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Herbs and bioactive substances
A Guide to Different Types of Vinegars - How To Use Them
Vinegar is most likely present in your kitchen along with olive oil, salt, pepper and other basic cooking tools. Both beginners and experienced chefs use vinegar to make sauces, marinades, dressings and various marinades. But if you walk along the vinegar stands in the grocery store, you will see that there are different varieties — balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, apple, rice and more. For novice cooks, it can be especially confusing to choose vinegar, and it's always helpful to know how to use this ubiquitous kitchen attribute.
How to Deal with Constant Fatigue and Exhaustion using Natural Remedies
Nowadays, everyone is under stress and a lot of pressure. And in combination with lack of sleep and poor diet, this leads to constant fatigue and exhaustion - both on a mental and physical level. Of course, there are also medical reasons to feel tired all the time, but fatigue that is not related to a particular medical problem can stem from a number of factors, including insufficient or interrupted sleep, poor diet, stress, depression, lack of exercise, and more.
Severe Asthma: Causes and Herbal Remedies to Relieve Symptoms
Asthma is a condition in which the airways narrow and swell and can produce an increased amount of mucus. This can make breathing difficult and cause coughing, typical wheezing, or other breathing problems.
Seborrheic Dermatitis: Natural Treatments That Work
Seborrheic dermatitis, a type of recurrent eczema, is an inflammatory skin disease. Most often, seborrheic dermatitis affects the scalp and causes the appearance of scaly red spots. These spots can also appear on the face and upper body. These are areas with many sebaceous glands that produce natural sebum.
7 Amazing Benefits of Rose Oil and How to Use It
It is no coincidence that rose essential oil is said to be the queen of all essential oils. The rose flower has become a symbol of purity, love and longevity. And while in ancient times its scarcity, delicacy and aroma gave the rose flower the highest rank of all, now science confirms the qualities and healing potential of rose oil.
Health benefits of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) as a therapeutic agent
People usually associate lavender with its specific aroma and beautiful purple colors. But you may not know that the lavender flower and the oil derived from it have a long history in herbalism.
Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance - What you need to know (part 2)
Hormones are chemical messengers produced in the body that control and regulate the activity of certain cells or organs. The human body produces hundreds of hormones, but the following are fundamental to good health: thyroid hormones (associated with regulating energy, temperature, and reproductive health), estrogen (mood modulator), progesterone (a natural anti-anxiety hormone) and testosterone (important for good mood, motivation, libido, strength in both sexes), DHEA and cortisol (for managing stress) and insulin (for blood sugar control).
Impressive Health Benefits of Hawthorn Berry
Hawthorn is a wild fruit tree that grows in different parts of the world, including Europe, North America, and North Africa. The botanical name of the genus is Crataegus, belonging to the Rosaceae family of plants. Although there are hundreds of species of Crataegus, when people talk about hawthorn, they usually mean Crataegus monogyna.
Do you get sick often? Here's What Immune Booster Drinks You Can Try
It doesn't matter if it's spring, summer, autumn or winter your immune system is constantly active, analyzing which cells belong to your body and which don't. This means that you constantly need a healthy dose of vitamins and minerals to keep your immunity in good condition and have strong protection against pathogens. We have the most powerful tools to fight cold and flu viruses, yet there are people who are often knocked down by them.
Medicinal Plants and Their Components for Healing Wounds
The human body is a collection of cells, tissues and organs with impressive survival and repair mechanisms. Wounds are one of those manifestations of healing processes, with the help of which the body repairs the damage caused by external or internal factors. The wound is more accurately an anatomical and functional violation of the skin after an injury. In response to injury, wound healing is a complex process of tissue repair or remodeling.