Hardly a day goes by but what I hear about health food elixirs, herbal remedies or new health biohacks that are supposed to improve your life. These often claim to make you age more slowly, reduce your stress levels or provide some nebulous health benefit like detoxing. These dietary supplements are often in the form of capsules or liquids you ingest but sometimes intended to mixed into smoothies. Plants have a lot of medicinal effects. Many medicines were originally derived and synthesized from plants. In antiquity people turned to plants because medicinal plants were their only options.
Author: Devon Herrick
Are Schools Too Worried about Teen Mental Health?
Most days my mood is good but occasionally I’m less motivated than others. My wife has moods similar to mine. Some days she has more energy than others. For that matter, my dog seems to feel better some days than others. This all sounds normal to me, but do we really need mental health intervention? Or are small day-to-day variations in mental wellbeing normal in healthy individuals? Furthermore, does ruminating on feeling a little sluggish make matters better or worse?
Is Weed killer Bad for You? It Depends…
There is an old saying that dates back to antiquity, “the dose makes the poison.” That is true of many things in life. Risk is relative. There are undoubtedly numerous substances that have negative effects on humans even in a small way or are benign unless ingested in significant amounts. Alcohol is one example. My coffee creamer that I use to make café lattes every morning is probably another substance that should only be consumed in moderation.
Drug to Reduce Overdose Deaths Likely Increased Drug Use and Crime
Nearly 110,000 people died in 2023 from a drug overdose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That is around 300 people per day. Opioid abuse and overdose deaths are growing problems in the United States. In recent years fentanyl has flooded the illicit drug market. Virtually all prescription opioids bought off the street are counterfeit with fentanyl as the active ingredient. Many illicit drugs, like cocaine and heroin, are also laced with fentanyl to boost the strength.