Brandon Weston grew up hearing "strange" stories about his multi-generational Ozarks family, rooted in the area since the 1800s. A popular one was about his great uncle Bill, who was considered a ...

Folk healing isn't as far away from the bustling cities of Northwest Arkansas as one might think, says Brandon Weston. "Herbal teas, poultices, salves, tinctures, and baths are still in our lives ...

Brandon Weston comes from a family of traditional Ozark healers, people who have home remedies to cure any number of things and believe in the power of having bedside company through illness. Because ...

EDINBURG, Texas -- On a recent day, Chriselda Hernandez heard a knock at her door in the Texas border town of Edinburg. It was a college student who said she was suffering from a string of bad luck. A ...

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