Scutellaria lateriflora, also known as Blue Skullcap, Hoodwort, Virginian Skullcap, Mad-dog Skullcap, is a hardy perennial herb native to North America. Native Americans as well as traditional European herbalists have used skullcap to induce sleep, relieve nervousness, and moderate the symptoms of other diseases related to the nervous system. In addition, skullcap functions as an […]
Music Therapy Helps Stroke Recovery
Researchers have discovered that combining music therapy with traditional therapy for stroke patients improves their success rates significantly. Furthermore, studies found that music therapy helped stroke victims to recover faster by increasing patient’s positive emotions and motivation, allowing them to be more successful and driven to participate in traditional therapies. Music therapy provided by trained […]
Raw Food Diet
The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, and seaweed. Heating food above 116°F is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. Cooking is also thought to diminish the […]
Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder
Most people associate seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with the winter, but in fact many people suffer from the summer blues. As many as 25% of American are thought to suffer from some form of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD can be relatively mild or it can be a serious disorder that requires hospitalization. Because SAD […]