Hello Everyone: Today, I begin my in-depth discussion of melatonin. If you follow this discussion as it unfolds in installments over the next few months, you will come to realize just how potentially important melatonin supplementation can be. Most people think of melatonin simply as a supplement you can take at night to help you sleep. However, melatonin supplementation may play an important role regarding aging, heart disease, cancer, degenerative neurological diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease), autoimmune diseases, depression, anxiety disorder and viral infections (e.g., COVID infection). Clearly, there is a lot to discuss about melatonin, and so, I will be presenting installments information over the course of the rest of this year. Find below, the first part of that […]
The Remarkable Healing Powers of Clove Tea
In this article, I discuss the remarkable healing potential of clove tea. For centuries, cloves have been one of the most valued spices in the world – not just for their intense, warm, pungent flavor, but for their powerful healing properties as well. Among spices, cloves are among the top ones regarding antioxidant activity and, in this reference, are more potent than most fruits and vegetables. While clove water is a preparation commonly discussed, clove is actually best prepared as a tea. Clove water is prepared either by overnight soaking of cloves in water (passive infusion) without any heat being used. For the reasons discussed below, I prefer clove tea. The method I use for its preparation: Brief decoction (low […]
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