Topic: alternative medicine

Sick To Your Stomach From Illness Or Menstrual Cramps? Try One Of These Natural Ways To Treat It

Sick To Your Stomach From Illness Or Menstrual Cramps? Try One Of These Natural Ways To Treat It

Stomach aches cause a lot of issues: you can’t concentrate on your work, it’s hard to sleep, you wind up not eating for long periods of time, transportation sucks to handle…it’s just generally terrible for productivity and the state of your wellbeing. As I have mentioned before, I get stomach aches super often, including today, so I tend to feel nauseous and terrible on a regular basis. As a result, I have learned quite a few stomach ache cures that do not require me to take medicine. More »

Sigh … Court Upholds Marijuana Classification As “Dangerous Drug With No Accepted Medical Use”

Sigh ... Court Upholds Marijuana Classification As "Dangerous Drug With No Accepted Medical Use"

With a wave of states passing liberal marijuana and medical marijuana policies, it’s easy to forget that federal laws concerning the drug are still really terrible. Under current federal drug policy, marijuana is still considered “a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use.” And once again, a federal appeals court has rejecting a petition to change that classification, finding no “adequate and well-controlled studies confirming the efficacy of marijuana for medicinal uses.” More »

How To Prevent A Cold & Stay Healthy During The Holidays

How To Prevent A Cold & Stay Healthy During The Holidays

If you’re anything like me and my family, you’ve spent quite a few holiday seasons sniffling your way around the tree (or the menorah, or yule log, or whatever it may be in your family or culture).  It just plain sucks that cold and flu season coincides with “the most wonderful time of the year,” but we’ve come up with a few tips that will help you prevent a cold–and stay germ-free–over the next few weeks.  Here’s how to stay healthy over the holidays. More »

Afternoon Links: 3 Natural Ways To Unclog Your Sinuses

Afternoon Links: 3 Natural Ways To Unclog Your Sinuses

• Paris-based tea purveyor Le Palais des Thés opens its first stateside shop tomorrow (Well + Good)

• Banish pseudoephedrine; here are 3 natural ways to unclog your sinuses (Organic Authority)

• Vegan thanksgiving alert: A no-cream creamed chard recipe (Fit Sugar)

• Bon Jovi’s teen daughter was arrested with heroin (The Stir)

• How to get your eyelashes to hold a curl (Divine Caroline)