Imagine a single item that could thoroughly clean your home, wash your clothes, purify the air your breath, protect you against tainted food, and defend you and your family from a criminal attack.
While such an amazing entity doesn’t exist in stores, it can be found in every cell of your body. It’s a tripeptide named [...]
A volatile oil, usually having the characteristic odor or flavor of the plant from which it is obtained, used to make perfumes and flavorings
Essential oils
Volatile, fragrant oils obtained from plants. Essential oils are distinguished from those known as fixed oils, which are mainly triglycerides of fatty acids. Essential oils have been obtained from over 3000 [...]
You may be familiar with the use of castor oil for constipation, however, the healing benefits of castor oil reach into far more categories. Over the centuries, castor oil has received a sterling reputation because of its rapid haling benefits on so many different types of disorders.
The famous Edgar Cayce, called the “sleeping prophet,” [...]
You may have seen cinnamon bark in the health food store or on wellness sites, and wondered, “What could cinnamon possibly do for my health?”
A lot, actually. But before we discuss that, let’s talk about what cinnamon is and where it comes from.
Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of the Cinnamomum Zeylanicum tree, which grows [...]
(HealthDay News) — Adding spices such as basil, oregano, garlic, curry, and rosemary to your diet can benefit your health, according to Suzanna Zick, a naturopathic physician and researcher at the University of Michigan Health System.
“Adding herbs and spices can help you maintain a healthy weight. Plus, they can help prevent certain cancers, and even [...]
The purpose of this guide is to inform you about your choices for healthcare. The descriptions of the therapies, which I will refer to as modalities, are clear and simple to better help you make an informed decision about whether you want to try a modality.
The pages devoted to the modalities described in this [...]
Holistic healthcare includes natural, alternative, integrative and complementary medicine. When alternative medicine is used with conventional medicine in a fully coordinated approach to patient care, this is referred to as complementary medicine, integrative medicine or holistic healthcare. Complementary, integrative and holistic healthcare is based on a physician-patient partnership in which both conventional and alternative modalities [...]