Chronic Pain conditions are a growing problem in the United States. And while the debate still rages about whether or not chronic pain should be managed as a separate condition or just a symptom of another problem it is clear that pain management has become a booming segment of the healthcare industry.
Consequently, the use of pharmaceutical drugs for pain control has also reached an all time high. Drugs like Oxicontin, Vicodin and methadone, are front page news in causing America's...
A healthy and all-natural approach to hair care is not as difficult as you might think. Some of the most expensive hair care products in the world might claim to be natural products but all too often they contain detergents, fragrances, and synthetic ingredients, truth be told the lavender shampoo you love so much is full of synthesized stuff and probably smells nothing like the real thing at all.
Making your own natural products for your hair is not only incredibly easy but its...
Ibogaine. Funny word, yes but many people may ask themselves what is Ibogaine, and what does it do, and why is it important, well let's begin with what it is.
Ibogaine is an herbal product made from an indigenous African plant, Tabernanthe iboga, which for centuries has been used by the native tribes for spiritual journeys and introspection. It has a hallucinogenic component but is not addictive whatsoever.
In 1962, a New York based heroin addict named Howard Lotsof took Ibogaine believing...
Opiate use both prescription and non prescription is an enormous problem in this country. It often begins with a prescription given to one buy a physician for some chronic pain condition, quickly the tolerance builds up requiring more opiate based medication (Vicodin, Oxicontin, Demerol etc.) in order to feel better. The sad statistic is that this often leads patients to either abuse their own pain medication, by either crushing and sniffing it up the nose or injecting it with a syringe, and...
In the immortal words of the great Mae West “When all else fails, take a bath” Truer words were never spoken, bathing is not only a hygienic necessity, but a therapeutic experience that can help overcome many issues of the mind and body.
When one is immersed in water amazing things can happen the body and mind open to the incredible healing powers of the essential oils and herbs that are used and some herbalists have even adopted this particular modality as their preferred means...