If you search the web for information on garlic you’re going to find a wide range of conflicting information. Some 
of the information will tell you this herb is effective for a variety of health challenges.
Other articles will tell you that the benefits of garlic are as mythical as its ability to protect you from vampires.
This article will give you a fair and balance perspective so that you can make an intelligent choice on whether to include this herb as part of your herbal health plan.
Cayenne pepper is more than just a hot spicy herb. According to Dr. Schulze, “If you master only one herb in 
your life, master cayenne pepper.”
Cayenne pepper is a medicinal and nutritional herb. Its nutrients include beta carotene (precursor for vitamin A), capsaicin, lutein, amino acids, essential fatty acids, calcium, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C, and E.
Before I begin our discussion about how important cayenne pepper is to your health, I wanted to list one additional quote. It’s from Dr. Patrick Quillin who served from 1990 to 2000 as the Vice President of Nutrition for Cancer Treatment Centers of America. He is an internationally respected author, lecturer, professor, and consultant in the field of nutrition. His 15 books have sold over 1 million copies and include the best sellers Healing Nutrients and Beating Cancer with Nutrition. Here’s the quote:
“Cayenne pepper – prized for thousands of years for its healing power. Folklore from around the world recounts amazing results using cayenne pepper in simple healing and in baffling health problems. But cayenne pepper is not just a healer from ancient history. Recent clinical studies have been conducted on many of the old-time health applications for this miracle herb. Again and again, the therapeutic value of cayenne pepper has been medically validated.” – Dr. Patrick Quillin from The Healing Power of Cayenne Pepper Read More →
If you search the web for information on garlic you’re going to find a wide range of conflicting information.
Some of the information will tell you this herb is effective for a variety of health challenges. Other articles will tell you that the benefits of garlic are as mythical as its ability to protect you from vampires.
This article will give you a fair and balance perspective so that you can make an intelligent choice on whether to include this herb as part of your health plan.
Garlic belongs to the Allium family of vegetables which also includes onions, chives, shallots and leeks. It’s a perennial herb with a bulb that can contain 5 – 15 cloves.
While it has been used for centuries as a culinary and medicinal herb, it wasn’t until 1844 that a German chemist named Theodor Wertheim was able to distill the pungent substance in this herb. He called it allyl.
In 1848 Louis Pasteur demonstrated that allyl could inhibit the growth of bacteria. For whatever reasons, Louis Pasteur and others abandoned further research on this herb and its ability to inhibit bacterial growth. Read More →
It is estimated that 80 percent of the earth’s population depends upon herbal health care to treat common
ailments. The use of herbs for medicinal purposes is centuries old. Depending upon what culture you’re from will most likely determine your attitude towards this type of health care.
It has long been know that herbs contain powerful ingredients that, when used correctly, can help heal the body. Herbal health care remedies can
Nourish your immune system
Stimulate the regeneration of damaged liver tissue
Strengthen the adrenal glands
Counter the adverse reactions to chemotherapy
Help balance the endocrine system
Improve night vision and prevent certain eye diseases
Assist the body in preventing illness and disease
Help to slow down the aging process
If you haven’t added turmeric to your list of needed nutrients, then hopefully today’s post will help you 
understand its health benefits. But more importantly, which compound in turmeric gives you the greatest health benefits, especially if you isolate it as a single ingredient.
If you’ve ever eaten curry, then you’ve consumed the Indian spice called turmeric. It give curry its yellow color. It’s been used for thousands of years as a medicinal herb. Modern technology has now been used to isolate which compounds create the majority of health benefits in turmeric,
The active compounds found in turmeric that have health benefits are called curcuminoids. The most important one, which also has the greatest health benefits, is curcumin. We’ll talk about these health benefits below. But before we do its important to understand the following: