Herbs That Are Safe for Babies: Arctium lappa / Burdock Root

Why is fast food so bad for you?

The Toxic and Addictive Ingredients "Hiding" in Fast Food What causes fast food addiction? Many people are aware that fast food is addictive, but the question is, which ingredients cause fast food addiction? In reality, some of the ingredients that are used in fast food are unknown. These ingredients may not have to be listed as “ingredients” and as such, they can be hidden as “proprietary secrets”.  In the cosmetics industry, for example, ingredients have to be listed, but the fragrance industry gets a free pass. Instead of having to list their ingredients, in the fragrance industry, manufacturers only have to list “fragrance”. This means that fragrance manufacturers get to put any ingredients they’d like in their “proprietary formulas”.  In pharmaceuticals, any ingredient th...

How to Cure Herpes: Start with Heavy Metal Chelation Therapy

Heavy Metal Chelation for Herpes Cure Before you can cure herpes, you need to get rid of heavy metals that might impede the work of antiviral medicines against this pathogen. There isn’t much dialogue about herpes and heavy metals these days, but there should be. Men and women who are serious about finding a cure for herpes (either HSV-1 or HSV-2 or any of the various herpes family pathogens), should look closely at the role that heavy metals play in increasing the risk of being infected with herpes, perpetuating the herpes infection in the body, and the seriousness of herpes symptoms. If you’re open to the idea of a cure for herpes, chelating heavy metals is a good place to start.  Herpes is one of several diseases that can be caused or exacerbated by the presence of heavy meta...

Bu Zhong Yi Qi: Chinese Herbal Remedy for Organ Prolapse

Can Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal treatments heal organ prolapse? NOTE: Bu Zhong Yi Qi is also sometimes referred to as Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang or Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan. As far as I can tell in my research, these terms all refer to the same herbal mix, so I’ve chosen to refer to this mix only as Bu Zhong Yi Qi here. Also bear in mind that in Japanese Kampo medicine, this herbal remedy is known differently as Kampo #41, but uses the same herbs in the same proportions. Bu Zhong Yi Qi has been used to treat the following health complaints: Organ prolapse (including rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse) Women’s health problems Abnormal uterine bleeding Heavy menstruation Absence of menstruation Early menstruation Abnormal vaginal discharge Uterine prolapse...

Essential Oils for Herpes Treatment and Prevention at Home

Antiviral Essential Oil Treatments for Human Herpesvirus Infections Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) Essential Oil In in vitro studies, chamomile essential oil has shown a high selectivity index, meaning that it’s highly unlikely to be toxic to healthy human cells, but also demonstrates significant antiviral activity. Chamomile essential oil’s main mechanism of action is virucidal, meaning in this case that it can directly target and kill HSV (and some other viruses) before the virus infects host cells. It has been shown to have potential as a virucidal topical treatment option for herpes genitalis. Some research also suggests that chamomile essential oil may be especially valuable for the treatment of acyclovir-resistant HSV strains. Buy German Chamomile essential oil here. Sanda...