Natural Health Journals


November 3, 2011

The Raw Food Diet: Are there Real Benefits

By Lisa Pecos If you pay attention to trends in natural health, you are probably aware of the raw food movement. But for those who have never heard of it, it is simple: The raw food diet, sometimes known as raw foodism, is the practice of eating nothing but uncooked and unprocessed foods. The diet [...]

December 17, 2008

To grow old and healthy eat those old brain-favouring herbs

Those wise old herbs known as sage and rosemary are to be eaten if you wish to grow old and wise. Studies have shown how sage and rosemary actually do enhance brain function. We may not know all the ‘know it’ when it comes to herbal properties but we know enough to recommend it for [...]

Too hot to pass by….

Filed under: Alternative Medicine,Folk Medicine,Herbal Medicine — Andrew @ 1:51 pm

By Anastacia Sampson Conveniently it sits on a rack or shelf. Taking up little space and yet it can add a great punch to our lives. Spices, the stuff that spurred on the spice trade by ship many years ago. It still holds its stand within our kitchens. Cayenne pepper is one of many gloriously [...]

April 20, 2008

Medicinal Herbs in North America

Filed under: Folk Medicine,Herbal Medicine — Andrew @ 10:51 am

Herbs with a lifting energy are used for diseases and Herbs with a floating energy have diaphoretic properties and are used for the initial stages of colds, flus, fevers and eruptive skin diseases. He…