brain health, nootropics
Justin Cooke
Why We Should Be Interested In Natural MAO ...

Monoamine oxidase has been linked with a variety of neurological disorders, and naturally, declines with age. Modern MAO inhibitors tend to come with a variety of undesirable side effects, pushing us to look for new MAO inhibitor options...

Herbs
Justin Cooke
What is Ayahuasca?

Ayahuasca is a blend of 2 Amazonian plants, brewed to produce one of the most psychoactive substances in the world. It's commonly used in the treatment of drug addiction, chronic depression, and anxiety disorders but has also seen a surge in global interest for non-medical reasons.  

Justin Cooke
A Herbalist’s Guide to Using CBD Oil

CBD is everywhere these days — is it really as useful as everybody says?

Heart Health, Herbs
Justin Cooke
Heart Palpitations: Top 6 Herbs According To A ...

Heart palpitations can be very uncomfortable. Effective treatments are hard to find and often involve harsh pharmaceuticals (like beta-blockers) or surgically cauterizing the heart. There are, however, a few excellent herbal options you can employ for managing heart palpitations.

Justin Cooke
What is Typhoid Fever & Why Are Researchers ...

Typhoid fever has been around for a very long time, but for the past 70 years, we’ve had antibiotics to manage it.

With a new strain emerging in Pakistan, scientists are beginning to fear falling back to the pre-antibiotic era with potentially devastating global implications.

virology

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Guide to Using Elder For Influenza Virus

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Elder has been used to treat upper respiratory tract infections for hundreds of years. Only in recent times, however, have we really begun investigating the mechanisms of how elder works so well for treating these conditions. Here, we have a look at the phytochemical makeup of elder, and how it has such a strong inhibitory effect on the influenza virus. 

How Does The Influenza Virus Make Us Sick?

For all of human history we have been plagued by viruses. Influenza has been especially virulent over the past 100 years, and has lead to what has been deemed "the worst catastrophy in human history". How does influenza infect us and make us sick? What are the risks of influenza catastrophy in the future? Is there anything we can do to stop it?