Artichoke has traditionally been used to treat digestive complaints. It has been discovered recently that the mechanisms by which it does this are also able to reduce cholesterol levels. Find out how it does this and how you too can use cholesterol to reduce your cholesterol levels naturally.
Bitter Herbs: What Are They & How Do I Use Them?
How To Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Herbs.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of those conditions we still remain fairly uncertain of. It is more of a set of complex symptoms than it is a real diagnosis, yet it is incredibly common. What we do know about IBS is that it tends to have certain patterns in the lifestyles of those affected. Knowing these patterns, and understanding the mechanism of many of the symptoms, we can find ways to either stop them altogether or reduce the severity and and duration of outbreaks.
Botanical Cognitive Enhancement
Nootropic Investigation: L-Theanine
The Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) #infographic
Thoughts on a New Anti-Alzheimers Drug: Aducanumab
How Stress Can Make You Sick
It is well understood that stress eventually leads to illness. In this article we will look at a few ways this happens, and relate it to the age old concept of vitality, which is still used today. Vitality can be linked to our genetic predispositions and developmental influences that act to resist the effects of stress in our bodies in various ways.
How Nootropics Work (Infographic)
Nootropic investigation: Study finds Ginseng reduces mental fatigue.
Managing Osteo-Arthritis Naturally
Treating Migraine Headaches With Feverfew
Nootropic Investigation: Vinpocetine
Adaptogens: A guide to Improving Your Stress Defense
Adaptogens are substances that improve the bodies ability to resist and recover from stress. Stress can come in many forms, but is basically anything that pushes the body away from homeostasis. There has been a significant amount of research regarding adaptogens in the past few decades following the publicized use of these substances by successful olympic atheletes. Only recently are we beginning to really understand their mechanisms.
Cat’s Claw & Cancer: Current Research & Understanding
Cat's Claw is a common herb used alongside conventional cancer treatments to improve the outcome of the treatment overall. It combines well with conventional treatments both for reducing the side effects of chemotherapy, and increasing the tolerance for chemotherapies limiting factors... the neutrophils.
Using Vanilla.
What are the Health benefits of Matcha?
6 Herbal medicines Found In Sushi
Nootropics for Preventing Alzheimers and Dementia
With an aging population, one of the major concerns is Alzheimers and other forms of Dementia, which unfortunalty has no cure. Alzheimers and dementia (AD), has become a major epidemic in North America. An estimated 1 in every 9 people over 65 in America have Alzheimers. World wide, nearly 44 million people have Alzheimers, or a similar dementia costing the world roughly 605 billion dollars [1]. In light of this, it has become increasingly important to find ways to prevent this disease before it arrives.
Top 10 Herbs to Protect You From Heart Disease
There are a few different methods of reducing your chances of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in America and Australia, and the second leading cause of death in Canada [1, 2 ,8]. By consuming the following herbs regularly over a long period of time, along with a healthy diet, and exercise, you will be able to significantly reduce your chances of developing this deadly disease.