Sean Russell, Author at Dimmak Herbs

Herbs, Foods, and Tips for Optimum Liver Health

The liver is one of the most important organs in the body. As the largest internal organ, it is no surprise that the liver plays many vital roles in the operation and maintenance of a healthy body. The liver acts as the primary filtration organ in the body as well as producing a number of vital hormones, secretions, and blood components, which makes maintaining a healthy liver a top priority for anyone concerned about overall health. One of the easiest...

February 20, 2011By Sean RussellUncategorizedangelica sinensis, dan shen, Dang Gui, dong quai, liver cleanse, liver detox, milk thistle, salvia, wormwood, yin chen hao0 CommentsRead more...

Getting and Keeping Regular Health Bowel Movements

Having irregular bowel movements can be a sign of numerous health issues. Getting to the point where one is having regular bowel movements is one of the best forms of feedback one can get in determining that their diet and digestive tract are operating properly and efficiently. The body excretes what it consumes and a lot can be learned from irregularities in bowel movements. Additionally, in Chinese Medicine we often ask many questions about the stool as it is...

January 28, 2011By Sean RussellHerbscolon cleanse, da huang, Fiber, Flax Seed, psyllium, rhubarb0 CommentsRead more...

The Benefits of a Whole Body Cleanse and Detox

In the fast-paced society that we live in, it can be extremely hard to eat well. Most of the food that resides on supermarket shelves is overly processed and extremely low in vitamins and nutrients; the whole point of eating is to ingest these vital nutrients. Add to that the use of synthetic chemicals in everything from breakfast cereal to pesticides on vegetables, and it is no wonder that people have health issues. We are what we eat and what...

January 23, 2011By Sean RussellHealthacai berry, barberry, body cleanse, Fang Feng, fu ling0 CommentsRead more...

Some Vitamins and Their Properties

Vitamins are found naturally in a wide range of organic food produce including the likes of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. The human body is unfortunately unable to create or manufacture such vitamins on its own. We therefore must obtain the correct amount of vitamins by following a healthy diet; such a diet plan will work to maintain both a healthy body and lifestyle. In the fast paced world we live in, it is not always an easy task to consume...

December 7, 2010By Sean RussellHerbs0 CommentsRead more...

Various Herbs for Cancer Treatment & Management

Ancient China although didn’t know exactly as much as we know now about cancer they certainly understood some signs and symptoms including progressions of some cancers. Treatments back then included herbs and even with the advancements in biomedicine today, herbs are still utilized in the treatment, prevention and to manage the side-effects of cancer. Initially herbs were used solely on a pattern based prescription as they are normally including modern day practitioners. This means that herbs are given specifically to treat...

September 27, 2010By Sean RussellHerbsAstragalus, bai hua she she cao, ban lan gen, buplerum, cancer, chai hu, coptis, dandelion, Forsythia, fu ling, Honeysuckle, Huang Lian, Huang Qi, isatis, Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao, Ling Zhi, poria, pu gong ying, Reishi0 CommentsRead more...

Tips for Increasing Lactation and Breastfeeding with Herbs and Diet

As any mother doing research knows, breastfeeding their children is an important and superior feeding method over formula. Formula continues to have lists of recalls, breastfeeding offers immunity to your child prior to them developing their own, breastfeeding has all natural nutrients for brain and body development, breastfeeding is obviously less expensive, near zero chance of allergic reactions or sensitivity to breastmilk opposed to different formulas. Seems easy enough, only problem is many woman are finding it difficult to...

September 3, 2010By Sean RussellArticles, Herbsamazake, Astragalus, Congee, Dang Gui, diet, Huang Qi, pregnancy, wang bu liu xing0 CommentsRead more...

When Alternative Medicine Works

It’s not something that medical doctors believe in, but then, if alternative medicine did not work, it wouldn’t have the hundreds of thousands of followers it has today. There are various forms of alternative medicine – some are based on herbal remedies, some use massage and relaxation therapy to cure, and yet others try to restore the energy balance of the body. They work because the people who trust in them believe that they will work. However, even if you’re...

August 28, 2010By Sean RussellArticlesalternative medicine0 CommentsRead more...

Probiotics or Prebiotics, the Great Digestion Debate.

As processed foods, pharmaceuticals and bad diet have clogged up our digestive tracts we have turned a blind eye to proper digestion. Our medical professions continue to increase the 'normal' bowel movement times now up to around 3 days. Well, many continue to debate that a bowel movement should be daily and digestion should be smooth, and I am one of them. First, lets talk about what is considered 'good' digestion. In Chinese Medicine we split digestion from bowel movement...

August 22, 2010By Sean RussellAdvicefermented foods, kefir, miso soup, probiotics, proebiotics, Shan Zha, shen qu, sourdough, yogurt0 CommentsRead more...

3 Reasons to Try Alternative Health Remedies

There is no end in sight to the debate that rages on between the purists who believe that drugs are the answer to all our ills and the naturalists who swear that drugs are the main reason for all our ills. The former, while admitting that prevention is better than cure, also holds firm to the belief that it is necessary to go through the proper channels of medical care in order to get to the root of the problem...

July 24, 2010By Sean RussellAdvicealternative health, alternative medicine0 CommentsRead more...

Preparing for a Career as a Professional Herbalist

Alternative medicine, once shunned by the medical profession as ineffective and even dangerous, has gained popularity and recognition in recent years as its effectiveness and safety have been scrutinized and validated. In particular, the use of natural herbs to treat various ailments has been approved by most medical practitioners as a beneficial supplement to or substitute for traditional pharmaceutical medications. Professional herbalists act as natural pharmacists, growing and dispensing useful plants to patients to assist them with ailments ranging from...

April 4, 2010By Sean RussellAdvicealternative medicine, herbalism0 CommentsRead more...