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Post by Admin on Mar 14, 2020 15:20:51 GMT
ELDERBERRY OTHER NAME(S): Arbre de Judas, Baccae, Baises de Sureau, Black-Berried Alder, Black Elder, Black Elderberry, Boor Tree, Bountry, Common Elder, Elder, Elder Berry, Elderberries, Elderberry Fruit, Ellanwood, Ellhorn, European Alder, European Black Elder, European Black Elderberry, European Elderberry, European Elder Fruit, European Elderberry, Fruit de Sureau, Grand Sureau, Hautbois, Holunderbeeren, Sabugeuiro-negro, Sambequier, Sambu, Sambuc, Sambuci Sambucus, Sambucus nigra, Sambugo, Sauco, Saúco Europeo, Schwarzer Holunder, Seuillet, Seuillon, Sureau, Sureau Européen, Sureau Noir, Sus, Suseau, Sussier. www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-434/elderberry
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Post by Admin on Apr 7, 2020 21:45:50 GMT
Mithridate, Universal Antidote or the Ultimate Hoax? www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/mithridate-0013529Mithridate was one of the most complex and highly sought-after preparations during the Middle Ages and Renaissance era. This somewhat mythical, ancient tonic which contained more than 60 ingredients, was used for centuries, particularly in Italy and France as an antidote. Petrus Andreas Matthiolus, naturalist and personal physician to various European royalty, considered it more effective against poisons than Venice treacle - and easier to make! The term now refers to any all-purpose antidote to poison. This astonishing cure was not invented by a doctor but by Mithridates VI Eupator Dionysus, also known as Mithridates the Great , who was born in 135 BC and king of Pontus until 63 BC. Mithridates was a prince of Persian and Greek ancestry. He claimed lineage from many revered warriors - Cyrus the Great , the family of Darius the Great , as well as Alexander the Great . He has been called the greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus. Under his leadership, Pontus expanded to absorb several of its small neighbors and he briefly contested Rome’s control in Asia Minor.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 23:18:19 GMT
Cod fish liver oil is great. It is nutritionally rich and makes your skin glow like you're drinking gallons of water every day.
I got mine for $7 at Walmart online!
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2020 13:30:41 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2020 12:34:27 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2020 18:04:59 GMT
The future is fungal: why the 'megascience' of mycology is on the rise www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/23/the-future-is-fungal-why-the-megascience-of-mycology-is-on-the-riseAs a boy, Merlin Sheldrake really loved the autumn. In the garden of his parents’ house – he grew up a few moments from Hampstead Heath, which is where he and I are walking right now, on an overcast summer morning – the leaves would fall from a big chestnut tree, forming gentle drifts into which he liked nothing more than to hurl himself. Wriggling around until he was fully submerged, Sheldrake would lie there, quite content, “buried in the rustle, lost in curious smells”. As he writes in his wondrous new book, Entangled Life, these autumnal piles were both places to hide and worlds to explore. But as the months passed, they shrank: reaching into them, trying to find out why, he would pull out matter that looked more like soil than leaves. What was going on? Turning to his father for an answer (he is the son of Rupert Sheldrake, the controversial science writer best known for proposing the concept of “morphic resonance”) was how he first came to learn about decomposition, and thus it is to these rotting leaves that we may trace his original interest in the “neglected megascience” of mycology – the study of fungi – even if neglect is a relative term. “In east Asia, fungi have been loved and revered for thousands of years,” he says. “In China, there are temples to the man who worked out how to cultivate shiitake mushrooms. But yes, in the west it has been neglected.” There are, he thinks, two reasons for this. The first is straightforward: only recently have technologies been available that allow scientists fully to investigate the fungal world; to open up the hidden realms that lie beneath us, invisible to the eye. The second is historical. “There is an entrenched disciplinary bias,” he says. “Fungi weren’t seen as their own kingdom of life until the 60s. Mycologists were put in a corner of the plant sciences department, rather than in their own fungal sciences department. This had a huge impact – if you’re not training researchers, it will be neglected.” Outside science, many people, if not most, associate fungi only with mushrooms. “And they are ephemeral,” he says. “It’s as if we could only see the flowers and fruit of a tree, and not the rest of it: its leaves, stems and roots.” He shakes his curls. “Fungal taxonomy has been a total mess for ages. Linnaeus described it as chaos, a scandal of art. Through the middle ages and into the 18th century, people had no grasp at all of it. They thought mushrooms came up where lightning struck – that you could tell which one was going to kill you by boiling it with a wooden spoon.”
