I was 13 the first time I truly understood what nature's gift could do. The Bite That Started It All I was thirteen years old when everything changed. An insect had bitten my arm, it swelled up, turned red, itched like nothing I’d ever felt before. I remember the discomfort, the frustration of not knowing what would help. Then my grandma appeared with something simple: a black nylon, unwrapped to reveal pure shea butter. She took a small portion on her finger and rubbed it ge