St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) is native to Europe but now grows wild throughout the world. It is so named because it produces its bright yellow flowers near June 24th, the day Christians celebrate the feast of St John. (The word wort simply means plant in Old English.) St John’s wort has a long and colorful history of use.

Nutritional Deficiencies May Play a Role in Restless Legs Syndrome

It’s the end of a long day and exhausted, you tuck into bed and wait for sleep to come. But instead of sleep, the creepy, crawly sensation overcomes your legs. You stretch your calves, trying to overcome the urge to get up and move, but it doesn’t work.

If you’ve ever suffered from a headache, joint pain, toothache, backache, or aching muscles after a hard physical event, you’ve experienced the body’s inflammatory processes at work. It’s the body’s way of trying to heal itself. Unfortunately, sometimes the pain is difficult to bear.

The Importance of the Fat Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E & K

The world of nutrition is dynamic—new discoveries are always being made, while old ideas are thrown to the wayside. Everybody has an opinion, and the popularity of specific diets and certain nutrients continually ebb and flow.

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Subject: Vitamin D is tested using a 25(OH)D serum measurement. Standard lab values are inadequate for assessing status. We are using the following values to interpret 25(OH)D test results:

< 20 ng/mL: deficient

Eating Organ Meats Is Nutritious and Delicious… Really

I‟m not a picky eater, and never have been. In fact, I consider myself a rather adventurous eater. But we all draw the line somewhere, and for me it has always been with organ meats—you know, the other parts of the animal like liver, glands, heart, kidneys, and brain.

Nourish your tendons and ligaments to keep your body on the move

Even if you consider yourself to be a health-conscience person who takes pride in caring for your body, tending to your tendons and ligaments may not be at the top of your “selfcare” priority list.

Unsettling side effects from prescription sleep aids are causing many to turn to natural sleep solutions

Weird things were happening to Theresa… and they were happening at night. Clues to her strange nocturnal behavior were left behind in the mornings. “I would get up and find empty food containers sitting around.

Each year, dozens of diets come and go, some for losing weight, others for preventing disease and achieving optimal health. Most are quickly forgotten. That begs the question: Is there one way of eating that most of us are actually designed for? Could such a diet keep our bodies trim, provide abundant nutrients, and help us stay healthy? The answer is yes.

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The little-known yeast, S. boulardii, may be the missing link for dealing with a variety of health issues that start in the gut, ranging from inflammation to immune system dysfunction

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Lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, and astaxanthin belong to a group of nutrients called carotenoids. Carotenoids are a group of naturally occurring pigments that are largely responsible for the red, yellow, and orange color of fruits and vegetables and some animals. They are also found in many dark green vegetables; however the large amounts of chlorophyll in these plants masks them.

In years past knowledge about herbs and botanical medicines were passed down through long traditions of ―clinical‖ use. They were part of cultural or indigenous practices and herbalists learned of their use from mentor practitioners. Classic herbal materia medicas compiled the wisdom of centuries.