Spearmint tea: the twice-a-day hormone cup
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.
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.
The plant on so many kitchen windowsills has been reached for after burns, sunburn and kitchen scrapes for generations, and its clear gel is now being studied for skin, mouth and blood-sugar support. Here's how the gel, the latex and the whole leaf differ, and how people use each one.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
One of the oldest and simplest comfort practices there is: a few inches of warm water and fifteen quiet minutes. Here's why people have kept the sitz bath around for well over a century, how it's done well, and when to call your doctor instead.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A trace mineral that quietly runs your energy, iron use and skin colour, and the other half of the zinc story. Here's what it does, where it's found in food, why zinc users keep hearing about it, and where the safe ceiling sits.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Brown water in an ionic foot bath, a black pad in the morning, a nightly vinegar-and-salt soak: three popular ways people try to draw things out through the feet. Here's what each one does, and where a warm foot soak really earns its place.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The glossy, fragrant leaf that crackles in hot oil at the start of so many South Indian and Sri Lankan dishes. Here's what Ayurveda and kitchen tradition use it for, from a settled stomach to the old hair oil.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A warm cloth or a cold pack is often the first thing people reach for when something aches, and the water-cure healers of the 1800s built a whole tradition around it. Here's how each one is used, what the research is looking at, and how to use them without a burn.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Live cultures for the gut: what the research shows strain by strain — from antibiotic days to IBS and colic — how to read a label, and who should check first.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The antioxidant vitamin in nuts, seeds and plant oils — and in the AREDS eye formula. How much people need, the food sources, what the big heart and eye trials found, and where high doses get risky.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The vitamin behind night vision, healthy skin and a strong immune system — found in liver, carrots and sweet potatoes. Here's who runs low, what people take it for, and why more isn't better.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.