinking this must be a different Sambu Guard than […]

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