Alternative health and medicine is riddled with paradoxes. Certain healing tonics that can either heal or harm depending on how they’re administered. Plant-based creams and balms that can soothe the skin but also poison the internal organs if used...
Tea tree oil has long occupied pride of place in our medicine cabinet. Australia, where the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) calls home, has for at least a century recognized the amazing benefits that tea tree oil provides. But it...
Science is supposed to be objective, right? So, it’s more than a little exasperating when studies conflict with one another. A case in point is the contradictory findings regarding a supposed link between marijuana legalization and auto crashes.
Studies paint...
An anxiety disorder can range from social anxiety to outright panic attacks. Doctors will generally prescribe medications that work on the central nervous system — like lorazepam. They may also prescribe beta blockers or antidepressants. Unfortunately, with those prescription...
When you are battling allergy symptoms, what weapons do you use? Some might say a neti pot is their best friend (and it certainly can be). Others swear by honey, drinking lots of water or keeping windows closed on...
When I was 11 years old, my family took a vacation to Kona, a city on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was a long, exhausting plane ride, but as soon as we arrived, it was paradise. I remember...
Why, you may ask, is it important to know my vulva and vagina? Well, knowing these parts and how to keep them healthy and happy is paramount to your overall health and well-being. There is nothing more annoying or...
It’s being described as an epic deathmatch between a humongous 265-pound fur seal and a gargantuan octopus. The iPhone footage capturing the harrowing battle was taken by a group of kayakers in New Zealand’s South Bay on June 20....
In the Western world, many people who eat meat stick to the basic, conventional varieties. I’m talking about chicken, beef, pork, fish and a turkey on Thanksgiving — that’s as adventurous as most omnivores get around here. These meats...
For most of my life, my stomach and I have been at odds with each other. Ever since I was a little kid, I would have stomach aches on a regular basis… about three times a week, sometimes more....
