Heal yourself naturally with holistic medicine and homeopathic remedies. Latest news and science for alternative treatments.
By Jennifer Giustra-Kozek, LPC, NBCC The Facts: Homeopathy, when applied according to its well-established principles, can reach deep into the body and trigger healing and detoxification in a way nothing else can. Reflect On: Have you ever detoxed or used homeopathy before? What was your…
By Alanna Ketler The Facts: There have been many therapeutic benefits of psychedelic substances discovered over the past decade for using them potentially as a medicinal tool. Reflect On: Considering how promising a lot of this research is, should the laws be lifted in order…
By Kalee Brown The Facts: Below are 10 natural substances that have strong anti-bacterial properties. Reflect On: How much would we discover if the medical industry put the same amount of resources into natural medicine as it does with ‘chemical’ medicine? There’s a huge shift…
An Italian study, conducted on twenty-three thousand people and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, shows that regular consumption of this spice is linked to a reduction of death risk for cardiac and cerebrovascular causes Chili pepper is a common guest…
By Tess Pennington It’s that time of year again. The sniffles, coughs, sore throats, and all-around puniness begin. I’ve been in my kitchen a lot this week prepping immune-boosting foods and thought I would share the elixir that I make for coughs. Many of you…
As the leading cause of death in both the United States and the world, heart disease claims nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization. Many of these deaths are due to hypertension, or abnormally high blood pressure, and could be…
Research undertaken by King’s College London and St George’s, University of London has found that introducing certain foods early to infants can prevent them from developing an allergy despite low adherence to an introduction regime. In a series of papers published today in the Journal…
Superbugs including E. coli and Staphylococci have been found in more than nine out of ten in-use beauty products – study The vast majority of in-use make-up products such as beauty blenders, mascara and lip gloss are contaminated with potentially life threatening superbugs, new research…
By Mayukh Saha It’s that time of the year. All you can hear around is probably sniffles and coughs. Yes, it’s that special flu season. There are many terrible diseases that we human beings face, but flu can be referred to as one of the…
By Matt Agorist For years, those who have been following and even participating in the benefits of psilocybin have understood and read about the ability of magic mushrooms to combat a number of ailments. From helping the terminally ill come to grips with their own…
A one-off dose of ketamine could help heavy drinkers reduce their alcohol intake, finds a new UCL experimental study. Giving a shot of ketamine to heavy drinkers after reactivating their drinking-related memories led to a rapid decrease in urges to drink and a prolonged decrease…
A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia to make the opaque, unstable and unjust supply chain for forest medicinal plants such as ginseng sustainable, according to a team of researchers who have studied the market for more…
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, according to a recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State University assistant professor of psychology. The study, published online recently in the Journal of Pain, is the first to use…
By Jane Chang, King’s College London Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is quite common. It affects about one in 20 children and is three or four times more common in boys than in girls. Children with ADHD, which is characterised by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity,…
Consuming beans, lentils, peas, and other legumes reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and high blood pressure, according to a review published in Advances in Nutrition. Researchers reviewed prospective cohort studies that assessed consumption of legumes on the risk for cardiometabolic diseases…
Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness by significantly altering the brain’s electrical activity. DMT (or dimethyltryptamine) is one of the main psychoactive constituents in ayahuasca, the psychedelic brew traditionally made from vines and leaves of the Amazon…
For those using illicit opioids to manage their chronic pain, cannabis may be a beneficial – and a less dangerous – alternative, according to new research from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). Researchers from the BCCSU and University of British Columbia (UBC) interviewed…
By Crystalline Nutrients Garlic has been used throughout the ages as a medicinal food to help support cardiovascular health, brain health, immune system health and has also been used as a treatment for the common cold and is known to be a strong antibiotic. Black…
A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet like the Keto regimen has its fans, but influenza apparently isn’t one of them. Mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high in carbohydrates, according to a new Yale University study…
By Sean Walton Dean Foods, America’s largest milk producer, is filing for bankruptcy. The 94-year-old company has struggled in recent years because Americans are drinking less cow’s milk. 2019 has been particularly brutal: the company’s sales tumbled 7% in the first half of the year,…
