Acai Berry as a Longevity, Super Food, and Immunity Supplement

Acai Berry products are without a doubt a growing product that is tough to not have heard of! I decided to write this so you can find out info of this exotic berry without trying to sell it to you!Acai is pronounced 'ah-sigh-ee', so now you are 'in the know'. It is a berry regarded as "super food" and longevity food. The secrets of the berry is the high level of antioxidants which is what connects it to health, longevity,...

Herbs and Supplements to Quicken Weightloss Results

So lets start with the basics here. You have slowly gotten yourself off the bad food and into the good stuff and have picked up some exercise routine. Now with June already here you are looking to act fast for a bikini body by July. Well, there are defiantly some drastic things out there that I don't really recommend, but I do have some herbs and supplement suggestions for you.Fu Ling / Poria- This herb is actually a fungus type...

Detox for Health, The Correct Way

There is alot of talk out there about detoxification. Doing a detox on your body has become a pretty common thing for you to hear. Unfortunately, this has led to some misinformation out there and alot of possible 'snake oil' products out there. Lets look at some detox information that will help you choose whats right for you.Your MAIN area of toxins is stored in your large intestine, or colon. The job of your small intestine is to take all...

Herbs for Liver, the Organ Not the Stinky Dinner with Onions

A few months before the birth of my son, a routine check-up revealed a slightly elevated bilirubin level in my blood.  The liver filters bilirubin from the blood, so elevated levels can indicate poor liver function.  Since my level was only slightly elevated, I jumped into action.  Research pointed me toward a reduction or elimination of alcohol, and a daily supplement of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum).Milk Thistle is an herb that has been used for over two thousand years to...

Pearl Powder to the Rescue – Liver Spots Gone!

Liver spots are a tell-tale sign of ageing or over exposure to the sun. They often appear on parts of the body that are on show, such as hands, the face and shoulders and can make people feel self-conscious if they begin to appear.For some, it is often the first obvious sign of maturing skin and they may think that the damage is irreversible. There are, however, natural ways to lessen the effects and gain younger looking, even and smooth...

Using the Tongue for Disease Diagnosis

Tongue Diagnosis is a part of the Chinese Medicine Diagnosis. The tongue tells the Chinese Medical Practitioner many things in the theory of Oriental Medicine and is considered to be an excellent source of information. You have to know and understand Chinese Medicine Theory to really understand what the tongue is telling you, but there are some Western Medical things we can sometimes extract from the tongue. Here is a small rundown of some things you might be able to...

Herbal treatments for vaginal (yeast/bacterial) infections, cysts, tumors, and fibroids

Females have the burden of bearing common infections that males do not such as yeast/vaginal/bacterial infections, vaginal fibroids/cysts/tumors, and are 10 times more prone to urinary tract infections. The secret here is that herbally basically all of these conditions can be treated similarly. The tough part is not choosing the herbs to use but making the formula yourself. Lets go over some herbs first before we get into application. Echinacea Purpurea – Great herb used for anti-bacterial purposes, pH balance, and inflammation...

Trauma, Contusion, Broken Bone and Bone Healing with Herbs

Today I am going to get into some trauma and first aid herbal application, something a bit tougher to find online. I am going to talk about 2 sets of herbs to use internally for trauma, contusions and bruising and then broken bones healing or partially torn ligaments/tendons. Trauma is a generic term to refer to direct or second hand damage to a part of the body. Contusions are basically bruises, so basically what we are covering is most injuries not...

Easy Herbal Remedies for Kidney and Gall Bladder Stones

Kidney and Gall Bladder stones are typically types of calcifications formed in these ducts. When able to grow to a size larger than the excretion tubes intense pain can stem from scratching and spasming of the smooth muscle. Although almost nearly all of them are crystilizations most of the crystals are calcium based.Sounds simple, just lower your calcium intake? Wrong, no evidence seems to point to any indication of lower calcium intake leading to no stones, but on the contrary...

Herbs for Eye Problems, Conjunctivitis, Red Eyes, Glaucoma

Herbs can help your eyes in many ways, even some you may not have even thought of! Due to the various properties of herbs, you can use daily dosages of herbs for red eyes, enhance vision, night blindness, itchy eyes, conjunctivitis (pink eye), and even glaucoma.So, lets talk about some different eye problems and then talk about some herbs and ways to treat them.Red eyes are often a cause of allergies or an attack on your body (common cold). I...