January 27, 2008 – 9:00 pm
Have you ever wondered why dates are so much mentioned in the Bible and were often used as food by desert camel caravans? The main reason that dates have been so highly rated as a food sources has a lot to do with the nutritional composition of one of Mother Nature’s most nutritious foods.
Dates [...]
January 11, 2008 – 2:37 pm
Massage stone therapy is a holistic medicine technique that has its origins in ancient Chinese medicine. The technique involves the use of heated basalt (volcanic) stones together with cool, harder stones which are placed on certain parts of the body, and together with various massage techniques influences the energy centers of the body and helps [...]
December 30, 2007 – 5:09 pm
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 [...]
December 20, 2007 – 5:55 pm
Have you ever walked by a vacant lot and wondered what types of plants were growing there. Many of these plants, referred to most people as common weeds, are actually edible and can add an interesting addition to your green salad or can be cooked and eaten like spinach. Swiss Chard, and other greens. Natural [...]
December 19, 2007 – 5:47 pm
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 [...]
December 9, 2007 – 6:23 pm
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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 [...]
August 15, 2007 – 4:53 pm
Proper sports massage techniques for athletes is no less important that other training aspects, including workouts and diet. The practice of using massage to help athletes recover from the soreness and rigors of competition has been in use even since athletic competition itself.
Modern methods of sports massage often entails a combination of known massage [...]
One of the most frequent questions people have is whether it is safe to take medications, whether prescription or over the counter, after the expiration date printed or stamped on the side of the container. Studies made by prominent laboratories have found that not only to medications loose much of their effectiveness after the noted [...]
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 [...]
October 3, 2006 – 3:40 pm
Natural healing, or letting one’s own body heal itself through harmony in lifestyles, diet, and other factors, is becoming more and more practiced these days. One of the world’s most authoritative persons on the subject of natural healing, Micho Kushi, wrote a very informative book on natural healing through macrobiotic diets.
Professor Kushi, of Japanese origin, [...]
