Liivi Hess

You always know when you’ve got a stomach ulcer. There’s a sharp burning sensation in your stomach that simply refuses to go away, making...

There are certain combinations that for some reason just click. Natural ingredients that work well on their own, but when combined create something only...

Alternative health and medicine is riddled with paradoxes. Certain healing tonics that can either heal or harm depending on how they’re administered. Plant-based creams...

Tea tree oil has long occupied pride of place in our medicine cabinet. Australia, where the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) calls home, has for...

Pain, unfortunately, is just a fact of life. Whether it’s from a misaligned back, sleeping in a weird position, sports injury or a chronic...

While much of the Western world is only just beginning to embrace the notion of medical marijuana for humans, there’s an even more controversial...

The morning I woke up with pink eye is not one I’m likely to forget for a while. As my mind eased its way...

In the alternative health world, we have a tendency to focus on superfoods — those products of nature that improve our health and nurture...

With kids on the loose or unhealthy work colleagues coughing in your general direction, there’s always a cold lurking around the corner. Unsurprisingly, the...

You’ve heard the rumors about green tea. It’s healthy, you get it. But what if you don’t like the taste? Green tea has a...