r/herbalism:

u/TheBodyPolitic1

You’re a nut.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

Oh wow, that is interesting as I never used chamomile for pain. Wouldn’t taking enough for pain make you drowsy?
u/TheBodyPolitic1

The modern tea bags, like the pyramids or the ones that feel almost like cloth are the worst for containing microplastics. I used to think chamomile did nothing. Then my brother by law, who is an MD with an interest in alternative medicine told me to make stronger infusions. Chamomile works!
u/TheBodyPolitic1

Bitter Melon. Don’t fast without medical supervision. There used to a fasting clinic in my area and in New Jersey. A diabetic died.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

I’m not an expert. My personal experience was that kava kava got me very relaxed but encouraged me to think thoughts that would re-stress me out. For staying asleep, sleeping deeply I found CBD oil capsules helpful, but I grew acclimated to them and needed ever higher dosages (expensive) unless I quit them once in a while for a week. I had my best luck with a mix I adapted from a book that had hops, for staying asleep, not thinking stressful thoughts. Consider encouraging your husband to try a holistic approach to his stress instead of just using herbs as a substitute for pharmaceuticals: Fixing what he can about the stressful situation Venting about his stress Identifying what is stressing him, his personal meaning behind it, and reframing that situation in a realistic, but less stressful way Getting excellent nutrition Decompressing after work with exercise, vigorous exercise at the gym or even just taking long walks when he first gets home.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

Yes. I think it has been that way for several decades.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

Ginger – however you like to take it. Infusions of Stinging Nettles. Physical therapy. Many people live bone on bone, happily, and active by keeping their quads strong, and making sure their muscles are properly balanced against each other. A Dr. of Physical Therapy can evaluate your muscoskeletal systems and give you a custom exercise routine to strengthen the weak, loosen the tight, and take pressure off of your knees.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

I never checked into herbal oral health. When I have seen threads like this in the past I have asked dentists about it and learned some fascinating things some countries did for oral health in the distant past and that those things worked. I never did a deeper dive, because brushing with fluoride containing toothpaste, flossing, mouth wash, and a lower sugar diet have worked for me.
u/TheBodyPolitic1

/r/LostRedditors
u/TheBodyPolitic1

said and the guy who sold it to me This was my first question when I read the title, if you bought it through a reputable business. You never know what you are actually going to get when buying things from some person on the street. Sorry you had that horrible experience.