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Ring in Chinese New Year with Herbs and Remedies

Although the 2008 Chinese New Year is still several weeks away (February 7), it’s never too early to begin ‘celebrating’ the Year of the Rat by using medicinal remedies and treatments that have been proven effective for hundreds of years. The Chinese people rely on a myriad of natural herbal remedies to cure virtually all [...]

Guava Fruit for Vitamin C

The guava fruit (psidium guajava) is a pungent, strong smelling tropical fruit that usually appears on grocery and fruit market shelves in late summer to early fall. A native of Central and South America, as well as Asian countries like India, this yellow pear-shaped fruit grows on trees that can be as high as 80 [...]

India’s Wonderful Herbs

The Indian Subcontinent, aside from being one of the most populous regions of the world, also contains many of the most beneficial medicinal herbs known to man. From the country’s northern mountains to it’s lush southern regions, medicinal herbs have been grown and used by the country’s 1+ billion population for thousands of years. The [...]

Andrographis The Herb For All Seasons

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The andrographis paniculata is an herb that has been used in Chinese and oriental medicine for centuries. Widely grown throughout many parts of Asia, the herb is used for treatment for a number of ailments including throat and other infections. Known for having a very bitter taste, the roots and leaves [...]

Quick Guide to Mineral Supplements

Many people live on a diet of fast foods, and beverages like diet drinks and ’softened’ water (water in which all the minerals have been removed). As a result, they are not receiving many important minerals that are necessary to maintaining good health. The following is a quick reference guide on certain important minerals that [...]

Minerals for Good Health

Minerals, especially the more essential ones like Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, and Chloride are very important in maintaining good health. The most common one, calcium, is the most important “building block” for both our skeletal systems and teeth. Calcium level requirements vary from the time people are babies until they are old, and are usually ingested [...]

The Importance of Fatty Fish, Omega 3 and Fish Oil

Ever wonder why people who consume large quantities of fish, especially tuna and other fatty fish, generally have less heart attacks and strokes that other people? The secret lies in the proven fact that fish, particularly ‘fatty’ fish like tuna, mackerels, and sardines, contain essential fatty acids, popularly known as Omega 3 fatty acids. [...]

Should Vitamins Be Regulated?

Vitamins and weight control supplements have been offered to people for many years now. The virtual “flood” of these products make them available in drugstores, health and fitness products stores (including mall chain stores like GNC), and by a myriad of internet and multilevel marketing companies. Vitamin products, ranging from lower priced ‘house brands’ found [...]

Natural Supplements From South Africa - Natucor

Just heard about this company called Natucor in South Africa. They manufacture four 100% natural supplements; Glutamag™, Comboslim™, Neuromax™ and Lycocaps™.
Glutamag™ is for improving neurological functions, treating peptic ulcers, assisting in weight loss and acting as an anti-ageing agent.
Comboslim™ is a natural slimming product while keeping a healthy and fit body. Comboslim™ increases [...]

Ashwagandha The Herb For All Seasons

One of India’s most beneficial medicinal herbs is one called Ashwagandha, or “Winter Cherry”. An herb originating in the Indian Sub Continent and Africa, this biological member of the solonaceae plant family, has been used by practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine for over 4,000 years. A relative of the Chinese ginseng shrub, the Ashwagandha [...]