Pain is an incredibly unpleasant experience designed by our body to warn us of injury or illness. Break your leg? Pain will most certainly tell you not to walk on it. Tooth abscess? Pain will most certainly tell you to pull the tooth–anything to make the pain go away. Therefore, while most of us do … Read more
How the Circulatory System Works Your cardiovascular system is an intricate network of roadways. These passages allow for the delivery of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and blood cells as well as the pick up and disposal of metabolic waste via the body’s detoxification systems. Your heart keeps blood pumping through the circulatory system, but the blood … Read more
Americans pride themselves on being ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to scientific and medical advances, but although the US market for botanicals and herbal medicines is rapidly growing, we’re a couple of centuries behind Europe and many centuries behind Asia. The fact is, there is great benefit to be reaped … Read more