If cherry juice isn’t a staple on your grocery list, you could be missing out on big benefits. This spring, Louisiana State University researchers found that insomniacs get an extra hour and 24 minutes of sleep if they drink tart cherry juice before bed. Though previous studies had suggested a […]
When Spanish missionaries discovered passionflower in the 16th Century, they believed the plant looked remarkably similar to the Passion of Christ. Turns out, the missionaries stumbled upon a very good omen. Passiflora incarnate (or passionflower) is the species of the genus most associated with therapeutic benefits. Long before Europeans came to […]
As the legend goes, Pied Piper was hired to lure plague-carrying rats and pests away from Hamelin with his music. While some stand by this story, others suspect he might’ve been stuffing the odorous valerian root in his colorful coat pocket to get the job done. Though people compare valerian’s pungent […]