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Do lavender and tea tree essential oils cause gynecomastia?...Of all the questions I get about essential oils, this question is in the top five. As a (grand)parent, I understand the fear of doing something to hurt your child. That's why sensationalized headlines, like "More evidence essential oils 'make male breasts develop'," get so much attention. Unfortunately, few people read the whole …
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In my opinion, the potential health complications from a lifetime of eating gluten are no less severe than those of smoking cigarettes. Just as you can't negate the effects of smoking by taking a supplement or saying your prayers, you won't offset the impact of gluten with corticosteroid shots, NSAIDs, essential oils, fasting, or good intentions. I can't confidently say that everyone who …
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I’m going to Baader-Meinhof you: "STRUGGLE." The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon occurs when you become aware of something, and then start to notice it everywhere around you. Like Cole in The Sixth Sense who saw "dead people,” I see struggle. If you don't see it already, you're about to see struggle too. I don’t actually see people struggling. I see and hear people write and talk about …
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