Hi! I'm the Herb Lady and this is my first post. I've been a nurse for 20 years - 10 years in critical care, cardiac care, cardiac surgery, trauma and emergency room and 10 years working for an HMO in ambulatory, outpatient care. I've seen everything from splinters to someone blindsided by an 18 wheeler at 60 mph. I've been interested in herbs and healing since I was two years old and the interest only grew as I did. My web site has information about herbs, nutrients and health and I have a desire to improve the knowledge of the average person so that they are better able to take care of themselves and to negotiate the medical system if they are unfortunate enough to have to. I intend to talk about everything from hangnails to heart attacks. Most of my interest is in how to prevent them (and everything in between), but I'll also be talking about what to do, what questions to ask, what not to do and how to deal with medical professionals if the need should arrise. I hope that what I have to say may be of use to someone out there and to that end I shall continue with my next post.