Skullcap (Scutellaria spp.): Herbal Remedy for Epilepsy, Teething, Cancer, and More...

Scutellaria: A Multipurpose Plant for People of All Ages NOTE: Skullcap should generally be avoided during pregnancy because it has been known to cause miscarriage, especially during the early stages of pregnancy. Skullcap can inhibit pituitary and chorionic gonadotropin hormones during pregnancy. Women who are breastfeeding should use this herb with caution since it has been known to lower prolactin levels in some cases, thus potentially lowering milk supply. There are a few different medicinal varieties of skullcap, but the two most popular are Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese skullcap/Huang Qin) and Scutellaria lateriflora (American skullcap). It’s important to note that although these two plants are closely related, they are different plants with some distinct differences. Th...

Herbal Remedy for Chicken Pox, Human Papillomavirus / HPV, and Herpes: Vachellia nilotica / Gum Arabic

Herbal Remedy for Herpes, Chicken Pox, and Human Papillomavirus - Gum Arabic (Vachellia nilotica / Acacia nilotica)  Vachellia nilotica, a plant that belongs to the Acacia genus, also known as Acacia nilotica,  is widely used in Asia and Africa to treat a number of health problems. In Ayurveda, it is known as “Babula”, “Babool” or “Babbula”.   Acacia nilotica is used in the treatment of several sexually transmitted diseases like herpes simplex virus (HSV), and human papillomavirus (HPV). The water extract and methanolic extracts of Vachellia nilotica have antiviral activity against HSV-2 and HPV-16. The methanolic extract performs the best against these viral infections though. If you’re going to work with this herb, be sure to use an alcohol extract. Vachellia nilotica works...

Mental Health, Fast Food Addiction, and How They're Connected

The Close Connection Between Mental Illness and Fast Food Addiction... It’s a proven fact that fast food consumption impacts emotional well-being or lack of well-being. But what does the science have to say about mental health and fast food addiction? For starters, research consistently links mood, food, and obesity as three things that have an impact on one another. The field of nutritional psychology is relatively new. It was developed by Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan in the 1990s in response to research showing that ADHD could be treated using vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Since that time nutritional psychology has been able to solve some serious mental health issues with nutrients including emotional and behavior problems in children, emotional control issues in adults with trauma...

The Link Between Metabolic Disorder and Fast Food Addiction

How Metabolic Disorders and Fast Food Addiction Are Connected... and Why It Matters Obesity is often, but not always a problem in fast food addiction. Not everyone who eats fast food becomes obese, however, people who are addicted to fast food tend to all have a metabolic disorder or be on the verge of developing a metabolic disorder of some kind. Obesity is sometimes a part of the symptom picture, and sometimes not.  Iodine / Iodide Deficiency and Fast Food Addiction Insulin resistance is a problem that has been slowly becoming more and more common over the past 30 years. Fast food consumption plays a huge role in causing insulin resistance as well as obesity issues in populations across the world. Fast food, after all, is “obesigenic”. It’s the ideal food item for causing extreme w...