Featured Supplement: Elderberry
Elder trees, most commonly Sambucus nigra and Sambucus canadensis, have been used as a botanical medicine for thousands of years around the world for everything…
Elder trees, most commonly Sambucus nigra and Sambucus canadensis, have been used as a botanical medicine for thousands of years around the world for everything…
Echinacea, also known by the common name cone flower, is a popular botanical medicine worldview, but there are more traditions surrounding its use than scientific…
Cannabis or marijuana, Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, as a botanical medicine has increased in popularity as more governments recognize it has therapeutic benefits beyond…
N acetyl cysteine, commonly known as NAC, is one of my favorite supplements for the majority of chronic illnesses. Cysteine is a conditionally essential sulfur-containing…
Historical evidence for the use of valerian root (Valeriana officinalis), also called setwell, as a sleep aid and anxiolytic goes as far back as ancient…
Melatonin, also known as N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is promoted as a natural sleep aid; however, it's a hormone produced in the pineal gland in the brain from…
Bark, leaves, and cones from the magnolia tree (Magnolia officinalis) have been used in traditional Chinese and Japanese herbal medicines for centuries. Magnolia bark extract…
Carnitine is a compound synthesized by the liver and kidneys from the amino acids lysine and methionine that was first isolated from meat, which is…
Sugars, particularly glucose, are used by the body to produce energy, but some sugars have other functions within the body. D-ribose is a critically important…
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), also called holy thistle, Mary's thistle, and Scotch thistle, has been used as food and medicine in the Mediterranean region for…