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Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2020 9:51:02 GMT
This extraordinary book, ‘The Prisoner's Herbal’, has detailed profiles of plants commonly found in prison yards--the "weeds" that come up through the cracks and that can be used by prisoners to counter the carceral effects of medical neglect and the dehumanizing separation from wild places. Loads of practical advice about these plants as food and medicine, and their role in ecosystems. Based on the author's use of plants during a 3.5-year prison sentence, proceeds from the book go to prisoner support, and each purchase enables a copy to go to a person who is incarcerated. THE PRISONER’S HERBAL solidarityapothecary.org/prisonersherbal/About the Book Prisoners all over the world commonly experience medical neglect and a dehumanising separation from wild places. However, weeds come up through the concrete cracks. This book contains detailed profiles of ten plants that are commonly found in prison yards. It is based on my use of plants during my own 3.5-year prison sentence, with suggestions on how to prepare medicines in prison with limited resources. It also includes tips and tricks for making the most out of foods, spices and condiments available from the prison canteen (commissary), as well as sections on how to connect with plant allies emotionally and how to care for wounds in a prison environment. For readers on the outside, it provides practical advice about how to work with common weeds in simple and direct ways and will inspire solidarity across the walls.
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2020 16:11:24 GMT
Microbiome en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicrobiomeA microbiome (from the Greek micro meaning "small" and bíos meaning "life") was originally defined in 1988 by Whipps et al. as "a characteristic microbial community occupying a reasonably well-defined habitat which has distinct physio-chemical properties. The term thus not only refers to the microorganisms involved but also encompasses their theatre of activity".[2] In 2020, an international panel of experts published the outcome of their discussions on the definition of the microbiome.[1] They proposed a definition of the microbiome based on a revival of the "compact, clear, and comprehensive description of the term" as originally provided by Whipps et al., but supplemented with two explanatory sentences.[1] The first explanatory sentence pronounces the dynamic character of the microbiome: The microbiome is defined as a characteristic microbial community occupying a reasonably well-defined habitat which has distinct physio-chemical properties. The microbiome not only refers to the microorganisms involved but also encompass their theatre of activity, which results in the formation of specific ecological niches. The microbiome, which forms a dynamic and interactive micro-ecosystem prone to change in time and scale, is integrated in macro-ecosystems including eukaryotic hosts, and here crucial for their functioning and health.[1] The second explanatory sentence clearly separates the term microbiota from the term microbiome: The microbiota consists of the assembly of microorganisms belonging to different kingdoms (Prokaryotes [Bacteria, Archaea], Eukaryotes [e.g., Protozoa, Fungi, and Algae]), while their theatre of activity includes microbial structures, metabolites, mobile genetic elements (such as transposons, phages, and viruses), and relic DNA embedded in the environmental conditions of the habitat.[1]
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2020 16:49:49 GMT
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Post by Admin on Oct 15, 2020 16:28:18 GMT
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Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2020 14:25:01 GMT
Hearts of OakTowards a deep recipe for acorn bread Latest in our Dark Kitchen series, looking at food and foraging in a time of fall. Robert Alcock heads into the oak groves in northern Spain to garner one of the ancestral wild staples of Europe and America, the acorn. Now almost forgotten as a food, he discusses why this free 'subsistence' food fell by the wayside, and how we might now pay attention to the 'uncivilised' plenty beneath our feet. dark-mountain.net/hearts-of-oak/A recipe is a story. You start with this, you do this with it, transformation happens, you end up with this, you are nourished by it. A deep recipe is a story that keeps body and soul together, nourishing both. * Gathering: Collect acorns in autumn from under any species of oak, discarding those that are very discoloured, squishy, lightweight, or with holes. Drying: Spread your acorns out to dry in a single layer, in a well-ventilated place out of direct sun. I use stackable plastic baskets, lined with newspaper. The acorns can be left there until you’re ready to process them. Planting: When you help yourself to acorns, you should also help the tree to reproduce. As you spread the acorns to dry, select the very biggest and best to plant immediately (acorns germinate quickly and don’t keep well), in spots where they’ll be protected from grazers and grass-cutters, e.g. among thorny bushes. Shelling: After a few days of drying, you can easily remove the shells with your fingers, or with a nutcracker or penknife. Grinding: Put the shelled acorns, a couple of handfuls at a time, into a blender with water and grind them to a coarse meal. Leaching: Pour the meal into a cloth bag and place this in a saucepan or bowl. Fill the bag and pan with water and leave to soak, removing the bitter tannins. Change the water about five times over a 24-hour period. Baking: Now your acorn meal is ready to use immediately, store in the freezer, or dry in the oven (read on to the end for two home-grown acorn bread recipes).
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Post by Admin on Nov 28, 2020 21:55:42 GMT
Cognitive effects of adjunctive N-acetyl cysteine in psychosisM. Rapado-Castro (a1) (a2) (a3), S. Dodd (a4) (a5), A. I. Bush (a5), G. S. Malhi (a6) (a7) (a8) ... DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S0033291716002932Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 November 2016 www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/cognitive-effects-of-adjunctive-nacetyl-cysteine-in-psychosis/5212DC4146E3D1B208CF8EE33426BE64Background Cognitive deficits are predictors of functional outcome in patients with psychosis. While conventional antipsychotics are relatively effective on positive symptoms, their impact on negative and cognitive symptoms is limited. Recent studies have established a link between oxidative stress and neurocognitive deficits in psychosis. N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a glutathione precursor with glutamatergic properties, has shown efficacy on negative symptoms and functioning in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, respectively. However, there are few evidence-based approaches for managing cognitive impairment in psychosis. The present study aims to examine the cognitive effects of adjunctive NAC treatment in a pooled subgroup of participants with psychosis who completed neuropsychological assessment in two trials of both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Method A sample of 58 participants were randomized in a double fashion to receive 2 g/day of NAC (n = 27) or placebo (n = 31) for 24 weeks. Attention, working memory and executive function domains were assessed. Differences between cognitive performance at baseline and end point were examined using Wilcoxon's test. The Mann–Whitney test was used to examine the differences between the NAC and placebo groups at the end point. Results Participants treated with NAC had significantly higher working memory performance at week 24 compared with placebo (U = 98.5, p = 0.027). Conclusions NAC may have an impact on cognitive performance in psychosis, as a significant improvement in working memory was observed in the NAC-treated group compared with placebo; however, these preliminary data require replication. Glutamatergic compounds such as NAC may constitute a step towards the development of useful therapies for cognitive impairment in psychosis.
