James A. Duke, PhD, an ethnobotanist retired from the USDA, where he developed a database on the health benefits of various plants. Dr. Duke, who died in 2017, was author of numerous books including The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods: Proven Natural Remedies to Treat and Prevent More Than 80 Common Health Concerns (Rodale). GreenPharmacy.com
Varicose veins are a condition that most people find unsightly. A diet for varicose veins can help to relieve some of the symptoms and pain though.
Your life depends on nutrients. The seven major groups of nutrients are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and…
Changing the foods that you ear can impact your cholesterol levels for better or worse. A diet high in red…
Erectile dysfunction is responsive to natural remedies like diet, exercise, nutrition, and even certain smells.
Diet is linked to health outcomes, but nutritious healthy foods can also be medicinal foods that help to heal and prevent disease.
Wrinkles and the other effects of aging can be reduced by the consumption of certain anti-aging foods on a regular basis.
Pneumonia tends to dampen the appetite making it hard to eat, and harder to recover. In this excerpt we discuss what to eat when you have pneumonia.
IBS is a disease that affects between 10 to 25 percent of adults in the United States. Doctors aren’t sure of the cause but can help control the condition.
If you have sore throat and fever, see your physician. It could be strep that leads to rheumatic fever. Otherwise, sore throats usually go away in about five to seven days.
Adding healing foods to the diets can be challenging. The low-quality foods typically in American supermarkets don’t make that challenge any easier.
Ulcers are sores within the stomach where the protective lining has been eaten away allowing stomach acid to attack the…
Between our bones and the muscles or tendons near joints called bursae, and if they become inflamed, the result is bursitis.
Half of all women will have at least one bladder infection during their lives. Men can have bladder infections too, but this problem strikes mostly women.
There’s nothing you can do to prevent cuts except be more careful. You can make sure your nutrition keeps your body at its ultimate healing potential.
Tinnitus can occur with no warning or apparent cause. A distracting problem for those suffering from it. Fortunately, diet may help cure tinnitus.
