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  • STRAIGHT SHOOTING ON HEALTH BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL
    STRAIGHT SHOOTING ON HEALTH BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL
  • Common herbs such as sage and mint can be used to help alleviate a variety of ailments. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL | DISPATCH RECORD
    Common herbs such as sage and mint can be used to help alleviate a variety of ailments. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL | DISPATCH RECORD
When I was in my early 20s, I brought a bundle of dried sage on a women’s camping excursion and proceeded to light it and waft it in the air. My best friend, who knew me to be a “no-nonsense” sort of Christian, asked if I had taken up the Native American practice of smudging to ward away evil spirits. After a good laugh about her confusion, I explained I wasn’t warding away evil, but I was…

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