by The Herbal Pharmacist | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” He was an essential figure in the history of medicine because he was among the earliest to assert that natural processes caused diseases. The idea of what we eat and drink impacting our health is...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Jun 25, 2024 | Aging
For decades, both modern and natural medicine have focused on the symptoms and health concerns of women as they transition through menopause. Menopause is defined as the time of the final menstrual period, followed by 12 months of amenorrhea (lack of menstrual flow)....
by The Herbal Pharmacist | May 7, 2024 | Aging, Allergies, Gastrointestinal, Mental Health
As I delved into the world of a new ingredient, Odilia, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the saying, “What is useless to one can be useful to another”. The seemingly insignificant prickly pear cactus cladodes (leaves), once discarded as low-value biomass, have...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Apr 24, 2024 | Aging, Uncategorized, Urinary
Nocturia better defined as the need to awaken ≥1 time per night to urinate.1 Nocturia is divided into two main categories: upper urinary tract and lower urinary tract dysfunction. Nocturia is the leading cause of sleep deprivation and has a detrimental effect on...
by The Herbal Pharmacist | Mar 27, 2024 | Aging, Dermatology
While the natural product industry spends most of its efforts on the beauty aspects of skincare, the market for skin conditions also offers a huge opportunity. Skin conditions affect almost 900 million people worldwide at any given time.[i] In the U.S., five skin...
