Natural Herbal Beauty

Of all the herbs, valerian is the champion sedative of historic fame. Recent findings have substantiated the old wisdom. Valerian not only relieves insomnia, it improves the quality of sleep, cuts down the number of times an insomniac awakens in the night, and doesn’t leave the user with a nervous headache in the morning. (Incidentally, if you have trouble falling asleep, don’t bothermaking notes.

You can even be a teetotaler and get the reputed benefits of red wine. Tea has about the same amount of catechins as red wine; catechins are antioxidants thatseem to help prevent the clogging of arteries by reducing the negative effects of LDL cholesterol.

If you must select between a manmade conglomeration of chemicals with some really nasty side effects or one of MotherNature’s nicely formulated remedies, the better way is obvious, isn’t it? (more…)

As you have seen, herbs and other natural medicinals are the cornerstone of all the ancient healing traditions. They are still used worldwide today—by Chinese medical

doctors, Ayurvedic vaidyas, macrobiotic practitioners, Native American healers, the shamans of South America, and in millions of households from Alaska to Zanzibar—for just one reason. They work.

A growing number of people strongly believe that Mother (Nature) knows best. Without question, the natural medicinals have some very real advantages when compared with man made drugs. Nature’s medicinals can do just about anything man made pharmaceuticals can do, and, with very few exceptions, herbal brews and other natural medicinals are free of the adverse effects characteristic of man made drugs. The ingredients found in nature’s pharmacy are time-tested and body-friendly. (more…)