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Based off the terminology, you might think that high blood pressure would be useful for supporting erection. However, that is unfortunately no the case and here's why... Although healthy blood flow is required in order to produce and maintain an erection, there is more. The arteries that lead to and from the...

Estrogens have been mistakenly labeled as "female hormones", when are more in fact, a class of stress substances that are implicated the pathologies of most diseases.  In fact, many toxic effects of estrogen were known by the early 1940s and more are continuing to be discovered. For example, everything from cancer,...

The use of herbal and botanical products for sports performance has increased significantly over the last few decades. Although there is traditional data that supports the use of herbs for these purposes, recently modern research has proven that some herbs can effectively enhance endurance, muscle strength/size, recovery and more. According to this evidence, it turns out that these benefits of herbs can be attributed...

Ashwagandha, also known as withania somnifera is a prominent herb in Ayurveda used for decreasing stress while restoring stamina and energy.  In Traditional Indian Medicine or Ayurveda, Ashwagandha is also known to enhance sexual virility and vitality. It is commonly recommend to men dealing with sexual dysfunction and other symptoms of declining...

Lion’s mane mushroom, also known as hou tou gu, is a shaggy looking edible and medicinal mushroom used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for various purposes. 1 While the mushroom can be cooked and consumed in culinary dishes, it the extracts that provide the most medicinal effects. Various chemical analysis's have determined that...

We all know the detriments of not getting enough sleep. Sleep is one of the most important engagements for the body. As a parasympathetic experience, it is a time deep relaxation, repair and rejuvenation. A lack of restorative sleep can result in fatigue, mood imbalances like anxiety, depression, and irritability, mental/cognitive impairments, decreased physical...

For the last few decades, herbalism has been mostly considered quack or folk-medicine at best. Luckily, for us who stand strongly beside the powerful healing abilities of Mother Nature, there are massive amounts of "scientific evidence" that validates the medicinal effects of herbs.  But sorting through the mass amount of scientific literature can...

Are there natural cures and remedies for herpes and other "viral infections"? According to science, there is!

Female Pattern Hair Loss or the so-called "female androgenetic alopecia" is the said to be the primary type of hair loss in women. If we breakdown the terminology, "andro-genic", is referencing androgens and genetics as the cause of hair loss. However, this is a highly inaccurate statement. First off, while our genes may give us...