Foods have long been valued for their therapeutic properties, but it was Hippocrates who first proclaimed that diet was medicinal. Before the development of modern pharmacology, people looked to foods and plants as a way of maintaining health and curing ills. For centuries, traditional healers have known that foods can have powerful healing effects on […]
Yoga Improves Sleep for Cancer Survivors
Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by a chronic difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep which has a relatively high prevalence and a significant socioeconomic cost. There is good evidence that cognitive and/or physiological arousal, associated with sustained sympathetic activation, is one of the underlying causes of insomnia.Relaxation treatments such as progressive relaxation and meditation […]
Different Grades of Supplements
Vitamins and other nutritional supplements created for human consumption are made from two different grades of raw materials: Pharmaceutical Grade: Meets pharmaceutical standards Food Grade: Meets standards for human consumption The main difference with each grade is quality and purity. During the manufacturing process various substances are added, so no product is 100% pure. Pharmaceutical […]
Licorice For Depression and Fatigue
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) was one of the most widely known medicines in ancient history, and records of its use include Assyrian tablets of around 2000 BC and Chinese herbals of the same period. It has long been used for both culinary and medical purposes. Used for flavoring and sweetening candies and medical remedies, licorice also […]