David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHPrescribing Issues Unique to Elders ;When considering herbal therapy it is important to ackno
Christopher Hobbs LAc AHGChoices--they aren't so hard when we clearly see all the options. When considering ways to relieve symptoms and heal ourselves, or prevent illness in the first place, one is confronted with a vast array of healing models. Allopathy, naturopathy...
Herbal Therapy for Digestive System Disorders ;Herbal medicine is uniquely suited for the treatment of
Although early American settlers favored the mostly European medicines they knew and trusted, the native medicinal plants were quickly learned out of necessity. European preparations were often scarce and as can be imagined, conditions in the new...
There are many herbs with reputations as being effective sleep remedies, but there are no legal plants that will put a person out! The key to successful treatment of insomnia is to find the cause and deal with it. This may be anything in the realm...
Herbs for Health StaffBy many accounts, kava-kava--or simply kava--is an herb on the brink of Western stardom. Manufacturers of herbal products report strong public interest in kava preparations, and articles appearing in the popular press have described kava use and its...
New Stone Age 8,000 to 5,000 B.C. Europe. Transition from the paleolithic to neolithic period...from a food gathering to a food producing economy.
Stone was polished, creating tools to clear trees, help farming.
Psychology of Aging
This is a major part of the way people age. Social and individual assumptions a
Sarah, a normally exuberant young woman, felt fatigued and out of sorts. For three weeks, she had dreaded getting out of bed in the morning and found little joy in her occupation as a physical education teacher at a California high school.
St. John's wort is a member of the genus Hypericum, of which there are 400 species worldwide, and a member of the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. St. John's wort is native to Europe, West Asia, North Africa, Madeira and the Azores, and is...
