
Known to most of us as just the ‘red pepper’, the Cayenne pepper plays an important part in diverse cuisines. Culinarily speaking, it is a spice. However, herbalists and naturopathic doctors refer to it as a medicinal herb (known as Capsicum minimum, Capsicum frutescens or Capsicum baccatum). Because of its [...] Continue Reading…
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Death By Doctor
The author (…of the article) is Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and she describes how the US health care system may contribute to poor health (an understatement). Keep in mind that the UK have similar statistics and Europe, albeit to a [...] Continue Reading…