Herbal Supplements:

Hippocrates said: "Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food.", so the knowledge, that good nutrition and a balanced diet is helping to maintain health is not new, or news.

A cornerstone of belief in most alternative systems is to avoid the "modern, affluent diet" and replace it with a diet rich in whole, "organic" products, often vegetarian in approach. The use of herbs in medicine is ancient in its origins, and several astonishing examples are well known to both physicians and the public. Basic to the use of herbs in alternative medicine is the belief, that whole plant material is superior to synthesized or isolated chemicals derived from plant sources.

The material may be flowers, bark, roots, or leaves, used singly or in combination, often taken in the form of teas, or ground and taken as tablets, or used in salves. Botanicals are sold in many forms: as fresh or dried products; liquid or solid extracts; and tablets, capsules, powders, and tea bags.

Many people believe that products labeled as "natural" are safe and good for them. This is not necessarily true because the safety of a botanical depends on many things, such as its chemical makeup, how it works in the body, how it is prepared, and the dose used.

Their action ranges from mild till powerful (potent), a botanical with mild action may have subtle effects. Chamomile and peppermint, both mild botanicals, are usually taken as teas to aid digestion and are generally considered safe for self-administration, Hoodia, for example, in the Kalahari Desert could become the newest weapon in the war against obesity, Herbalife is an extra ammunition to target additional risk factors like cholesterol, and Soy is regarded as a "functional food".

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