This Turmeric Chia Breakfast bowl is a wonderful morning breakfast that can be prepared warm or cold. The chia herbal bowl is rich with fiber and essential fatty acids as well as adaptogenic herbs (ashwaganda and maca) that help nourish, tonify and regulate the adrenal glands...
PMS (premenstrual syndrome) is a cyclic recurrence of a group of symptoms that happen a week or two before a woman's period. In over 75% of the cases, too much estrogen relative to progesterone contributes to a range of PMS symptoms including: breast tenderness, mood...
Botanical medicines can help fortify your defenses against viruses and bacteria. Cold and flu season is back, which means all sorts of viruses and bacteria are threatening your immune system as you read this. These microbes can’t wait to exploit a weakness in your defenses and...
Breast Cancer Prevention: Considerations for High-Risk Women by Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO As a breast cancer survivor and a doctor who often treats high-risk women, this is a subject to which I pay very close attention. Because of the prevalence of breast cancer, regardless of your clinical...
Plants have developed complex responses to bacterial invasion, and offer long-term resistance to disease. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as “superbugs,” are becoming more numerous and more virulent thanks to continuing overuse of antibiotics. Herbal medicine offers an alternative to these increasingly ineffective drugs. What follows is an excerpt...