A small, sour-sharp green fruit that’s been part of the Ayurvedic kitchen and medicine chest for thousands of years: the fruit said to hold the tree’s own long life.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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Cabbage in a crock, kimchi buried in clay jars for winter, kefir and spiced buttermilk after a meal: almost every food culture has a soured food. Here's what fermented foods are, what research has started to show, and how to choose or make them safely.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The feathery pickle herb is also one of the oldest "wind" seeds, brewed after meals, taken in Ayurveda for digestion and breast milk, and used as the original base of gripe water. Members can see what traditions use it for, what small studies show, and who should keep to kitchen amounts.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Warm lemon water is probably the most familiar morning "detox" ritual there is. Here's what lemon brings to the glass (citrate, vitamin C, a reason to drink more water), what it doesn't do, and how to keep it gentle on your teeth.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Peppermint oil, caraway and fennel, low-FODMAP, belly breathing, enzymes and gut-directed hypnotherapy: the vault's full guide to the natural options people use for bloating, with each one labelled by how good the evidence is and the warning signs that mean see a doctor first.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A small, very bitter cup sipped before dinner is one of Europe's oldest kitchen traditions for a slow appetite and a heavy, sluggish stomach. Here's how to brew Clif's liver-and-gallbladder bitters tonic, and why the bitter taste is the whole point.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Parsley is the kitchen herb detoxers turn into "kidney flush" teas, parsley water and green juices. Here is its traditional "water herb" use, what the evidence does and does not show, why it does not dissolve kidney stones, and the pregnancy, oxalate and medicine cautions.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
