A Remedy for Scars?
A reader asks, Is there a remedy to prevent scars? A neighbor swears by honey, but I'd never heard of using it for scars. There are a number of home...

Mood and Food
Eating certain foods may improve your mood, research suggests. The Food and Mood Project surveyed 200 people and found that 88% reported that changing their diet had a significant effect...

How to Create a Natural Baby Nursery
If you're expecting a baby or know someone who is, you may be looking for ideas on how to decorate the nursery. While we tend to focus on finding just...

Tea Tree Oil for Acne
One of the more popular home remedies for acne is tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native...

Help for Gray Hair?
A reader asks, "I recently heard about supplements and other products that can prevent gray hair and allow your hair to grow back in its natural color. Is there any...

The Master Cleanse: What You Need to Know
Many diets come and go, but the Master Cleanse, also known as the lemonade diet, seems to be here to stay. Although the liquid diet was first created in the...

What is Shiatsu?
Shiatsu has been called one of the hottest new massage trends. But while shiatsu may have become popular in recent years at spas and health clinics in North America, it...

15 Natural Remedies for Back Pain
Almost everyone has back pain at some point in their lives. According to the National Institutes of Health, back pain is the second most common neurological disorder in the United...

What Do You Wear During Massage?
One of the most embarrassing questions people have about massage is what to wear during the massage. Do you remove your underwear, keep them on, or change into a thong...

What is Vinpocetine?
Vinpocetine (pronounced vin-poe-ce-teen) is a synthetic compound derived from the lesser periwinkle plant. Although it's not very well known in North America, vinpocetine has been used in Europe since the...