Therapies

  What’s not to love about getting a relaxing massage? On a primal level, being gently touched sends a signal of safety to our core. It harkens back to infancy, when being swaddled and cared for by others was essential to our survival. We are literally hardwired for touch! When deprived of it, especially in infancy,…
Read More...

  Even though we’ve made tremendous advances in science in recent years, some of the best medicine you can find today comes from plants and trees. Case in point: broccoli. It’s always been considered a health food, but now, a study published in the Journal of Nutrition shows that this cruciferous vegetable has the…
Read More...

We all know beets are popular, but did you know that fermented beets can do just as much, if not more for your health? It is true, fermented beets, although not used as much, find their place in both alternative medicine and the culinary world.   Due to the number of benefits, fermented beets are able to…
Read More...

  Scientists are always hard at work to find new weapons in the fight against cancer, and based on recent research, they may have found a new one in the form of the plant Ambrosia arborescens. According to a report that was recently published by Lund University, the plant A. arborescens was found to contain a…
Read More...

What is the secret to a longer life? Scientists have long been trying to uncover ways to increase longevity, and it looks like one answer could be found in an unlikely place: the sun. Demonized over the past few decades as being behind skin cancer, sun exposure is actually a bit…
Read More...

  The pressed juice of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) can help relieve the effects of restraint stress, according to the authors of a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food. The study reveals that this effect also reverses the negative impacts of restraint stress on the immune response. The…
Read More...

  In case you still weren’t sure about whether or not cancer is one of the worst things that can ever happen to anyone, you only need to look at what happens with most female cancer patients after they have undergone treatment. In the case of breast cancer patients, it’s possible to suffer from a related condition…
Read More...

  Astragalus has been used medicinally for thousands of years. It is known by many names such as huang qi in Chinese, meaning “yellow leader”, referring to color of the roots. In Japanese it is known as ogi and hwanggi in Korean. Another common name is “milk vetch”. The health benefits of Astragalus are…
Read More...

A common concern that a lot of people have after an intense workout is whether they will be able to move for the next few days. If you belong to this group and think that taking a short break from your routine could destroy everything you worked hard for – don’t be. A study from…
Read More...

Intermittent fasting is a style of eating with a few different variations that are all based on cycling through periods of fasting and eating normally. This kind of eating is most often used to boost weight loss, for which it has been proven effective. However, there are a number of additional health benefits from brain…
Read More...