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The adaptogenic herb Rhodiola Rosea – and its most potent bioactive component, salidroside – has proven itself a worthy addition to your health regimen in many categories: it’s adaptogenic, antifatigue, antidepressant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticancer, and modulates the immune system in beneficial ways. (R) Read on to learn the multifaceted benefits of Rhodiola.
Grape seed extract, a health supplement derived from grape seeds (also available as grape seed oil), has demonstrated anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and heart-protecting features, (R) and has powerful antioxidant functions. (R1, R2) It’s a potent source of polyphenols, including resveratrol, quercetin, flavanals, flavanols, and anthocyanins, that explain much of its health-promoting activity. (R1,R2) The extraordinary …
The herbal medicine known as jiaogulan in Asia (and gynostemma in the West) is used widely in East and Southeast Asian traditional medicine. (R) Some of the conditions it’s most commonly prescribed for in Asia include diabetes, hepatitis and cardiovascular disease, (R) with evidence mounting for its use in the treatment of cancer and various …
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 …
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 …