Natural Remedies

Hormonal changes at menopause lead to many well-known symptoms. A common, but less discussed one, is sexual function. A surprising solution may come from probiotics. Female Sexual Dysfunction encompasses changes in sexual desire, arousal, orgasm and pain. It is experienced by 68%-86.5% of menopausal women. Recent research has revealed surprising evidence that probiotics influence estrogen metabolism and can actually alleviate menopause symptoms without the adverse effects of

Nausea and vomiting are common problems of anesthesia from surgery, chemotherapy for cancer, and pregnancy. Whatever the cause, the research shows that peppermint essential oil can help. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter best known for preventing depression and insomnia. Less known is that there are serotonin receptors in your digestive tract. Even less known is that peppermint essential oil has been shown to block the serotonin receptors in your gastrointestinal tract that tri

Can something as simple as smelling thyme essential oil help people hospitalized with COVID? This open-label study included 140 people who were hospitalized for COVID. They all received conventional treatment, but half of them added thyme essential oil aromatherapy. 2mL of essential oil was applied to a cotton wick inside an inhaler stick. People in the aromatherapy group closed one nostril and inhaled 8 times through the other, 3 times a day for 5 days. The thyme aromatherap

An innovative new study provides a mechanism by which getting more vitamin D earlier in life might help prevent Alzheimer’s disease later in life. A protein named tau is essential for the health of nerve cells. But if tau molecules begin to bunch up into neurofibrillary tangles, they begin to damage the very cells they were meant to keep healthy. Tau tangles are an important marker of cognitive impairment: the more neurofibrillary tangles inside the brain cells, the worse the