Fennel
Fennel seed is the sweet, licorice-like seed behind many after-dinner teas, traditionally used to ease bloating and gas. Members can read what the research says, typical amounts from the official European monograph, and who should skip it.
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Fennel seed is the sweet, licorice-like seed behind many after-dinner teas, traditionally used to ease bloating and gas. Members can read what the research says, typical amounts from the official European monograph, and who should skip it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Ayurveda calls dried ginger "the great medicine" and Chinese medicine calls fresh ginger its most important herb for nausea. Here's how each tradition uses it, what the trials found for nausea, period pain and sore joints, and which medicines to check before taking it as a supplement.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Spirulina is a deep blue-green algae powder that's been eaten as food for centuries, and many detoxers add it to smoothies during heavy-metal and liver routines. Members get the full entry: what the small studies found, typical amounts, and why where your spirulina comes from matters more than almost anything else.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Glutathione is the body's own main antioxidant, and detoxers take it as a supplement to back up the liver's natural clean-up work. Members get the full entry: what the small trials found about whether swallowed glutathione even gets absorbed, typical amounts, and the safety points to know first.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
NAC (N-acetylcysteine) is a form of the amino acid cysteine that the body uses to make glutathione, its main built-in antioxidant. Members get the full entry: where the research is strong (and where it isn't), typical amounts, and the drug interactions every NAC user should know.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Artichoke leaf is the bitter green leaf of the globe artichoke, a European digestive herb that people use to support bile flow and the liver. Members get the full entry: what the human studies show, typical amounts from the official European monograph, and who should skip it (especially anyone with gallstones).
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Schisandra is a small red berry from Chinese medicine, known as the "five-flavour fruit", and it's one of the traditional liver tonics people add after a cleanse. Members get the full entry: what the small human studies show, how people take it, and the medication interactions to know about first.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Neem is a bitter Indian tree that Ayurveda has used for centuries, and it turns up in many parasite and candida cleanses today. Members get the full entry: what the lab and small human studies show, how people take the leaf, and why neem oil should never be swallowed.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Pau d'arco is a South American tree bark that shows up in many candida and parasite cleanses. Members get the full entry: what the lab studies do and don't show, how people take the tea, and why anyone on a blood thinner should skip it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Sweating it out in a sauna is one of the oldest cleansing rituals there is. Here's what sweat really carries out of the body, what decades of Finnish research found about heart health, and who should check with a doctor before stepping into the heat.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.