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Vitamin D3 + K2

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:01:32 +0000

A hundred years ago, doctors found that cod liver oil and sunshine could straighten the bowed legs of children with rickets. Twenty years later a dentist found a mysterious "Activator X" in spring butter. Here's why people now take vitamin D3 and K2 together, what the studies actually show, and the one medicine that makes K2 a serious matter.

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Magnesium

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:59:57 +0000

In 1618 an English farmer found that cattle on Epsom Common wouldn't drink from a bitter pool. The salt left behind became one of the best-known home remedies of the next 350 years. Here's how people use magnesium today for sleep, muscles, headaches and regularity, what the studies found, and the safety limits that matter.

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Apple Cider Vinegar

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:00:17 +0000

People have used vinegar as a kitchen remedy for thousands of years, from Hippocrates' wound care to the honey-and-vinegar tonics of Persian medicine. Here's what tradition says, what the small modern studies found, and how to take it without hurting your throat.

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Soursop (Graviola)

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:03:29 +0000

A tropical fruit tree whose leaves have been brewed as a folk tea across the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa for generations. Here's what tradition says, what the research has (and hasn't) shown, and the safety points every user should know first.

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Gotu Kola

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:01:16 +0000

A small creeping plant from the carrot family, prized in Ayurveda as a "medhya rasayana", a tonic for the mind, and across Asia for skin, wounds and longevity. Sri Lankan tradition held that eating the leaves helped people live longer.

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Horsetail

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:59:33 +0000

An ancient, jointed plant that looks like a little green bottle brush, horsetail is so rich in silica that people once used it to scrub pots and sand canoes. Here's what tradition and research say about it, and why it should be used carefully.

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Olive Leaf

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:01:36 +0000

The silver-green leaves of the olive tree, one of the oldest cultivated trees on earth, have been brewed into a bitter tea around the Mediterranean for centuries. Here's what tradition and research say about them, and who should be careful.

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Cat’s Claw

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:59:05 +0000

A thorny vine from the Amazon rainforest, named for the curved hooks on its stems, that Peruvian peoples have boiled into a bitter bark tea for generations. Here's what tradition and research say about it, and who should be careful.

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Cinnamon

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:39:58 +0000

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.

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Turkey Tail Mushroom

Clif — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:39:57 +0000

A striped, fan-shaped mushroom that grows on fallen logs across North America, Europe and Asia, turkey tail is one of the most studied medicinal mushrooms in the world. It has a long history in Chinese and Japanese medicine as an immune tonic, and its extracts are used in hospitals in Japan and China.

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