Duke's Materia Tonica
Handbook of Health: Part 3 - What's Well-being? And Cultivating Well-being
Someone's well-being is how they view their own quality of health within their body, emotions, mind, and spirit; altogether the pursuit of having greater wellness.
Handbook of Health: Part 2 - What's Wellness? And 4 Ways to Wellness
Wellness is the activity of personally seeking health, promoting well-being and the process of learning how the body, emotions, mind, and spirit function, heal, grow, and develop.
Handbook of Health: Part 1 - What's Health? And 9 Ways to Be Healthy
Health is the degree of maintaining, supporting, and promoting functionality, healing, growth, reproduction, and development within the body, emotions, mind, and spirit. Health is related to learning wellness and what someone thinks about their well-being.
Dietary Supplement Handbook: Part 8 - Industry Regulation (DSHEA 1994)
DSHEA (1994) is important legislation, passed by the US Congress, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938); further defining supplement industry standards, regulation, and safe manufacture.
Dietary Supplement Handbook: Part 7 - Dietary Supplement Education
Dietary supplements contain nutrition that is vital to health. Supplements are added to the diet to maintain, support, build and promote health and wellness, benefit well-being and enhance performance as a part of a successful lifestyle.
Dietary Supplement Handbook: Part 6 - Structure and Function
The nutrients and unique constituents composition of dietary supplements work with the structural and/or biochemical functions of systems, organs, glands and tissues in the body.
Dietary Supplement Handbook: Part 5 - Best Time to Take a Supplement
The best time to take dietary supplements is right after eating a complete balanced meal to increase the overall density of nutrients and constituents within the diet.
Dietary Supplement Handbook: Part 4 - Serving Size and Dosage
The serving size of a supplement is listed on the label in the top of the supplement box; this is the suggested size for one serving. A dose of a supplement is a partial serving size. Dosage is a term used for a small serving size that are milligrams (mgs) or milliliters (mls) or International Units (I.U.).
Dietary Supplement Handbook: Part 2 - Ingredients in Supplements
Ingredients are listed on the supplement label with the main active ingredients inside the supplement facts box and any additional ingredients underneath the box.
Dietary Supplement Handbook: Part 1 - Definition and Types
Dietary supplements are ingestible food ingredients that are additional sources of nutrition and unique constituents to increase the density of nutrients in the diet and promote bodily functioning.
Herbal Healing Theory: Polarity of Yin and Yang Symbolism
The creation of the universe, as it originates in Classical Chinese Medicine thinking, is initially divided into two opposing polarities of Yin and Yang. The subsequent interplay of these two polarities drives the motions of life, the universal cosmos, and everything.
Herbology Handbook: Part 5 - Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is the theoretical part of herbology which uses scientific examination of the constituents of medicinal herbal remedies to determine how herbs work to support, maintain, and promote health, wellness, and well-being.
Herbology Handbook: Part 4 - Medicinal Herbal Remedies
Medicinal remedies, also known as herbal remedies, are specifically used for the physical, emotional, and mental properties associated with the various systems, organs, glands, and tissues of the body.
Herbology Handbook: Part 3 - The Herbalist
Being an herbalist is a proficiency in using food and herbs to cultivate greater health and healing through the scientific methods of hands-on empirical know-how earned by years and decades of study and practice, while also integrating food and herbal medicine research of analysis and observation.
Herbology Handbook: Part 2 - Herbs and Herbalism
Herbalism is the practical uses of externally applying herbs and ingesting edible and non-toxic, non-intoxicating, and non-poisonous herbs and foods that are used for their medicinal properties in supporting health and promoting the body's own healing capacity.
Herbology Handbook: Part 1 - Herbology and the Herbologist
Herbology is the field of study that encompasses the way in which the kingdoms of biology, stones, and minerals have roles in human culture.
Are Herbs Safe to Use and Take?
