Growing cannabis isn’t like growing a house plant. For optimal quality and maximum yield, you should set up a grow room, so you have more control over the lighting, ventilation, air circulation, temperature, and humidity. If you’re growing photoperiod plants (which require 12 hours of darkness during the flowering stage), a grow room is essential.

As you're setting up your cannabis grow room, with the right humidity, ventilation, and other necessary climate conditions, you'll also need to consider lighting, watering, and fertilizing. ©Cavan for Adobe / Adobe StockLighting is a key factor in growing healthy cannabis indoors. The types of lights, the way you set them up, and other pieces that control and direct them are the keys to your yield and the flavor of your end product.

A natural cures approach to life doesn’t mean you should never take treatment for ailments. Antibiotics are necessary for treating severe bacterial infections, but they’re often overused and frequently cause more harm than good: Antibiotics don’t just target the bad bacteria. They also wipe out many of the beneficial bacteria that improve digestion and produce nutrients, such as B vitamins, that your body needs to survive.

Aromatherapy is built around the healing properties of essential oils to help treat minor — and even more severe — ailments to enhance relaxation and boost your mental acuity. Buying the right type of oil is important to realize the full benefits of aromatherapy.Advantages of using essential oilsTurn to essential oils as a natural alternative instead of using an over-the-counter drug to ease a cold, headache, indigestion, or bee sting — the simple complaints that you already take care of yourself without consulting your doctor.

Rarely does a cannabis recipe include raw or dried cannabis bud, although it certainly may. In most cases, ingredients call for an extract such as cannabis-infused butter, oil, sugar, or syrup. You can purchase these ingredients at most dispensaries, but if you want to cook up your own infusions/extracts from scratch, you’ve come to the right place.

Eating junk foods isn’t simply a matter of “garbage in, garbage out.” The natural cures approach encourages you to think about the effect this food has on your body. Junk food is bad for your body and your health because of the long-term and possibly irreversible damage it can do to your body as it passes through your system.

If you’re a cannabis novice, you’re probably wondering, “How much should I take?” The answer to that question is simple: Take as little as possible to produce the desired effect and avoid potential adverse side effects. ©Bukhta79 / Adobe StockUnfortunately, that answer provides little to no practical guidance for new cannabis users.

Ayurveda — the "science of life" in Sanskrit — is the ancient art of traditional Indian medicine. Ayurveda encourages a combination of diet, exercise, herbal treatments, and breathing practices to help you enjoy a long and healthy life. This Cheat Sheet explains some of the core beliefs in Ayurveda.The three doshasCentral to Ayurveda are the three doshas, or constitutions.

Cannabidiol (CBD) has become popular during the past several years — and for good reason. This active compound of cannabis is proving to be beneficial to many people suffering from conditions that are either hard to treat or require prescription medicines that are hard to take.CBD has appeared just about everywhere, from grocery store shelves to gas stations to clothing stores.