Going without food has deep roots in religious and naturopathic tradition. Here is the history of the water fast, what the research on shorter fasting shows, and the full safety picture to know before considering anything beyond a short, gentler fast.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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Sacred in Hindu tradition and called the "elixir of life" in Ayurveda, tulsi has been a daily tonic in India for thousands of years. Here's what tradition uses it for, what the modern studies show, and who should be careful with it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A thorny vine from the Amazon rainforest, named for the curved hooks on its stems, that Peruvian peoples have boiled into a bitter bark tea for generations. Here's what tradition and research say about it, and who should be careful.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A tiny blue-flowered creeper that has quietly carried one of Ayurveda's most famous names, the "memory herb" shankhapushpi. Here's what traditions use it for and why the name matters.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The common lawn weed is one of the most widely used plants in folk medicine, from European herbalists to Chinese and Native American healers. Members can read the traditional uses of its root, leaf and flower, how it's believed to work, what the research says, typical amounts and who should skip it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
One of the oldest kitchen remedies there is. Here's what the research says about salt water gargling, how people make it, and when a sore throat needs a doctor instead.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The tart red berry of Nordic kitchens and Newfoundland "partridgeberry" jam is also a folk urinary remedy, and its juice, blended with cranberry, is in some of the best-known bladder-infection trials. Here's what it's used for, what the studies show, and why the berry and the leaf are two very different safety stories.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
