It's the quiet half of what makes a cup of good green tea feel different from a cup of coffee: a calm-but-alert amino acid that tea drinkers have been getting a small dose of for centuries, now sold on its own for people who want more of that steady, settled feeling.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Melatonin is the hormone your own body releases as darkness falls, and it's one of the most popular sleep aids on the shelf: people reach for it when the clock says sleep but the body hasn't gotten the message yet.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Probably the single best-studied supplement on this shelf, and one your own muscles already make.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Every cell in your body makes CoQ10 to turn food into energy, and levels drop as we age. It has become one of the most popular heart and energy supplements, especially among people taking statins. Here's what it does, what the research is exploring, and the safety points that matter.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A fragrant, pale wood that's been ground into a cooling paste for the skin and burned as incense across Asia for thousands of years.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A coated tongue is one of the oldest things a healer ever looked at: Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners have been reading the tongue for centuries, and plenty of people today still start their morning with a scrape and a look. Here's what tends to put a coating there, and what people reach for once they see one.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Sage tea for sweating, a baking-soda paste, a greener plate, cotton instead of polyester: people have been finding their own ways to stay fresh for as long as there have been warm days. Here's the whole toolkit, old and new.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A basin of warm water at the end of a long day is one of the oldest comfort rituals on earth. Here's how people have used foot soaks for generations, the plain-water, Epsom salt and vinegar versions, and the one group who should skip soaking altogether.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
One plant, three remedies: the soothing bath for itchy skin, the bowl for a healthy heart, and the milky green tops old herbalists gave to frazzled nerves.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Sweet, soft and gentler than peppermint, spearmint tea has become the cup women with PMOS talk about. Here's how to make it, why people reach for it twice a day, and how to enjoy it well.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
