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The Crystal Journal

Practical guides, workshop notes and deeper reading on colloidal minerals, herbal tinctures, vitamins, traditional wellness and the products we work with every day.

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Colloidal Platinum: 7 Fascinating Uses & Research Applications

A detailed guide to colloidal platinum and seven research applications, including cognitive health research, cellular processes, antioxidant-like n...

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What Is Colloidal Copper? 7 Remarkable Roles of This Essential Mineral

What is colloidal copper? Explore 7 roles of copper in skin, hair, immunity, iron transport and energy, plus ppm, zinc balance, food sources and FAQs.

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How to Take Lugol’s Iodine: Drops, Strengths & the Original Formula

A comprehensive guide to Lugol’s iodine drops: the original formula, iodine and iodide, 2%, 5% and 15% strengths, food sources and practical questi...

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How to Build a Natural Body Care Routine | Soaps, Scrubs & Oils

Build a natural body care routine with handmade coconut-oil soaps, three botanical sugar scrubs and jasmine, lavender and bergamot body oil. Explor...

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Full Moon Parasite Cleanse: Lunar Traditions, Herbs & the Facts

A comprehensive guide to full moon parasite cleanse folklore, lunar cycles, traditional cleansing herbs, a gentle monthly ritual and 12 FAQs.

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Appendix Pain: Recognising When to Seek Help

Listening to your body is central to holistic wellbeing.

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The Stomach & Digestion: A Holistic Wellbeing Guide

Digestive wellbeing involves food, rest, stress, movement and how you respond to symptoms.

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The 12 Tissue Salts: Names & the Schüssler Tradition

Tissue salts, also called cell salts, are part of a tradition associated with Wilhelm Schüssler.

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Iodine and Thyroid Hormones: Understanding Its Role

Explore iodine’s role in thyroid hormones, everyday food sources and the difference between nutritional needs and concentrated iodine preparations.

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Magnesium Spray: A Guide to a Simple Body-Care Routine

Discover what magnesium spray contains, how to introduce it to a body-care routine and why skin sensation is different from measuring magnesium sta...

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Oil Pulling: An Ayurvedic-Inspired Oral Care Ritual

A practical guide to oil pulling, its place in a natural oral-care routine, realistic expectations and the reasons to keep daily dental care in place.

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Belly Button Oiling: Traditional Rituals & Gentle Skin Care

Explore belly button oiling as a traditional self-care ritual, with practical advice on choosing a skin oil, gentle application and realistic expec...

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