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We live in a world where our food comes from a can, generally chemically processed, vegetables are sprayed with pesticides, fruits are artificially ripened, and everything we consume is adulterated in some way or another. The body has its own detoxification system that takes care of these toxic chemicals so that all the bodily systems [...]

Aromatherapy is a holistic healing process that uses natural plant extracts, essential oils, and a heavenly compounds of flavorful aromatic substances to promote health and a sense of general well-being as well as happiness. Often known as essential oil therapy, it has medicinally proven to be helpful in improving the health of the body, mind, [...]

Mushrooms come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. Although they are a proud member of the fungi family, they’re actually categorized as a vegetable by various food cultures. Mushrooms are fungi that produce spores, similar to pollen or seeds, which allows them to be spread by the wind. Once attached to the base, the mushroom [...]

Mucuna Pruriens, also known as Cowhage, and velvet bean in regular language, is of great importance in Ayurveda. Commonly used for making ‘prank itching powder’, Mucuna Pruriens is actually a rare medicinal herb used to treat serious conditions such as Parkinson’s and sexual diseases. It is an excellent source of a very powerful neurotransmitter precursor [...]

Of all the types of teas, herbal tea’s history has been documented extensively. Herbal teas are not made from the tea plant known as the Camellia sinensis; instead, they are derived from a variety of dried flowers, spices, herbs and fruit infusions. This has led to a wide variety of flavors and options when it [...]

Herbal medicine has its origins in ancient cultures like India, China and America. It involves the use of medicinal plants to treat ailments and enhance general health and wellbeing. Treatment with medicinal plants is considered very safe as there is minimal to almost zero side effects. Some herbs, however, have extremely potent ingredients and should [...]

Millions of Americans quietly battle mental health issues each year. Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing are still somewhat of a stigma globally, and patients and their families suffer discrimination from society. Mental health problems are actually very common. People with mental health problems are just as productive as others. They report good attendance and punctuality [...]

There are hundreds and thousands of remarkably common plant species that serve all kinds of purposes, some of them serving all kinds of important medicinal purposes. However, it is not always ingestion of herb concoctions that is helpful. External application of herbal salves, concoctions and stews have helped many across the globe for multiple decades. [...]

Diabetes is a chronic condition and requires proper care to manage its adverse effects on one’s health. According to CDC, more than 30 million people have diabetes in the US and 1 in 4 of them are unaware of that fact. Almost 90-95% of these diabetic patients have Type 2 diabetes which can be easily [...]

Flowers represent joy, happiness, freedom and positivity. Something else that flowers represent, an aspect that many tend to neglect, is health. Flowers have healing properties hidden beneath their beautiful, fragrant surfaces. Since it is a summer season and flowers are smiling at us, there is no better time to talk about their healing properties. Here [...]