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What Is Ayurveda? Benefits, Doshas & Treatment

People living in India have relied on traditional Ayurvedic medicine practices to help heal everything from infertility to digestive issues for centuries. Luckily, in recent years — as complementary and alternative health practices have become more ...

18+ Natural Ways to Help Treat Oral Thrush

Uncomfortable and unattractive, oral thrush is both painful and problematic. It can easily be passed from one person to the next before oral candida symptoms even begin to appear. To make matters worse, there are ...

Scabies: 7 Natural Treatments That Work Fast

Relentless itching, skin rashes, redness and blisters — these are the not-so-fun symptoms of scabies, a contagious skin disease caused by an infestation of the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei. It's estimated that more than 400 million scabies ...

What’s Causing Your Kidney Stone Symptoms? Plus 5 Remedies That Work

Passing kidney stones is known to be extremely painful, which is why they can easily put someone out of work, ruin his or her week, and make it hard to go about normal activities. Of course, you ...

What Is Astigmatism? Symptoms, Causes & Remedies

Astigmatism often begins early in life, unlike many other vision problems that develop later. In fact, most people are believed to have at least a small degree of astigmatism in one or both eyes. Surprisingly, astigmatism ...

10 Ways to Go Green with Your Lawn Care

This is a guest post by Brandi Irwin, owner of Fortress Landscaping Design based in Middle Tennessee. Sustainable practices are a growing trend not only in the United States, but all over the world. Long ...

Homeopathy: How It Works + 5 Major Benefits

Homeopathy is an alternative medicinal practice that uses the smallest possible amount of an active ingredient in order to help treat a disease, even if this same ingredient can contribute to an illness in the ...

How to Practice Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress & Pain Relief

If you've been going through a tough time and find it hard to relax, a therapist or your doctor may have suggested you try a technique called progressive muscle relaxation (PMR). The idea behind PMR is ...

Ghrelin: How to Control This ‘Hunger Hormone’ in Order to Lose Fat

According to endocrinologists from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, two of the most important hormones to focus on for natural weight loss and energy balance are ghrelin and leptin. Many experts call ghrelin ...

Psoriasis Symptoms, Risk Factors + 5 Natural Remedies

If you have dry, itchy, scaly, painful, red patches of skin that crop up, there's a chance you're suffering psoriasis symptoms. Psoriasis is a persistent autoimmune condition that causes red, raised plaque to form on the ...