Members-only Natural Remedy Library: concern guides and remedy practices.
PCOS has a new name, PMOS, because it's about far more than the ovaries: hormones, blood sugar, weight, skin, mood and long-term heart health are all part of it. This guide walks through every natural option people use, from daily habits and spearmint tea to inositol and acupuncture, with the evidence and safety for each laid out plainly.
That heavy, too-full feeling that lingers long after a meal is one of the most common gut complaints. This guide walks through every natural option people use, from bitters and ginger to how you eat, with the evidence for each laid out honestly.
Abhyanga is the Ayurvedic habit of rubbing warm oil into your whole body, scalp to soles, before a shower. Classical texts list it as a daily routine for skin, sleep and steadiness, and two small trials found people felt less stressed after it. Here's how it's traditionally done, what the research does and doesn't show, and the safety points that matter most: slippery floors, skin allergies and babies' skin.
Ginger, wrist acupressure, a sniff of an alcohol swab, cold sips and dry crackers: some nausea remedies have real trials behind them and others are mostly tradition. This entry sorts them by evidence and lists the signs that mean nausea needs a doctor, not a cup of tea.
Kitchari is India's comfort food: rice and yellow mung dal simmered soft with cumin, turmeric and ginger. Ayurveda uses it as the go-to meal for a gentle cleanse or a sore stomach, and two old hospital trials in children with diarrhoea fed it alongside rehydration drinks. Here's how it's traditionally made, what it can and can't do, and who should keep a kitchari cleanse short.
A bout of diarrhea usually passes within a week, and the most important remedy is the simplest: fluids and salts. This entry sorts rehydration drinks, bland foods, tannin teas, fibre, zinc and probiotics by how well they're backed, and lists the signs that mean see a doctor.
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.
Heartburn is one of the most common gut complaints, and many of the best-supported fixes are free: meal timing, sleep position and raising the head of the bed. This entry sorts the teas, soothing herbs, kitchen remedies and breathing practices people use for reflux by how well they're backed, and flags when heartburn needs a doctor.
Grandmothers, Maimonides and Ayurvedic cooks all reached for long-cooked broth when someone was ill or run down. Here's what's known about bone broth today: what's really in the pot, what the research does and doesn't show, and how to make and store it safely.
Everyone has gas: most people pass it up to 20 times a day. This entry sorts the kitchen spices, teas, bean-cooking tricks, enzymes and breathing practices people use for extra wind and burping by how well they're backed, and flags when gas is a sign to see a doctor.
