The Misunderstood Dandelion

Well, here's another late nighter,,, an herbally-induced, but still quite impressive, got-the-zip- on study session. I guess I've just gotten so used to studying late at night when it's quiet and there's no distractions(or at least fewer) that it's getting to be my regular schedule. But, you know, when you upset your system by forcing different hours on it, you're not doing yourself any favors. As a matter-of-fact until you get used to different hours of wakefulness, you are stressing your ALL of your body systems. That's like everything from your glands to your digestion, or your ability to fight invading viral and bacterial menaces. You can't think as well, you can become touchy, emotionally, and just downright grumpy and ill-tempered.
So, what do you do? I mean like, besides sleep for 2 days? You start feeding your body the kind of fuel it needs to sustain the major functions and clean up all the waste produced by the inefficiency of over-worked and stressed-out organs. This is such a simple concept that I have always failed to understand why most people just don't grasp it. If your body is working harder,,, you give it better fuel! Right? Like what kind of a genius does it take to figure that out? But nobody seems to understand this most basic fact of our corporeal existence, namely, if you want the machine to run correctly and not let you down when you need it most, treat it nicely. Think of your body as a jet fighter, hmmm, well maybe just a regular old family car, it gets you around, and that's about it. I still prefer treating my body more towards the jet fighter idea, you don't want to go into combat with your fuel tanks half full, do you? You wouldn't want to go into combat without checking the gauges, without airing up the tires, with shoddy off-market jet fuel? Or old oil, used ammunition, etc etc. Do you see my point?
I won't go into all the ways and things you can do to keep your body healthy, everyone is different, so who am I to say? But there is one little thing you can do, that is pretty much universal, no, not sex, although that too, can suffer from a stressed out system. What I mean is help your body dispose of it's toxins and poisons that build up in every part of you, but most especially in your liver and large intestine. Ick! Gross, Right? Yeah, well look at a picture of a cancerous colon or a liver in the last stages of cirrhosis, that will wake you up! You see, it's just as important to clean out the waste as it is to put the fuel in the system If it doesn't run smoothly or gets plugged up, you are in a world of hurt, in more ways than one.
And you know what? There's a little plant out there in your front yard or maybe across the street, down the block or where-ever, that will help you detoxify your body and get running with a full tank again. I'll bet that everyone reading this, both of you if I'm lucky, has seen this little plant many, many times, so many times that you don't even notice it except for when it fills your yard with pretty yellow blossoms. Or when a commercial tells you to get rid of it with Agent Orange, because your neighbors do.
That's Right! The lowly, misunderstood dandelion is one of the best herbs around to help you clean up your act! All parts of this little beauty are edible, but the root is what your liver and intestines crave. Well, sort of anyways. Besides being high in several vitamins and lots of minerals, it tastes really good too! The leaves can be boiled like spinach, or when young, they are excellent in a salad. The roots must be boiled also, like a carrot or parsnip. They can also be dried, powdered and put into capsules. And bonus of bonuses, the flowers make some real fine wine, dry, slightly tangy tasting, with lots of medicinal properties and a potency of legendary proportions. More about this little goodie in a future article, for the time being this is Woodco, signing off and passing out, Good Night!

Wow! I didn't realize it but a month has gone buy since I updated my blog. For all of you out there who follow me, I'm sorry, won't happen again. For both of you, I have a meager excuse, I've been going through finals at school and studying my proverbial ass off. Didn't do too badly, but that's another story, eh?
The big news is; It's Really Springtime Out There! You can tell by that green stuff covering the ground, I remember it being called something like grass? Lawn? Weeds? Who cares, it's Green! I know, it's been spring for awhile now but the garden is sprouting, the grass needs mowing, and best of all,,,,,,,,,,the herbs and mushrooms and other wild goodies are starting to show signs of buds and flowers. Yeah! Hopefully, I will have some exclusive pics of local herbs and edibles coming up real soon. It's just about time for wild strawberries! They are the first of the berry producing plants in the wild to have something for us, followed by currants, dwarf blueberries, huckleberries, serviceberries, blackcaps, thimbleberries, wild raspberries, gooseberries, and elderberries. Then there's wild(choke) cherries, wild plums, and wild apples. I'm sure there's others, I'll think it over.
Feel free to add any to my list. Just thought of another, hawes from the hawethorne tree, we've got lots around here and they have excellant medicinal properties. I'll get back to you real soon, promise, Happy Trails to you, Woodco

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Ultimate Cleanse is a colon cleanser that appears to have been around for a while. Being sold mostly through retail stores, the website itself doesn't sell the product directly to the consumer (although you can still find the product for sale online through various retail websites). This review will give you a glance of the product itself and then take a more in depth look at the company that's behind this colon cleanser.

Ultimate Cleanse uses a 2 part cleansing process and has 2 different formulas to do this. The first blend is an herb based blend an contains 32 ingredients that make up the 640 mg proprietary blend. The blend is meant to support the digestive function. The second formula is a blend of fibers. This blend of 557 mg. is designed basically to "promote healthy digestion and elimination." All in the all, I see no reason why this ingredient profile shouldn't do it's job just fine.
Nature's Secret is the company that's behind Ultimate Cleanse. Aside from Ultimate Cleanse they do provide a couple of other related nutritional products. The Better Business Bureau had good things to say about them. They had two reports for the company. One for Nature's Secret and the other for what I'm guessing is the parent company, Irwin Naturals, Inc. They gave a C rating to the first one and an A rating for latter. There was only 1 complaint on the report for the first and only 2 complaints filed on the second. Both complaints showed that they had been resolved. This is obviously a good sign for Ultimate Cleanse as it appears the customers have generally been quite happy.
One thing you may have noticed if you've visited my site, is that in most cases when a colon cleanse company offers a free trial, it is in conjunction with a plot to enroll you into their autoship program. So what about the Ultimate Cleanse free trial? I searched and searched, and couldn't find anything wrong with their free trial. To the best of knowledge, it's legit and not designed to scam your money out of you. In addition to not finding any evidence of an autoship on their site, I also didn't see any complaints about such practices (which there certainly would be if they were doing it).
The price point for Ultimate Cleanse can be found ranging from $15 to $30. Compared to other colon cleansers, this is relatively inexpensive. One downside, however, is that Ultimate Cleanse doesn't offer any kind of money back guarantee. This is probably due mostly to the fact that they sell through retail, but I still think any good product should be backed by at least a decent guarantee.

In conclusion, Ultimate Cleanse appears to be a decent product at a decent price. The 2 step cleansing process is better than other one-pill products and the ingredients look pretty good. The company behind the product also appears to reputable with almost no signs of poor business practices at all. All things considered, I'd feel pretty safe buying the product.
Before you buy any colon cleaners online, make sure you check out Peter Wood's excellent complete review of the products. You'll get no-nonsense information and commentary.
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