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Post by Admin on Dec 5, 2020 17:36:02 GMT
Ketogenic Diet for Psychotic Disorders (PsyDiet)clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03873922Brief Summary: Disturbances in glucose metabolism and glutamate neurotransmission feature in the pathophysiology of psychotic disorders. Ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that restricts glucose and forces metabolism of ketones, which serve as alternative energy substrates for the brain. KD is an established treatment for intractable epilepsy. However, we lack the randomized controlled trials (RCT) evidence regarding potential effects of KD on psychotic symptoms in humans. This randomised, controlled pilot study aims to investigate: feasibility of a Modified Ketogenic Diet (MKD) intervention protocol in psychotic inpatients, potential impact of MKD intervention on psychotic symptoms, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and functioning in patients with psychotic symptoms / psychotic disorder. A 6-week randomised KD pilot study will be carried out in psychotic inpatients (aimed n=40) at Kuopio University Hospital, Finland. In the KD group, carbohydrate consumption is limited to 15-20 g/day to activate ketosis. The control group will have their ordinary hospital meals. A number of different assessment will be carried out at time points 0, 1 week, 3 weeks and 6 weeks. www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-ketogenic-diet
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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2021 12:05:45 GMT
Natural and unnatural‘Natural’ remedies are metaphysically inconsistent and unscientific. Yet they offer something that modern medicine cannot aeon.co/essays/natural-healing-is-metaphysically-incoherent-but-valuableWhat follows is a list of ‘natural remedies’, familiar to anyone with more than a passing interest in contemporary natural healing. These were put together specially in April 2020, as a COVID-19 protocol by Cristina Cuomo, founder of the wellness magazine Purist, after she and her husband, the CNN anchor Chris Cuomo (brother of New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo), were stricken by the virus: Resonance breathing Pranayama meditation Liver-cleansing beverage: one raw garlic clove, one orange, one lemon, a tablespoon of cayenne pepper, a spoonful of olive oil, fresh ginger and a piece of fresh turmeric Zinc Alka C – 3,000 mg per day Vitamin B Vitamin D Glutathione powder Quercetin Two medicinal florals: xanthium and magnolia Viracid Vitamin drip: magnesium, N-Acetylcysteine, Vitamin C with lysine, proline and B complex, folic acid, zinc, selenium, glutathione and caffeine Water and bleach bath Body charger (‘[sends] electrical frequencies through [the] body to oxygenate [the] blood’) Portable PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field) machine Ayurvedic food To the uninitiated, the variety and juxtapositions are surely jarring: Indian meditation alongside a ‘body charger’, fresh juice to cleanse your insides, followed by a bleach bath to cleanse your outside. And then there’s her recurring insistence on the ‘naturalness’ of these interventions throughout her discussion of the protocol. Raw garlic seems natural enough, and so do breathing exercises, but a PEMF machine? Vitamins and minerals that have been processed and refined into powders, pills and drips? Whatever Viracid is? There are many possible definitions of ‘natural’, but it’s difficult to imagine one capacious enough to accommodate the entirety of this list. Still more perplexing is the repeated conflation of ‘natural’ with anything ‘non-Western’, itself a protean label that embraces not only Indian and Chinese medicine, but also Indigenous medical approaches of all types (including First Nations and Native American traditions), the Hippocratic corpus (from Greece), homeopathy (a German invention), and even chiropractic (developed in Iowa in the 1890s).
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Post by Admin on Feb 18, 2021 14:35:56 GMT
QUERCETIN www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-294/quercetinOverview Information Quercetin is a plant pigment (flavonoid). It is found in many plants and foods, such as red wine, onions, green tea, apples, berries, Ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort, American elder, and others. Buckwheat tea has a large amount of quercetin. People use quercetin as a medicine. Quercetin is most commonly taken by mouth to treat conditions of the heart and blood vessels and prevent cancer. It is also used for arthritis, bladder infections, and diabetes. But there is limited scientific evidence to support these uses. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Quercetin may have benefit for some airway infections, but there is no good evidence to support using it for COVID-19. Follow healthy lifestyle choices and proven prevention methods instead. How does it work? Quercetin has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects which might help reduce inflammation, kill cancer cells, control blood sugar, and help prevent heart disease.
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