Archive for September, 2006


Herbal Remedy Use in Rural US Areas

I found this fascinating article that I will try to recap as best I can that was written back in 1993 on the uses of herbal remedies and folk medicine in rural MS. It’s really interesting to see the different application herbal medcine takes on in different cultures and subcultures – even here in America. [...]

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Vitamin B and Your Mind

It was once thought that Vitamin B and folate vitamin supplements may actually protect the sharpness of your mind and stave off things like dementia and memory loss which often comes with old age. New studies that were published just days ago in the New England Journal of Medicine are suggesting that this may not [...]

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News on the Herbal Debunking Front

OK, so after my rant about how the federal government is sponsoring all kinds of studies that are designed to debunk the idea that alternative medicines and remedies really work for a lot of people as a means of treating disease and various other health issues, there is now a saving grace. In the recent [...]

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Hospitals Starting to Offer Organic

Looks like hospital food, at least at some hospitals, might start to shake it’s notoriously bad reputation for being tasteless and nutritionless! Some hospitals across the nation are now offering organic food offerings, as well as leaner and healthier options than traditional junkie hospital food. Oregon already has several hospitals that have gone organic, but [...]

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Natural Sleep Aids on the Rise

It was recently reported that natural sleep aids like Melatrol and herbal alternatives to Ambien, Lunesta and other prescription sleep aids which can potentially cause addiction or reliance on the medication, are on the rise.  Natural sleep remedies such as Valerian Root, Melatonin, and other natural relaxation herbs are being used by the roughly one [...]

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