Natural Supplements

Adaptogen Herbs: The Key to Longevity and Optimal Health

Dr. Bertrand Babinet, Ph.D., LAc. | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Aging, Medicinal Herbs List, Natural Herbs, Natural Supplements, Natural Herb, Anti Aging, Natural Health, Medicinal Herbs, Homeostasis, Natural Herbs Medicine, Healthy Living News
Dr. Bertrand Babinet, Ph.D., LAc.

Certain herbs called adaptogens are particularly helpful in restoring and maintaining positive homeostasis. This is due to their ability to help us adapt to change, in particular to the challenges associated with aging.

Read Post

How Dietary Supplements Reduce Health Care Costs

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Natural Supplements, Dietary Supplements, Vitamin D Supplements, Mark Hyman, Nutritional Supplements, Fish Oil Supplements, Health Care Costs Today, American Health Care Nursing Homes, Mark Hyman MD, Video, Healthy Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

New research has shown that spending pennies a day on a few key nutritional supplements can dramatically reduce sickness and chronic disease, and greatly decrease healthcare expenditures.

Read Post

Why Don't Patients Take Their Meds?

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doctor-Patient Communication, Milk Thistle, Gassy Stomach, Arduous Task, General Internal Medicine, Electronic System, Coronary Disease, Co Enzyme, Poisonous Mushrooms, Toenail Fungus, Herbs, Snake Venom, Medical Visit, Patient, Herbal Medication, Medications, Adherence, Qualms, Prescriptions, Compliance, Valerian, Lecithin, Digoxin, Electronic Medical Record, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Carnitine, Natural Supplements, Doctor, Feverfew, Video, New York News
Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD

A good chunk of those beautifully printed, fully legible prescriptions never make it to the drug store to be converted into actual pills.

Read Post

Many "Natural" Supplements Are Contaminated

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Alternative Medicine, Natural Supplements, Vitamins, Diet, Minerals, Medicine, Personal Health, Health, Healthy Living News

Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these h...

Read Whole Story