Many herbal medicines share common benefits, such as antioxidant, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory. Black seed oil also shines as a topical treatment for dermatological conditions, it can lower blood sugar and blood pressure, aid in hair loss, and even help with opiate addiction.
Pepper is more than just the complement to salt - it has a number of health benefits all its own, including aiding in digestion and nutrient absorption, and helping to keep your weight and blood sugar down.
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Manuka honey is arguably the most medicinally useful type of honey, with impressive antimicrobial capabilities as well as wound healing and immune modulation properties.
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Diatomaceous earth acts as a binder, adsorbing various toxins including certain mycotoxins from mold, heavy metals, viruses, and lipids from the exoskeletons of insects, acting as a natural insecticide. It's also rich in silica, lending increased structural integrity to bone, skin, hair, and nails.
Hormesis is the concept that small doses of a toxic substance or activity can actually have a beneficial effect, while large doses revert back to poison. Many naturopathic modalities operate upon this principle.
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Image by Annette Meyer from Pixabay Mullein is in the snapdragon family of herbs, growing wild up to six and seven feet tall, with yellow flowers along its stalk. Mullein has been used medicinally for hundreds of years, and is probably best known as a soothing herb to infuse into [...]
Glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, and hyaluronic acid are best known for joint health, but there is good data that they have anti-aging skin benefits as well.