This question arises from not understanding that herbs are classified as a foods that are supplemented into a complete diet. Someone, even professional experienced healthcare practitioners, may think that herbs are like drugs, but this is a misunderstanding as to how herbs work when compared to how drugs work.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 11 - Get Your Deer Antler Velvet
Although they vary with the mode of supplementation, namely, liquid extract, powder capsules or slices, deer antler velvet is easy-to-take on a daily basis; which is the best way to get tangible results so that it may work by building-up the body's nutrition.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 10 - References
All scientific and industry references contained in above article are for informational purposes only.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 9 - Is Deer Antler Velvet Banned?
No, deer antler velvet is not banned (except in some Major League sports). Deer antler spray was banned for a very brief period of time due to scammy marketing that compared it to a drug which still goes on today.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 8 - What's the Best?
Are you wondering what's up with all the different deer antler velvet supplements? We'll show you what's legit and that deer antler velvet is safe and easy-to-take. Take a journey through snake oil marketing, straight up scams, and overpriced and hyped up sprays.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 7 - Fitness and Bodybuilding
The reason deer antler velvet works is because it is made of the stuff that builds bodies. Bodily tissues, such as muscle, bone, skin, hair, nails, and joints crave the nutrients and constituents within deer antler velvet. Main fitness benefits include endocrine function, muscle contraction, and nerve stimulation.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 6 - Pets Benefits and Dosages
Deer antler velvet is a great supplement for pets and animals, such as dogs, cats, horses, and so on. Because dogs and cats (animals with vertebrae) are much like humans in how their bodies work and their genetic make-up, pets will experience many of the same benefits.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 5 - Servings, Dosages, Time to Take 1 Comment
The serving size of deer antler velvet depends on the extract, soup, spirits, powder, or liquid. The type of deer antler velvet has different potencies which requires a different dose. Best times and ways to take deer antler velvet. Take with complete balanced meals for best overall results.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 4 - Examination of Benefits and Uses
Deer antler velvet is a supplement used as a tonic and an adaptogen by many different people for different reasons to support health, wellness, and fitness performance. The main health benefits of deer antler velvet are immunity, anti-fatigue, athletic performance, anti-aging, joint health, regeneration and growth.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 3 - Constituents and Section Analysis
An analysis of the various constituents within deer antler velvet, as well as the structures and functions associated with those constituents. Deer antler velvet is divided into multiple sections based on different constituents: tips and tops, middles, and bottoms. All sections are used for a holistic supplement.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 2 - Species Types and Harvesting
There are different types of deer antler velvet which have different studied benefits related to their different constituent compositions. Sika Deer, Caribou Reindeer, Red Elephant Deer, Wapiti Elk. All parts of the antler velvet stick are harvested in summer with the highest active constituent concentrations.
Deer Antler Velvet Handbook: Part 1 - Overview and Description
Deer antler velvet (DAV) is a fast growing soft-bone on bucks, stags and bulls that is covered in velvety hair-like fuzz. Many cultures use deer antler velvet because it contains anti-aging nutrients and vitalizing constituents that support recovery, regeneration, and growth of tissues in the body.
Dieting is Unhealthy for Weight Loss and Being Overweight Remedies
Dieting, doing diets, and eating restrictive diet plans are unhealthy behaviors, when someone eliminates specific food groups, abstain from food, eats less or fasts, in order to lose or manage weight and to treat, manage, and prevent disease. Removing any food group from one's diet is unhealthy, because all types of nutrition are essential for optimal bodily functioning.
Black Ant Guide
Classification: Tonic
Category: Superfood and Adaptogen
Grade: Dietary Supplement
Tastes: Sweet, Spicy, Meaty
Used By: Male, Female, Young Adult to Elderly
Usage: Powder, Capsule, Tincture
Benefits: Anti-fatigue, Stress-Tolerance, Immunity; Rejuvenative, Antioxidant, Hormonal, Sexuality
Ginseng Root Guide
Ginseng root is the premier energy tonic herb. The Latin name 'Panax' comes from the word 'panacea' which means 'all-healing'. The Chinese name literally means 'man root' and embodies the energy of the human spirit.
