Our age-specific plan reveals the best natural supplements for PMS, stomach woes, night sweats, and more.
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I’m always on the lookout for spices I’ve never tried before, because I love to cook and to experiment with new flavors. Recently, I came home with a little bag full of tiny seeds labeled as “black cumin.”
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I did something really stupid last night, and I’m paying the price for it today, big time. I awoke after tossing and turning at around 3:30 a.m, and I began tormenting myself with bad “what-if” thoughts. Because I’d run out of valerian capsules, the herb I normally take when relaxing thoughts don’t cut it and insomnia strikes, I reached instead for a couple of Tylenol PM tablets.
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Using toxin-free, all- or mostly natural cleaning products isn’t just a good idea for protecting the environment inside (and outside) your home—it can actually save you some dough.
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I first caught wind of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) during the aftermath of 9/11. I’d heard that some therapists were treating Ground Zero workers, survivors, and volunteers with a bizarre-sounding “tapping” technique that was said to be astonishingly effective for easing post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Sneezing, a runny nose, itchy eyes—nagging allergy symptoms like these can put a damper on anyone’s enjoyment of spring’s tender beauty. And the treatments your traditional doctor may offer aren’t much less annoying than the symptoms: weekly desensitization injections, drugs, nasal sprays laced with steroids.
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A bright-yellow spice has generated a big buzz in research labs all over the country. For thousands of years healers have used turmeric’s dried root to treat conditions including digestive woes, wounds, arthritis, skin conditions, and menstrual problems.
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This winter has been utterly miserable, weather-wise—snowstorms, followed by several frigid days and ice-slicked sidewalks. I’ve had it. The calendar may say it’s spring, but the weather hasn’t warmed up. I’m taking matters into my own hands
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I’ve been on a health kick since the New Year. After learning that all my numbers—blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose—were heading skyward, I put myself on a low-carb diet, cut out sugar and snacks, slashed portions, and I’ve lost about 15 pounds. My blood pressure’s normal now and my cholesterol numbers are all edging in a much healthier direction. But my glucose level is still up there in diabetes territory, so much so that now I take a drug to control it. My doctor says stress may be the culprit—so might meditation help?
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Laser acupuncture is an effective treatment for painful conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, arthritis of the knee, and children’s chronic headaches.
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My iPhone has found me taxis, movies, reviews and restaurants. It’s even helped me connect to the world of natural living. Here are a handful of apps that focus on natural healing.
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“Here we go again, another miracle supplement courtesy of 60 Minutes,” I thought to myself after I watched the newsmagazine’s recent report about resveratrol (a compound found in red wine) and its seemingly amazing potential to slow the aging
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Try these for stress relief: astragalus, cordyceps, and fresh milky oat Adaptogens are herbs whose gentle effects on your body are tricky to measure scientifically. But adaptogens are infinitely useful nonetheless, because they perform in a way that no
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Do gray winter days leave you feeling tired, irritable, and anxious? Some 500,000 Americans have winter-onset seasonal affective disorder. Here’s help.
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Last year, my best friend asked me what I knew about psoriasis remedies. Her daughter, my lovely twentysomething godchild Kate, had just been diagnosed with the itchy skin condition. Kate was hoping to try something natural instead of a pharmaceutical treatment
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By Sara Altshul I’m not big on making resolutions; I know myself too well. Usually the promises I make to myself New Year’s Eve I’ve broken weeks before Valentine’s Day rolls around, so why bother with list-making when there are movies to watch
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“We Three Kings” is, hands down, my favorite Christmas carol. The image of the noble men on camels following a star through the desert, the mournful melody, and the mystery of myrrh and frankincense fascinate me. I always wondered why the wise
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