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Eleuthero, AKA Siberian ginseng, is an herb used traditionally in Russia and East Asia for many reasons, including reduction of stress and fatigue (R) and treatment of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, among others. (R) Despite the name, Siberian ginseng is actually distinct from the “true” ginsengs: Korean ginseng, Asian ginseng, and American ginseng. It’s …
Anxiety is a state of overstimulation in the nervous system by way of excess of neurotransmitters and hormones like glutamate, cortisol and adrenaline and a deficiency of GABA and/or serotonin. Correcting these imbalances and eating a non-stimulating diet that keeps blood sugar steady go a long way towards correcting this overstimulation. Most therapies that work …
I’ve lived with insomnia since 2012. If you struggle with complex health issues, as I do, sleeping well should be at the top of your priority list. Getting to a place of sound sleep is a process of experimentation, with adjustments necessary over time. You may need only one of the therapies below, or 10 …
The autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for automatic functions such as heartbeat and breathing, has two modes: the parasympathetic, or “rest and digest,” and the sympathetic, or “fight or flight.” The sympathetic nervous system is intended to come online in short bursts when survival is on the line. A state of constant SNS arousal …
Pain in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can come in the form of burning muscle pain after exertion or chronic burning pain and skin sensitivity known as fibromyalgia. Many people have both CFS and its “sister,” FM. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Treatment Guide theorizes that this pain is generated mostly in the brain and spinal cord. In …