According to a new study black seed oil is effective in treating a common, painful health challenge that many young women struggle with: polycystic ovary syndrome. Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age....
A special report by Optimal Health Systems: On March 18, 2024, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois announced that he intends to reintroduce his failed 2022 Senate bill (S.4090) forcing strict regulations on the manufacturing and selling of nutritional supplements. In his...
Black seed—also known by its scientific name, Nigella sativa—is a small seed that comes from a flowering plant by the same name. As an annual flowering plant, it is native to parts of Africa, India, Asia and the Mediterranean. It is also known as black cummin. While...
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a type of mushroom that enjoys a long history in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Written records document medicinal use of reishi in China well over 2,000 years ago. In China, this mushroom is called lingzhi. Reishi mushrooms are...
Green tea hasn’t always been just a pleasant drink. It has a long history of medicinal uses dating back over 3,000 years. Most people don’t realize it, but both black and green tea are brewed from the dried leaves of the same plant—Camellia sinensis....
Rhodiola is a genus of perennial plants that grow in high-altitude and other cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Rhodiola species are often called “stonecrops” due to the types of terrain they typically grow in. Though 96 different species of Rhodiola...