That slow, fuzzy, can't-find-the-word feeling has a name, and a long list of things people reach for to clear it. Here are the herbs, foods, habits and practices people use when their head won't come into focus — and the signs that mean it's time to get checked.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A flowering orchid tree whose bark is the heart of Kanchanar guggulu, one of Ayurveda's best-known formulas for swellings and glands. Here's what tradition says about it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Long before it was a pizza herb, oregano was one of the most-used medicinal plants of ancient Greece, written up in more than sixty Hippocratic texts. Here's the herb's story, what people still brew it for, and how the gentle leaf differs from the strong oil.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Iodine is the mineral your thyroid builds its hormones from, and pregnancy and breastfeeding raise the need more than almost any other nutrient. Members can read who runs low, where it comes from, and why more isn't always better.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Spearmint is the gentle, sweet mint of Moroccan tea and the herb garden — and it has become the tea women with PMOS talk about. Members can read what it's traditionally used for, the hormone research, and how to drink it well.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Sheng Ma is a classic Chinese herb used inside formulas to "lift" what has sunk and to clear heat from the mouth and throat. It's also the plant most often found in black cohosh bottles that aren't what they say. Members can read both stories here.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The grey-green kitchen herb of stuffing and brown butter has one of the longest medicinal records in Europe — "Sage the Saviour" to the medieval school of Salerno. Members can read what it has been used for, from sore throats and night sweats to memory, and how to use it well.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A trace mineral your thyroid and antioxidant enzymes depend on, where a little goes a long way and too much causes real harm. Here's who may need it, the best food sources, and the safe upper limit.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A North American root once used to bring on labour, now linked to serious heart problems in newborns. Here's its history and why it's on our caution list.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
