http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:12:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/reliable-herbal-medicine-information-how-to-use-herbs-effectively-safely/ http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/reliable-herbal-medicine-information-how-to-use-herbs-effectively-safely/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:53:19 +0000 ken winston caine Body]]> Drug interactions and side effects]]> Ecclectic Medicine]]> Eco Living]]> Healing]]> Healing Power of Herbs]]> Herbal Medicine]]> Holistic Health]]> Holistic Living]]> Holistic Practitioners]]> Integrative Medicine]]> Natural Beauty]]> Natural Healing]]> Naturopathy]]> Resources]]> Self-Healing]]> Spirit of Wellness]]> Whole Living]]> http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/holistic-health/naturopathy/reliable-herbal-medicine-information-how-to-use-herbs-effectively-safely ken winston caine Reliable, detailed monographs on medicinal herbs are available free, online, from the North Carolina Consortium on Natural Medicines. They come in three flavors: 1. For health professionals. 2. For everyone else. 3. For growers. You can access any of them. They are limited to herbs that can be grown in North Carolina -- so you won't find an extensive list of medicinal herbs here. But the information you will find is very thorough and well vetted. Find them here:]]> http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/reliable-herbal-medicine-information-how-to-use-herbs-effectively-safely/feed/ 0 http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/great-herbal-resource-available-free-only-a-click-away/ http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/great-herbal-resource-available-free-only-a-click-away/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:41:32 +0000 ken winston caine Body]]> Drug interactions and side effects]]> Ecclectic Medicine]]> Eco Living]]> Healing]]> Healing Power of Herbs]]> Herbal Medicine]]> Holistic Health]]> Holistic Living]]> Holistic Practitioners]]> Integrative Medicine]]> Natural Healing]]> Naturopathy]]> Resources]]> Self-Healing]]> Whole Living]]> http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/holistic-health/naturopathy/great-herbal-resource-available-free-only-a-click-away ken winston caine Naturopath Leslie Taylor maintains an extraordinary database of known information about medicinal herbs on the rain-tree.com website, and includes the scientific citations. Much of the information comes from Taylor's book, The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. Too look up an herb, go to:]]> http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/great-herbal-resource-available-free-only-a-click-away/feed/ 0 http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/cinnamon-just-a-tiny-bit-brings-down-high-blood-sugar-in-type-2-diabetes-study/ http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/cinnamon-just-a-tiny-bit-brings-down-high-blood-sugar-in-type-2-diabetes-study/#comments Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:36:04 +0000 ken winston caine Body]]> Healing]]> Healing Power of Herbs]]> Health food]]> Herbal Medicine]]> Holistic Health]]> Holistic Practitioners]]> Integrative Medicine]]> Living with Diabetes]]> Natural Healing]]> Naturopathy]]> Self-Healing]]> http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/holistic-health/naturopathy/cinnamon-just-a-tiny-bit-brings-down-high-blood-sugar-in-type-2-diabetes-study Ken Winston Caine You may already know that cinnamon is an anti-inflammatory -- one that nicely complements ginger and turmeric. Now test tube, animal and human studies are confirming that cinnamon lowers blood sugar. As little has 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoonful of cinnamon per day lowered blood sugar by roughly 20% in a recent U.S. Agricultural Research Service study involving 60 diabetic volunteers who were not using insulin. Added bonus: Their cholesterol and tryglyceride levels dropped, too. Double bonus: Other studies have shown ]]> http://www.mindbodyspiritjournal.com/cinnamon-just-a-tiny-bit-brings-down-high-blood-sugar-in-type-2-diabetes-study/feed/ 1