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The leaves and flower of honeysuckle have been used for several thousand years as a traditional Chinese medicine. It has been a challenge to discrimin...
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Dr. Vivek Shanbhag of Bastyr University explains that between 1,000 to 700 B.C. Ashrams gathered people together in India to discuss topics of the day such as health issues. Attendees of these open forums facilitated exchange of acquired knowledge; for example, about herbs and foods that help with certain health conditions. ...
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Ayurveda is an over 3,000 year old health program originating in India. Ayurveda begins with fundamental principles centered around maintaining good health. These are described in the three doshas - Vata, Pitta, Kapha and the 4 goals of Ayurveda. I will explain the 4 goals in the next blog entry to be published in a few day...
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Ophiopogon is an ornamental grass native to China, India, Japan, and Vietnam. Ophiopogon japonicus is better known as dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, foun...
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A November 15, 2019 report published by Nature.com calls for a multiplatform approach for researching structural variation (SV) in genome interpretati...
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An October 10, 2019 study reported by Andrew Padros of Gut Microbiota for Health demonstrated that raw and cooked diets have a distinct effect on the ...
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It is becoming more accepted that Chinese herbs such as ginseng, berberine, and curcumin, have wide ranging biological impacts on our gut microbiome. ...
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What is Lotka-Volterra modeling? It is the simple model of the population dynamics of species competing for common resource, according to Wikipedia. B...
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Certain foods and herbs support the growth of short chain fatty acids (SCFA). These fiber-rich foods - such as fruit, vegetables, and legumes - contai...
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Isolating Key Bacterial Strains Thanks in large part to innovative entrepreneurs, microbial influences on our health is reaching new heights. What thi...
