Originally published at Heal Naturally

Sage belongs to the Salvia plant family – derived from the Latin word salvere which means, “to heal.” To heal, indeed.

Sage (Salvia officinalis and Salvia lavandulaefolia) is a delicious cooking and culinary herb. But it has also been used for thousands of years for a variety of ailments.

This beautiful plant with its blue flowers grows wild in many continents. This includes North America. But it is native to the Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region.

How we do our laundry, clean our homes and bathe ourselves has changed more in the last 70 years than it has in the previous 7,000 years. None of these changes have been kind to your skin, or good for your health.

The name brand chemical based laundry detergents, household cleaners, soaps, and shampoos  that you use in your day to day life contain carcinogens, neurotoxins and envirotoxins.