Health-Food Stores.

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 Unlike the clerks in most other stores, health-food store managers understand that part of their job is guiding newbies through the sometimes – confusing world of herbal supplements and alternative medicines. They will not only help you choose a remedy for an existing ailment, they can show you an array of herbs that boost immunity and help keep diseases at bay. These stores also carry organic foods, local produce, environmentally conscious products, and special-needs diet items, and should have a stock of essential oils, distilled from herbs and other botanicals, that can be used medicinally, as aromatherapy, or simply as enlivening scents. Other avenues that you can try for herbs and essential oil selections would be Asian groceries and specialty shops!

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