Archive | June, 2009

Ho Shou Wu: Should You? Ancient Herb for Longevity and Hair Restoration

By on June 29, 2009 in Ancient Herbs, Antioxidants, Ho Shou Wu, Resveratrol

Have you ever heard of ho shou wu? I first looked up this fascinating herb after a friend recommended it as a way to combat against stress-related hair loss. Turns out that this herb has quite a history. Ho shou wu, known in binomial nomenclature as Polygonum multiflorum, is also referred to as as fo-ti, [...]

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Acai Berry – The Amazing Antioxidant

By on June 25, 2009 in Acai, Antioxidants

Açaí berries are the fruit of an Amazonian palm of the same name. The palms are picturesque, with slender trunks growing up to 30 meters in height, and in its native area, the Açaí palm’s fruit provides up to an astounding 40% of total nutritional intake to the surrounding populations. As a major food source, [...]

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Reclassifying the Dandelion: From Weed to Powerful Healer

By on June 20, 2009 in Ancient Herbs, Dandelion, urinary tract infection

Dandelion is one of those plants we tend to think of as a weed. It pops up everywhere, and early; it continues to grow wild unless we pluck it out; and it self-sows at the drop of a hat, so if you have one dandelion, chances are you’ll soon have about eight hundred to pull [...]

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Throw Out Those Chemicals, and Really Clean Your Home

By on June 15, 2009 in HOME, Natural Cleaning Products

All the time, we try to improve our bodies with natural remedies and whole, good-for-us foods. But what about the places where we live? The chemicals we breathe in and absorb through our skins affect us just as much as the things we ingest, so it only makes sense to investigate natural cleaning products — [...]

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New All-Vegan “Eco-Atkins” Diet Shown to Reduce Bad Cholesterol

By on June 10, 2009 in DIET, Low-carb, Vegan

By now, everyone’s pretty familiar with the Atkins diet – the ultra-low-carb, high-protein meal plan that results in moderate to dramatic fat reduction, as well as a reduction in insulin resistance, a lower level of triglycerides (fats in the blood), and higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, or “good” cholesterol). One thing that Atkins [...]

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Kombucha: Weird Mushroom Tea or Source of Superhealth?

By on June 3, 2009 in Kombucha

Some time ago, I had a rather stubborn cold. Nothing seemed very appetizing. I was feeling down, stuffy, and chilly. Then, on my way home from work, I stopped at a corner grocery for something cool to drink – and decided to buy my first bottle of kombucha. Cracking open the plastic seal, I heard [...]

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