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Cashew Surprise
While nibbling on some mixed nuts, it occurred to me that I had never seen cashews in the shell anywhere in the market. I was curious about it, but did not follow through. Then, while reading an ingredient label on a skin care product, I saw a familiar-seeming botanical name, Ancacardium occidentale. Doing an internet […]
Advocating for Acacia
Becoming an advocate for the products of the Acacia tree is an outgrowth of my penchant for reading ingredient labels. This time it was the label on a medical food supplement made by Metagenics. I am studying to become a lifestyle educator to support people during their medically supervised detox and body composition improvement programs. […]
To Sleep, Perchance to Take Herbs
There has been a recent blast of new research that confirms something you already suspected: you are sleep deprived and it is causing health problems for you. The evidence is now overwhelming that lack of sleep, even just the occasional all-nighter to study or finish a good book, has an immediate effect on blood sugar, […]
Herb Festival Benefits for Health and Wellbeing
March is the month of the vernal equinox (first day of spring) and that means that it is time for the Herb Festival/Tomatomania to take place at San Diego Botanic Gardens in Encinitas.(www. sdbgarden.org) It will take place on Saturday and Sunday of March 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In herbal […]
Herbal Affinities
When you listen to herbalists talk about plants, they may say that a certain plant “has an affinity” to a certain organ. To ascribe a preference to a plant seems a bit anthropomorphic unless you understand the mechanism involved. One great example of this principle is the compound Arbutin. Arbutin is found in a variety […]
Sudsy Saponins Save the Day
Charlotte Tenney, MA Integrative Health Pre-industrial times are often portrayed as eras of filth due to a lack of soap. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Those living in closer contact with nature were able to observe that some plants offered them naturally occurring suds that worked very nicely for cleaning skin, hair […]
The Herb of Grace
by Charlotte Tenney, MA Integrative Health Common Ruta is an amazing plant that combines both folklore and culinary uses, just like the world of online casinos, where fun and excitement are perfectly combined. This ancient herb has a long-standing reputation for its mystical properties and has been steeped in folklore and tradition for centuries. From […]
Bet on Beta Blucons
When I was a kid, much to the dismay of my mom and her limited food budget, I developed a passion for mushrooms. Later, when doing a science paper for high school, I endeavored to justify my appetite by researching some supportive nutritional data. At that time, I was chagrined to find my favorite […]
Using Your Nut
By Charlotte Tenney, MIH Coconut Water has finally reached its potential: It now has a law suit against it for “misrepresentation of nutrients.” Or, at least, a couple of specific brands have been cited for over-zealous advertising of the benefits. Considering how frequently with which it has been advertised as “better than a sports drink,” […]
Blame it on Harry Potter
My summer reading often combines oddly matched topics that yield some intriguing cross-over of concepts. Working my way through a scientific tome, Bruce Lipton’s “The Biology of Belief,” I find that evidence-based research now shows that the “energy” medicines have been validated. According to Lipton, DNA is activated or suppressed by the input sensed through […]
