Caffeine has recently been linked to a number of health problems — blood sugar woes for those with diabetes, an increased risk of miscarriage in women who are pregnant – but the dangers of caffeine consumption don’t come as a great surprise to the medical community. Caffeine has long been known to rob the body [...]
Archive | January, 2008
The Natural Cure for Anemia (or Impotence…) May Lie in the Carao Tree
Anemia is a condition of the blood that arises when you have less than normal red blood cells in your blood — when you have insufficient amounts of hemoglobin, the essential protein that carries oxygen from your lungs throughout your entire body. With anemia, oxygen cannot properly travel to all the different parts of your [...]
Got Parasites? What to do (part 2)
Catch up with part one Parasites can be a Big Silent Problem According to Body Ecology, many of us are hosting a parasite party in our intestines, blood, and skin, and some of these sneaky creatures thrive without symptoms. In fact, sexually transmitted parasites are at the top of the list of infections that can [...]
Sweeten Up Your Health with Bee Propolis and Honey
History of Honey Honey has been used not only as a sweetener, but for medicinal purposes dating back to ancient Rome, Egypt, China, and Greece. Dating back to 2100 BC, honey has been mentioned in the ancient writings of Indian texts and possibly even further back than that. Known to even be used as a [...]
Scrap Your Bottled Moisturizer: Make Your Own Skin Creams
Moisturizer is that magic elixir that metrosexuals, black folk like me, and everyone with very dry skin considers essential. It keeps the skin supple, comfy, glowing, and young-looking. But over-the-counter lotions and creams also sometimes contains mineral-based oils which clog the pores, and unpronounceable ingredients our bodies don’t understand. For years, I’ve used a variety [...]
Smell Fresh the Natural Way: Make Your Own Deodorant
Not everyone needs a powerful, sweat-absorbing antiperspirant. I don’t know about you, but the last time I checked, we weren’t all firefighters or police officers who drip sweat all day. Some of us don’t really sweat that much. But we wanna smell fresh. Fresh as the summer wind or the wee daisy flower, if you [...]
Protect Yourself from Parasites
Parasites in the US? They’re more Common than you may Think Most Americans have little concern about contracting parasites. However, the idea that parasites are only something to be worried about if you travel overseas is not entirely true. Parasites are becoming a leading cause of food borne illness in the United States, for which [...]
Stop Filling your Head with Toxic Colors: Make your own Natural Hair Dyes and Highlights
Most conventional hair dyes are full of toxic ingredients like bleach and ammonia. Such ingredient lists are on the cancer radar and are also said to cause brain tumors, and other conditions. Mother Nature the Beautician Nature supplies us with various colorful foods and herbs that can easily replace the usual store-bought, chemical-laden colorants for [...]
My Struggles with the Antidepressant Lexapro
I’ve recently been suffering a personal battle weaning myself off the antidepressant drug lexapro. I know I’m not alone, and I’m also not putting all the blame on lexapro. Type in the antidepressant of your choice and add the word ‘withdrawal’ into google, and you’ll find yourself upon pages and pages of people talking about [...]
Know Your Limit: Even Natural Remedies Can Backfire
Colloidal Silver Turned this Man’s Skin Blue, and He’s Still Using it? One of my own favorite natural remedies for infection, colloidal silver is reportedly responsible for turning Paul Karason’s skin blue. He’s been living with this ‘irreversible’ condition, known as argyria for over a decade and has never sought professional help for it. According [...]
What Does “All-Natural” Really Mean?
It goes without saying that those trying to live healthier lifestyles are attracted to goods that are grown naturally. But now, there’s reason to believe that just because a product is labeled as natural, it may not be any better for you. That’s because, up until now, no industry regulations have been set on the [...]
Turmeric – The Golden King of Plant Medicine
I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing Dr. Michael Greger speak at Philadelphia’s Food & Health Expo in 2007. He was funny and wise, and one of the things he shared with us was the top 5 things that prevent cancer. I quickly jotted them down, and just as quickly lost the paper and [...]
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