Alternative Health

When I was very young, five or six, my parents always told me: “Tommy, be good.” But all I wanted to do was run in the woods, play in puddles, ...

Candida is the reason I am in the health industry. It sounds like a pretty word but in ...

Boosting testosterone has become all the rage today, but unless you activate your body's innate ability to do ...

When we think of cooking with herbs and spices, we usually reach for the fresh or dry versions ...

As a relationship therapist, I am often asked, “What's the biggest problem couples face?” The easy answers are money ...

Gout is a disease in which uric acid levels accumulate and cause massive damage and swelling to various ...

In Siberian, Tibetan, and Scandinavian folk medicine, Rhodiola rosea root has been one of the most revered herbs ...

We’ve all seen it happen: An older friend or family member retires, is diagnosed with a serious illness, ...

Bloodroot has a long reputation for treating skin cancer, from Native American healers to 21st century dermatologists. Bloodroot ...

The radish is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables in the world. Today they are known mostly for ...

It's easy to think that all superfoods must be pricey fruits such as blueberries, pomegranates or goji berries. ...

Bees make more than honey. They also make gunk called propolis. And this "bee glue" is a powerful health ...

I grew up picking black raspberries and occasionally found interest in the deep purple gems hanging just overhead, ...

"Depression is a serious medical condition that may be due to a chemical imbalance, and Zoloft works to ...

Do you often go to reach for something essential, such as a phone or a wallet, and find ...

The kidneys, two small, bean-shaped, fist-sized organs, sit above our backsides. They get little attention until they start ...

Research shows that in addition to lifestyle changes, what we eat may play a role in preventing or ...

Hawthorn has served as both a food and medicine for thousands of years. It's one of the longest-used ...

Rosemary is one of the most important plants in ancient Greek herbalism and remains one of the top ...

Until recently, chaga was virtually unknown to anyone outside a cold climate. Today, it is promoted across the ...

Compelling reasons to stop smoking far outnumber effective ways to do so. Even with recent revelations that tobacco is contaminated ...

Before "pumpkin spice" became a flavor synonymous with seasonal lattes, cinnamon, cloves, and other warming herbs were valuable ...

For many, a busy mind makes sleep elusive. Once the lights go out, fears about the future, regrets from ...

Happiness seems like a simple idea until you consider that this single word covers concepts as diverse as ...

Tea, the second most consumed drink next to water in the world has a history as ancient as ...

The seeds of the annual flowering plant, Nigella Sativa, have been prized for their healing properties since time ...

Herbs and cooking spices contain a wide variety of antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, and help maximize the nutrient ...