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fromNatural Health News
1 week ago

Essential Oil Compounds Show Blood Sugar and Antifungal Benefits

Plectranthus neochilus essential oils contain bioactive compounds that regulate blood sugar, support immunity, and provide antifungal and mosquito-repellent properties.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

What AI doesn't know: we could be creating a global knowledge collapse' | Deepak Varuvel Dennison

My family has an interesting dynamic when it comes to medical decisions. While my older sister is a trained doctor in western allopathic medicine, my parents are big believers in traditional remedies. Having grown up in a small town in India, I am accustomed to rituals. My dad had a ritual, too. Every time we visited his home village in southern Tamil Nadu, he'd get a bottle of thick, pungent, herb-infused oil from a vaithiyar, a traditional doctor practising Siddha medicine.
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fromAeon
2 months ago

Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge | Aeon Essays

A father's traditional herbal treatment coincided with the disappearance of a tongue tumour, prompting reassessment of trust in traditional remedies versus digital medical authority.
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fromNature
6 months ago

Why pangolins are poached: they're the tastiest animal around

Pangolins in Nigeria are primarily threatened by hunting for meat rather than for their scales used in traditional medicine.
fromwww.cbc.ca
6 months ago

Anishnawbe Health Toronto celebrates grand opening of new Indigenous health centre | CBC News

What we do offer here are both Western health care practices as well as traditional health care practices. The main purpose of all of that is... vital to their health and well-being.
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fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

A Sound Mind in a Sound Body: The History of Exercise as Medicine

Exercise has been historically prescribed across cultures for its role in maintaining physical balance and overall well-being.
fromNatural Health News
7 months ago

The power of Ginseng: A timeless medicinal root for vitality and healing

Ginseng is known for its vitality-enhancing properties and has been a cornerstone of traditional medicine for over 2,000 years, especially in East Asia.
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