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All Posts Tagged: natural medicine

Galen: 1,500 years of dominance of Medicine

If you study the history of medicine, it’s impossible not to be fascinated by the influence and authority of Galen and the length of his dominance in Medicine: more then 1,500 years! This is unprecedented, there is no other scholar that could compare with him. At least, not in Medicine. To come close to describing […]

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From ancient medicines and witches to modern drugs

I think everyone is familiar with the images of the Medieval time witches flying on a broomstick or the witches making magical potions by stirring some awful looking substances in a boiling cauldron….these images are associated with Halloween nowadays… but, to your surprise (as well as mine), some of the brews these witches made were […]

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Osteopathic medicine

Osteopathic medicine emphasizes overall health and the relation among the body’s nerves, muscles, bones, and organs. Osteopathic practitioners base diagnosis and treatment on the idea that the body’s systems are interconnected. Instead of treating specific symptoms or illnesses, they regard and treat the body as an integrated whole. Osteopathic medicine focuses on disease prevention and […]

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Boosting your immune system

When our immune system is working properly, we don’t even notice it. But when we have an under- or over-active immune system, we are at a greater risk of developing various conditions and infections. If you are wondering how to boost your immune system, please understand that it doesn’t necessarily happen overnight. It’s a matter […]

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Deadly herbs

They may look harmless enough, but plants can harbor some of the most deadly poisons known. From the death of Socrates by poison hemlock (cicuta) to the accidental ingestion of deadly nightshade (belladonna) by children because of their berries’ sweetness (3 berries can kill a child!), poisonous plants have been responsible for human deaths throughout history.

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The Four Sacred Native Herbs

Healing powers of plants and herbs is universal and across all continents, the only difference is that not all plants grow in one region. People usually utilize the plant or the herb that is abundant in their region. Many cultures and religions use sacred smoke made from the plant medicines. This is called smudging in […]

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Turmeric – the golden remedy

Turmeric, a traditional Indian spice, is the dried root of the plant Curcuma longa. It is related to and similar in size to ginger. Both turmeric and ginger are from Zingiberaceae family and are rhizomes. Rhizome is a stem which is later modified into a root. In the last few years, turmeric has made its […]

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Can a vitamin be a drug?

Sometimes patients are confused about this topic: aren’t the supplements (vitamin, minerals, fatty acids etc) drugs too? Don’t they “treat” diseases too? What’s the difference between them? Let’s start with the definition of a drug first. According to Health Canada, drugs include both prescription and non-prescription pharmaceuticals; biologically-derived products such as vaccines, blood derived products, […]

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Castor oil: the myth and mystery

Castor oil, derived from the castor seed, has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of health conditions, although scientific studies are sparse.   Introduction and historical use Castor oil comes from the castorbean seed, binomial name Ricinus communis, and has a chemical composition consisting of mostly triglycerides (40-60 % fatty acids) […]

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