Tired for no clear reason? Here are the herbs, foods, habits and old traditions people turn to for steadier energy — and the signs that it’s time for a check-up.
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Saw Palmetto
A small Florida palm whose dark berries were food for the Seminole and Ais peoples and became the best-known men's herb in Europe and North America. Here's what tradition and research say about it, and who should be careful.
Exercise and Sweating
Breaking a sweat is one of the oldest ways people have of feeling cleaner, lighter and clearer. Here's what movement and sweating do for the body's own clearing systems, what the research says about what leaves in sweat, and how to sweat safely.
Musta (Nut Grass)
A common weed with a long life in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, musta is used for loose stools, digestion, fever and period discomfort. Here's the tradition, the thin research, and the cautions.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is the vitamin most people reach for at the first sniffle. Here's what it actually does in your body, which foods cover your needs, what the cold research really shows, and when "more" stops helping.
Cinnamon
One of the oldest spices in the world, cinnamon was traded from Asia to Egypt as far back as 2000 BC. Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and Persian medicine all use it as a warming herb for digestion, circulation and the womb, and modern researchers are studying it for period pain and metabolic health.
Cruciferous Vegetables and DIM
Broccoli, cabbage, kale and their cousins break down into compounds that change how the liver handles estrogen, and DIM and I3C capsules sell that effect as "estrogen detox". Here's what the vegetables and the capsules can and can't do, and the medicine cautions that come with the concentrated forms.
