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Should You Trade In your Antiperspirant?

There is a lot of controversy about what really gets absorbed through the skin and how far that absorption actually goes. Our skin has many layers, so yes, it’s a long path into the bloodstream. But when talking about delicate areas like the underarms, that are in...

A traditional Chinese medicine plant may treat metabolic disease and obesity

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New research published in the December 2014 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, shows that a component found in in the plant, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, also known as Chinese licorice, may inhibit the development of metabolic disorders by stopping the activation of...

Chinese Herb Farms…In Appalachia!

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An area of the Appalachians corresponds, from a climate stand point, to the medicine belt in China where a lot of the Chinese herbs grow naturally in the wild. A consortium of growers is hoping to take advantage of that. Read and listen to the whole story on...

6 Fantastic Chinese Herbs For Use At Home

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By Jennifer Dubowsky, LAc For centuries, people all over the world have been successfully using herbs as they realized that herbs provide a natural way of regaining and maintaining health. The Chinese have been at the front of the line using herbs long before the...

Is Herbal Medicine Always Safer?

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By +LisaRocchetti, Director of Admissions and Marketing & Nina Grenningloh, Senior Communications Manager According to UCLA physician Dr. Francisco Antonio Durazo, MD, the use of herbal medicine has increased five-fold in the past ten years. Consequently, being an...

Summer Herbal-ades

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By Sarah Nargiso, LAc Ahh yes, summer is in full swing! The sun is shining, the flip flops are out and everyone is headed toward to beach! As the days get longer and the weather gets hotter it is important to fuel our bodies accordingly and match our diet to...