Herbalists use the leaves, flowers, stems, berries, and roots of plants to prevent, relieve, and treat illness. From a “scientific” perspective, many herbal treatments are considered experimental. The reality is, however, that herbal medicine has a long and respected history.

Many familiar medications of the twentieth century were developed from ancient healing traditions that treated health problems with specific plants. Today, science has isolated the medicinal properties of a large number of botanicals, and their healing components have been extracted and analyzed.

Many plant components are now synthesized in large laboratories for use in pharmaceutical preparations. For example, vincristine (an antitumor drug), digitalis (a heart regulator), and ephedrine (a bronchodilator used to decrease respiratory congestion) were all originally discovered through research on plants.

The small pear shaped gland called thyroid, smaller than a quarter, can be a cause of major concern in the event it dysfunctions. The thyroid is the conduit to cellular metabolism: an organic process in a cell, which is necessary for the orderly functioning of the body organs.

The thyroid produces hormones, commonly called T3 and T4 that maintain the rate of metabolism. The pituitary gland in the brain acts as a thermostat and regulates production of TSH (thyroid stimulating hormones), which act as a signal to the thyroid to produce hormones as per the needs …

The following oils may assist in alleviating the complaints featured. This is not a comprehensive list nor is it considered to be a prescription for the named complaint.

Angelica — Herb Seeds Roots — Cough, Cold, Fever, Flatulence, Indigestion.

Aniseed — Herb Seed Pod — Indigestion, Coughs, Bronchitis, Catarrh.

Apricot — Kernel- Oil — From the kernel premature skin aging, inflammation, dryness use 100% minerals and vitamins.

Avocado Pear Oil — From the fruit dry skin, eczema Add 10% to base oil vitamins, protein, lecithin, fatty acids.

Basil Herb:- Whole Plant — Bronchitis, Fatigue, Colds, …

The ‘standard’ medical solution for high cholesterol is to prescribe a statin drug. Whereas these are generally effective in lowering cholesterol…some people pay a price…in side effects! These can range from damaged livers, muscle aches and even impotency.

If you wish to reduce your cholesterol levels safely and without negative side effects you must address the problem in six ways:

These are…

1. Reduce the production of cholesterol in your body
2. Reduce the absorption of cholesterol in your gut
3. Decrease circulating blood fats and dissolve cholesterol particles
4. Prevent cholesterol from hardening in your arteries
5. Increase the excretion …

by Warren Matthews of Xtend-Life Natural Supplements

This allegation is the thrust of an article by Byron Richards. It is also something that I agree with him on. He has written an excellent article on the subject of statins introducing some new material and I have reproduced it below for you.

It is common for people to be ‘forced’ to go on to a statin drug when there is no need for it. The latest instance that was brought to my attention was just a few days ago when a lady made a comment …

There are hundreds of plants and natural anti-inflammatory herbs all over the world, which are used in herbal medicine as treatments for inflammation. Below you will find a list of some of the most accessible and most reliable natural anti-inflammatory herbs.

Here is a list of some of the most accessible and most reliable natural anti-inflammatory herbs:

Arnica usually refers to Arnica montana, a mountain plant used for relief of bruises, stiffness, and muscle soreness in herbal medicine. Arnica is widely used as a salve for bruises and sprains for …

Mark Twain once said, “Quitting smoking is easy. I’ve done it a thousand times.” The reason why quitting, and staying quit, is so hard for so many people is nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive drug that researchers have compared to the addiction power of cocaine or heroin.

Over a relatively short period of time a person becomes both physically addicted to nicotine and emotionally addicted as well. In order to quit, studies have shown that smokers must deal with both aspects of their addiction, the physical and emotional.

But the rewards of quitting …

Individuals with fibromyalgia will be placed on a treatment plan with the goal of reducing the severity of the symptoms that they experience so that they have an improved quality of life. Medications are an important part of the treatment plan.

Those who suffer from fibromyalgia for several of the symptoms such as muscle aches, chronic migraines and general body aches and pains use over-the-counter medications. A prescription is not needed for over-the-counter-medications but patients should still let the doctor know that they are taking them because there could be inter-reactions between prescription medications and over-the-counter …

Getting sick is no fun, but it happens to the best of us.  Although they’re more common in the winter, colds and flus can hit us at any time of the year.  Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between the two.

The basic difference between the cold and the flu is that they are caused by different viruses.  The flu is always caused by a strain of either influenza A or B.  The common cold, on the other hand, can be caused by hundreds of different viruses.

To those of us outside the medical profession, however, …

Oils can assist in boosting immunity, fighting infection and eliminating toxins. Helpful are oils such as lemon, ginger, pine, eucalyptus, bergamot, ginger, myrrh, orange, tea tree.

Camphor is a white transparent waxy crystalline solid with a strong penetrating pungent aromatic odor. As an antimicrobial substance, camphor is readily absorbed through the skin and produces a feeling of cooling similar to that of menthol and acts as slight local anesthetic. In larger quantities, it is poisonous when ingested and can cause seizures, confusion, irritability, and neuromuscular hyperactivity.

Eucalyptus is a pungent woody and spicy oil helps to stimulate …