Several varieties of ginseng exist around the world and all contain 'ginsenosides' or saponins, which are plant sterols similar to cholesterol. All parts of the plant contain ginsenosides, but they are concentrated highest in the roots.
Tips for Taking Tonics, Superfoods, Adaptogens, and Medicinal Herbs 3 Comments
Q: What is the best time to take supplements?
A: The best time to take supplements is around mealtime.
Q: What is most important when taking supplements?
A: Food, especially complete balanced meals. Skipping meals and fasting is not recommended as this will reduce results with supplements.
How to Take a Tonic Tincture 6 Comments
Unscrew the dropper from your tincture. One serving is one dropper which is one press of the rubber bulb which will fill a dropper tube to just above half-way, this is 30 individual drops or 1ml. Take by mouth or by mixing with a non-hot beverage.
Jujube Date Facts
Jujube dates have been cultivated and eaten for food for thousands of years. The fruit is commonly known as Chinese date or 'big date'. The largest dates are the best quality. They have similar flavor to apple and contain apple fiber, which is called pectin.
Superfood
Superfoods are nutrient dense foods and supplements that are full of essential vitamins and minerals. They usually contain antioxidant nutrients that are very healthful when consumed continuously, such as colored plant pigments often called flavonoids, phenols, carotenoids, and so on.
Adaptogen
Adaptogens increase work-tolerance, recovery from stress and promote immunity in the body. They have generalized benefits which reduce the perception of overall stress. They also increase stress-endurance.
Dark Colored Antioxidant Benefits
Dark colored plant pigments are very healthy and some experts would consider them essential nutrition because of their wide-spectrum of potent health benefits. There is many different kinds of dark colored plant pigments with many different chemistries and names, but they all have similar benefits and effects.
Medicinal Mushroom Benefits
Medicinal mushrooms are a type of edible fungi that have various healing properties, from their nutrition and unique medicinal constituents.
The many different medicinal mushrooms are potent remedies. They generally have similar benefits that work with the immune, heart, and digestive systems, with particular antioxidant and antitoxin benefits associated with liver health, plus also being good for adrenal stress recovery and resistance.
Fasting
Fasting is an unconscious activity of not eating food during sleep, which is interrupted in the morning by eating breakfast. Fasting can be faith based or religiously observed, for instance, prayer and reflection during Ramadan. A medical practitioner may inform a patient to fast in preparation for medical tests or surgery.
Classical Chinese Herbalism
Classical Chinese herbalism was invented 5000 years ago by the legendary divine farmer, known as Shennong, who developed the understanding of foods and herbal remedies for promoting health and healing.
Medicine
Medicine is used for health and disease. Medicine can be something that heals the body, mind and spirit or non-healing such as a drug, device, or therapy that intervenes with the causes of disease.
Eclectic Herbalism
Eclectic herbalism was a part of the now defunct American-based branch of allopathic medicine known as eclectic medicine which used both healing-based medicines to support health, wellness, and well-being and also the diagnoses of diseases for treatment. Eclectic herbalism advanced the scientific understanding of how unique constituents work within medicinal remedies.
Native Indigenous American Herbalism
Native American herbalism primarily incorporates handed-down empirical knowledge that is passed from one generation to the next about the healing uses of herbs. The medicine of native cultures focus on balancing the body in accordance with nature. A native person understands energies and seeks spirit guidance for the application of medicinal remedies in the support, maintenance and promotion of health, wellness, and well-being.
The Healthy Erection
A healthy erection is a vital part of physical intimacy with a partner.
A nutritious diet, that supports hormones with eggs, along with dietary supplements and medicinal remedies will promote a satisfying and consistent intimate relationship with a partner.
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