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Aphrodisiacs derive their name from the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, who embodies the graceful beauty of the feminine and reminds us – all women – of our timeless sexuality.

Plant aphrodisiacs can strengthen and naturally enhance the female libido and sexual response, including arousal and lubrication. They provide an abundant source of nutrients that help us to maintain our hormones in optimal balance for healthy, sexual vitality – at every age!

Female Libido Tonic™ is a synergistic blend of herbs and nutrients that have been carefully selected to support women’s sexual health. It includes traditional aphrodisiac herbs such as Maca, Tribulus, Epimedium, Damiana, and Mucuna, all of which have been used for hundreds (in some cases, thousands) of years for strengthening energy and sexual desire.

Female Libido Tonic™ also contains vitamin B12, L-arginine, and Pine Bark extract, nutrients that support cellular energy, improve circulation, and enhance sensitivity of the erogenous areas to promote a more fulfilling intimate experience!

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As a food, Bilberry is enjoyed in pies and jams much like its cousin, the Blueberry (in fact, it’s known as European Blueberry).

Bilberries are rich in anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants that help to protect us from damaging free-radicals. Oxidative damage is considered to be a significant contributor to age-related macular degeneration.

Anthocyanins strengthen blood vessel walls and also help to prevent platelets from sticking together (which may decrease formation of blood clots).

Anthocyanins also increase the production of rhodopsin, a pigment in the retina of the eye. Rhodopsin helps the retina to adapt to changes in light, especially important for night vision. This is the basis of Bilberry’s anecdotal use by British pilots during the Second World War, when their night vision was reputably improved upon regular consumption of Bilberry jam.

• Supports eye health, including with macular degeneration
• Strengthens blood vessels
• Powerful antioxidant protection
• Improves night vision

In addition to delicious, seasonally fresh berries, support your eye health year-round with wild-harvested Bilberry from Natural Wellbeing!

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Cat’s Claw is one of our best-loved herbs for joint inflammation, especially that associated with rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, conditions which have an autoimmune component to them. This is where our immune system fails to recognize our own self as ‘self’ and, instead, starts to treat it as ‘non-self,’ and mounts an immune defense against what it perceives to be ‘foreign.’ This results in inflammation and, eventually, can lead to destruction of our own tissues.

Cat’s Claw has been shown to decrease Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF), an inflammatory compound produced by our white blood cells during their (auto)immune response. Reducing TNF can help to effectively limit the inflammation, pain, and tissue damage that might otherwise occur.

Cat’s Claw is also a superb adaptogen, an herb which helps our body to better withstand stress – any kind of stress, be it physical, emotional, mental, or environmental. Other examples of adaptogens include the Ginsengs (Asian, American), Eleuthero, Maca, Reishi (mushroom), and Rhodiola, to name a few.

For energizing rejuvenation, protection against the effects of stress, and immune support including protection from immune-mediated joint inflammation, consider Una de Gato (Cat’s Claw, Uncaria tomentosa), from the jungles of South America.

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For soft lips and smooth skin, Shea Butter is one of nature’s best kept secrets!

The thick ‘oil’ (butter) expressed from the nut of the magnificent Shea tree is a rich source of fatty acids. These have the unique ability to readily penetrate the skin and improve its ability to retain moisture, which fills out fine lines and wrinkles to provide a softer, smoother texture and appearance.

To protect its oils from rancidity due to the extreme temperatures of the dry African savannah where it grows, the Shea nut produces a high amount of vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant. This vitamin E naturally preserves the oils and, when applied as a moisturizer, protects our skin from harmful free radicals, too.

Shea Butter is extremely versatile:
• has been used traditionally in ointments for eczema and psoriasis
• can be applied to burns to improve healing and reduce scarring
• may help fade other scars (including stretch marks)
• is used in candle and soap-making
• is even used as a fuel for cooking

Along with soothing dry skin and chapped lips, Shea Butter can be massaged throughout the hair to moisturize it if it’s dry and brittle – especially useful during the winter when colder temperatures and central heating can dry hair out even more than usual.

Also add to your bath for soft, glowing skin!

