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posted 2020-02-29 16:35
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HerbSprout.comHeard about Hinoki oil? It comes from a tree by the same name, the Hinoki Japanese cypress. A lemony, balsamic-scented oil, Hinoki is both soothing an...
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posted 2020-02-16 22:40
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HerbSprout.comA September 04, 2019 article in the New Scientist suggests that eating a proper amount of psychobiotics, a derivation of probiotics, can improve one's mental health. (see https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332460-500-how-what-you-eat-directly-influences-your-mental-health/ ). Probiotics may help improve a variety of...
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posted 2020-02-10 22:37
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HerbSprout.comAn October 2019 abstract published by the National Institute of Health (NIH) suggests that managing our stress levels in all phases of our lives from ...
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posted 2020-01-30 07:15
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HerbSprout.comNatural products play an important role in the improvement of gastrointestinal tract function. Several Chinese medicine products such as Red Ginseng a...
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posted 2020-01-26 08:24
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HerbSprout.comA January 22, 2020 article in Science Magazine reports that a healthy mix of microbes in our gut can prevent many diseases better than our own genes c...
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posted 2020-01-23 01:01
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HerbSprout.comNever underestimate the potential contributions of small town living. From Jackson Wyoming a town of 9,577 people to Ogimi, Japan a village of just 3,...
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posted 2020-01-18 06:18
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HerbSprout.comJapanese consume large amounts of raw fish and seaweed, in the form of sushi and nori. It is healthy for them partly due to a partnership with a seafa...
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posted 2020-01-07 07:30
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HerbSprout.comThe leaves and flower of honeysuckle have been used for several thousand years as a traditional Chinese medicine. It has been a challenge to discrimin...
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posted 2020-01-03 08:34
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HerbSprout.comDr. Vivek Shanbhag of Bastyr University explains that between 1,000 to 700 B.C. Ashrams gathered people together in India to discuss topics of the day such as health issues. Attendees of these open forums facilitated exchange of acquired knowledge; for example, about herbs and foods that help with certain health conditions. ...
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posted 2019-12-30 12:00
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HerbSprout.comAyurveda is an over 3,000 year old health program originating in India. Ayurveda begins with fundamental principles centered around maintaining good health. These are described in the three doshas - Vata, Pitta, Kapha and the 4 goals of Ayurveda. I will explain the 4 goals in the next blog entry to be published in a few day...
