Tag - alternative therapies

The Copper Wall Experiment

Russell E. DiCarlo interviews Elmer Green, Ph.D. about his fascination whether if people meditate in a really potent way, can they generate electrical voltages in their body? He created a special room and wired the walls. When research subjects...

Exploring The Frontiers of Science

Russell E. DiCarlo interviews Beverly Rubik, Ph.D. about the challenges to acceptance of new ideas, as they are viewed as a direct assault on current beliefs. She gives examples related to academia and alternative medicine.

Fanning The Fire Within

Russell DiCarlo interviews Stephen Covey about the four levels of empowerment - personal, interpersonal, managerial, and organizational. The conversation explores the importance of the conditions of trustworthiness, trust, and win-win performance...

Mentha pulegium

Peppermint

Peppermint self-hybridized, probably in the 17th century. It now grows wild throughout Europe, North America and Australia. After the British Medical Journal noted in 1879 that menthol relieves headaches and neuralgia, menthol cones (which evaporate...

Tea tree

Tea Tree

This large Australian tree, sometimes also spelled “ti,” is related to eucalyptus. There are many species and subspecies; all have an interesting bark that curls off the trunk, giving them the name “paperbark.” Studies show...

Frankincense resin and oil on a table

Frankincense

An important incense since ancient times, frankincense has been used throughout the ages to enhance spirituality. It's also known for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory medicinal properties, and even has cosmetic and skin treatments.

Ginger Root

Ginger

Native to the tropics, ginger's thin, broad leaves are attached to a surprisingly succulent, spicy rhizome. The herb originated near the Indian Ocean, but it is now grown throughout the tropics.

Helichrusum flowers, herbs, essential oils

Helichrysum

This flower, sometimes called “everlast” or “immortelle,” is native to the Mediterranean and North Africa and is cultivated in Spain, Italy and Yugoslavia. A related species, H. orientale, is also grown for oil, while H...

Cardamom

Cardamom

Cardamom is a relative of ginger from the Middle and Far East, where it flavors Turkish coffee and East Indian chai tea. The seeds were a valued export item in ancient Greece. Family: Zingiberaceae Extraction: Distilled from the seed. Oleoresin. The...

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