By: Maya Gottfried While the common cold continues to evade mainstream medical treatments, herbal remedies can offer all-natural relief from the sneezing, congestion, scratchy throat, and achiness that we all seem to suffer through at one time or another. If you start sniffling or begin to feel that familiar tickle in your throat, now is…
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Most vitamins sold today are similar to the natural chemical compounds found in the body. They are single compounds intended to address a deficiency; for instance, a lack of exposure to sunlight (vitamin D) or not enough dairy in the diet (calcium). Our understanding of vitamins is relatively recent. Over the course of the 19th…
Read MoreBotanicals have remained a primary source of traditional medicine for millennia. Herbal therapies, with their multiple actions on the body, are still the main source of medical care for 80% of the world. In the United States, pharmaceuticals began to replace natural remedies around 1930. In the last several decades, there has been a resurgence…
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Drinking lemon water is a simple way to start your morning. It’s also an ancient Ayurvedic technique to get your whole day off on the right foot. Lemons are full of Vitamin C, calcium, bioflavonoids, and other nutrients. Plus, they make rehydrating the body after sleep a more flavorful and energizing endeavor. Try squeezing one…
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Interest in herbal medicine may seem like a new phenomenon, but cultures all around the world across many thousands of years have understood how much plants do for human beings. Not only do plants absorb toxins from the air, they season our food and protect our bodies with shelter, fuel, and clothing to keep us…
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