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View ArticleBotanical Medicines: 3 Essentials for Your Natural Pharmacy
Traditional botanical medicine is based on the use of plants and/or their extracts. It is also referred to as herbalism, medical herbology, phytotherapy, and herbal medicine. Probably the most well –...
View ArticleHawthorne for the Heart
The Hawthorne ( Crategeous oxyacantha or mongyna) is a sweet scented flower with snow-white blossoms; however, in the fall, red berries emerge. Hawthorne is well known as a heart herb for anyone...
View ArticleHealth: How to Deal with Everyday Stress
Ask the Doctor: Question: How can we deal with everyday stress? Life is stressful: from learning how to walk and talk, to understanding a changing body to paying bills. Most stress presents an...
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Ask the Doctor: Question: My mom has rheumatoid arthritis, what is it? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is when the immune system – which protects...
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Ask the Doctor: Question: I sometimes have acid reflux, which is horrible. What is it and how can I prevent it? Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid reflux or...
View ArticleAsk the Doctor :: Scaly, Itchy Eczema Patches
Ask the Doctor: Question: My son has scaly, itchy patches on the inside of both arms which sometime are wet. What is it? Many years ago, I had a newly adopted patient presenting with a thick, scaly,...
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View ArticleSkin Care from the Inside-Out: How what we eat affects our skin health
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