Fair-trade Shea Butter is widely available, which ensures that your purchase provides meaningful support to the local women harvesting this supreme health and beauty butter!

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Ginger is especially beneficial for anyone with perpetually cold hands and feet… so if you “know anyone” who takes a hot water bottle to bed every night, they may want to give Ginger a try!

Ginger promotes vasodilation of blood vessels in the peripheral tissues and helps to warm one up ‘from the inside out.’ For this reason, Ginger is useful for inducing a sweat to help detoxify, or to sweat out a fever (have a serving while in a hot bath, to promote the most sweating). It will also help to loosen up tight muscles, and, as a vasodilator, may also lower blood pressure.

Ginger Gold Syrup features both dried and fresh Ginger root for maximum ‘zing‘ power!

Ginger Gold Syrup is a multipurpose, soothing formula that’s helpful for many ailments, from nausea and upset tummies, to chills, poor circulation, and arthritic conditions.

• Eases nausea (travel, morning sickness)
• Enhances circulation
• Helps reduce joint inflammation
• Encourages optimal digestion
• Soothes sore throat

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If you’re someone who makes New Year’s resolutions, perhaps one of them was to do a little cleansing after “holiday excesses”?

Even if you’ve long given up on the idea of New Year’s resolutions, some post-holiday cleansing and detoxification may still be on your “to do” list.

Helping your body to eliminate stored toxins is a great way to give yourself an energizing ‘kickstart,’ especially if you’re feeling sluggish and looking to shed a few pounds.

Get a fresh start in 2012 – with Detox Gold™!

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Get that extra help with Anxiety & Stress Essentials™, a naturally supportive blend of herbs that have traditionally been used to help calm the nervous system, promote a relaxed state of mind, and relax tense muscles.

Anxiety & Stress Essentials™ helps to:

• Nourish and strengthen the nervous system
• Calm the mind and promote relaxation
• Support a positive mood
• Encourage a restful, refreshing sleep

Anxiety & Stress Essentials™ also contains L-theanine, a unique amino acid from Green tea that specifically increases those brain waves associated with a state of calm, relaxed alertness.

So stay balanced through the holidays, with Anxiety & Stress Essentials™!

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All those goodies sure taste great, but the extra fat and alcohol we often end up consuming at this time of year, put an even bigger load upon our already overworked liver. This is the perfect time of year to give your liver a little extra love!

Supporting your liver will help it to better detoxify the thousands of substances that pass through it each minute (like alcohol in eggnog) and improve its ability to digest fat (shortbread anyone?).

Milk Thistle supports the liver in not only its primary role of detoxification, but also with protein synthesis and the manufacture of enzymes, hormones, and bile (very important for fat digestion). It helps the liver to repair itself (and even regenerate new liver cells), reduces inflammation in the liver, and provides antioxidant protection.

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Additional adrenal and immune-supportive herbs in Ginseng Energy Gold™ include Eleuthero, Fo-ti root, Codonopsis, Ginkgo, and Licorice, the “great harmonizer.” Ginger rounds out this warming tonic as it supports the circulation to ensure even distribution throughout the entire body.

Keep going strong the whole holiday season – with Ginseng Energy Gold™!

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One thing that’s consistent amongst most young children, is their innate instinct to ‘explore’ the world around them by putting ‘that world’ into their mouth. Once it’s in the hand, the next logical destination is the mouth – for better or for worse!

Along with that natural instinct for exploration, comes exposure to a lot of germs. Some of these pose no problem, and are an important part of building a child’s immunity. Other germs, however, most notably cold and flu viruses, are often ‘caught’ from shared toys or other items, and then easily spread amongst a group of children, or the family.

Kids’ Biotic Gold from Natural Wellbeing is a great-tasting, alcohol-free herbal formulation designed to strengthen your child’s immune system and boost their natural defenses.

It’s loaded with immune-supporting herbs including Echinacea, Goldenseal, Myrrh, Oregon Grape, Licorice and Wild Indigo. These can help your child to resist catching everything that’s going around, or, if they do happen to come down with something, help them to get over it, faster.

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