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While the vast majority of interest into Pine Pollen concerns its more medicinal and androgenic properties, Pine Pollen is nutritionally dense and comprehensive in its nutrient profile an aspect of Pine Pollen that should not be overlooked. Pollen is similar to a seed in that it contains all of the nutrients and other factors needed to bring a new plant into life. In the case of Pine Pollen, contained within it are the necessary building blocks needed to bring a new pine tree. No small feat.

In terms of reproductive health, some of the most interesting research that has been done with vitamin C is in regards to vitamin C and intercourse frequency. As we have seen, there is a direct connection between vitamin C and testosterone through the cortisol pathway, and while this in and of itself would affect intercourse frequency, it does not tell the whole story.

Androgenic herbs, for this discussion, are a class of herbs which contain the androgen male sex hormones or which increase the body's own production of these hormones. Pine Pollen is an example of a herb which contains androgen hormones including Androstenedione, Testosterone, Dehydroepiandrosterone, and Androsterone herbs that increase the production of testosterone include Tribulus, Cistanche Tubulosa, and Tongkat Ali.

Every Medicinal Mushroom presents its own unique set of beneficial properties its own health benefits. As a group, the beneficial properties of Medicinal Mushrooms are categorized. Modulating immune function. Markedly different from those medicinal herbs which merely stimulate the immune response.

Most notably, Germany’s prestigious Kooperation Phytopharmaka has enlisted Nettle in its Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Moreover, the German authorities have approved Nettle Roots to treat prostate cancer, rheumatism, and kidney infection.

Pine Pollen has been used consistently and continually in China throughout the past 1500 years, as documented in many Chinese herbalism texts. This long history of medicinal application highlights its safety, but the look into its safety does not stop there. Current, modern research has also documented its safety.

There is a direct connection between low vitamin C and high levels of cortisol. Cortisol is known as the major stress hormone, and several studies have shown that vitamin C has a suppressive action on cortisol, overall reducing stress on the body. Repeated exposure to cortisol depletes the body’s resources, reduces learning and memory, and inhibits normal endocrine functioning.

As a standalone herb, Nettle Root work intelligently to optimize sex hormones. For men, Nettle Root works primarily to keep testosterone active in the body for longer. On average, only 2% of total serum testosterone is free, and only free testosterone is active. The other 98% is bound testosterone and is no longer active.

Every Medicinal Mushroom presents its own unique set of beneficial properties its own health benefits. As a group, the beneficial properties of Medicinal Mushrooms are categorized. Modulating immune function. Markedly different from those medicinal herbs which merely stimulate the immune response.

Many people that have spent time in the forests and in woods are already familiar with the bite of Stinging Nettle and many women are already familiar with the therapeutic uses and health benefits of Nettle Leaf. Here, we are going to explore the use of Nettle Root for supporting women's hormonal health, including important benefits for managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

To understand the role of proteins in the body, it is important to understand that each type of protein is unique both in structure and function and that it is estimated that over 50,000 unique proteins types exist in the humans. Each protein type is a unique string of combined amino acids, and if one amino acid is missing, the body cannot make that protein. Because amino acids are not stored in the body as some other nutrients are, a daily intake of a wide variety of amino acids is essential—which is why there is a class of amino acids called essential.

In terms of reproductive health, some of the most interesting research that has been done with vitamin C is in regards to vitamin C and intercourse frequency. As we have seen, there is a direct connection between vitamin C and testosterone through the cortisol pathway, and while this in and of itself would affect intercourse frequency, it does not tell the whole story.

Androgenic herbs, for this discussion, are a class of herbs which contain the androgen (male sex) hormones or which increase the body's own production of these hormones. Pine Pollen is an example of a herb which contains androgen hormones (including Androstenedione, Testosterone, Dehydroepiandrosterone, and Androsterone); herbs that increase the production of testosterone include Tribulus, Cistanche Tubulosa, and Tongkat Ali.

As we understand medicinal mushrooms for their therapeutic and nutritional properties, they begin to appear even more otherworldly—and this is when words like magical are used describe them. But they are not magic. Mushrooms—and other medicinal fungi—are authentic and profound. Vetted through tradition and verified through scientific, academic study.

In Chinese herbalism, both in Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Nettle Seed is thought to contain tonifying properties, nurturing Yang energy and strengthening Yuan commonly known as Jing and as Kidney Yang or Kidney Yin. In this way Nettle is used to restore the balance of Yin and Yang — the two opposite but interdependent forces essential for optimal health.

Mushrooms and fungi produce a certain amount of awe in us And without even acknowledging their medicinal and therapeutic properties, benefits and uses, just being in the presence of them in the wild we are instilled with a sense of otherworldliness. A sense of reverence. Akin to gazing upward at the night sky.

Many people that have spent time in the forests and in woods are already familiar with the bite of Stinging Nettle and many women are already familiar with the therapeutic uses and health benefits of Nettle Leaf. Here, we are going to explore the use of Nettle Root for supporting women's hormonal health, including important benefits for managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

While the vast majority of interest into Pine Pollen concerns its more medicinal and androgenic properties, Pine Pollen is nutritionally dense and comprehensive in its nutrient profile—an aspect of Pine Pollen that should not be overlooked. Pollen is similar to a seed in that it contains all of the nutrients and other factors needed to bring a new plant into life. In the case of Pine Pollen, contained within it are the necessary building blocks needed to bring a new pine tree.

Many processes in the body are affected by low vitamin C without those levels being severe enough for scurvy to develop. Scurvy is the end point along a long continuum of vitamin C deficiency. And even a diet that is relatively high in fruits and vegetables may still be deficient in vitamin C because the vitamin breaks down when exposed to heat, light, and air (vitamin C is not unique here, many vitamins break down over time). Even a “fresh” orange purchased in a supermarket can have almost no vitamin C.

If I were to pick out one single herb for men and women as they move into middle age, Nettle Root would be a top contender. Nettle Root is the root, the rhizome, of the common stinging nettle plant, Urtica dioica. Nettle Root has the unique ability to optimize functions of the endocrine system related to reproductive health, maximizing and protecting simultaneously .

More than 20 different types of amino acids have been identified in Pine Pollen and Pine Pollen contains all 9 essential amino acids. Essential amino acids must be consumed because the body cannot synthesize them on its own. The 9 essential amino acids are histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.

Numerous studies ( The Interaction of Testosterone and Cortisol Is Associated with Attained Status in Male Executives , Stress Hormone Blocks Testosterone's Effects, Study Shows ) have shown that cortisol inhibits the action of testosterone in the body, so that even if circulating levels of testosterone are high, as long as cortisol levels are also high, the effect of testosterone is negated by cortisol.

Throughout Europe, which has shown a much greater understanding of male physiology and has a much greater track record of treating BHP and prostate cancer than the US, Nettle Root has been used widely to treat BPH. Clinical research in Europe has shown that Nettle Root may be effective at relieving symptoms of BHP, such as reduced urinary flow, incomplete emptying of the bladder, post urination dripping, and the constant urge to urinate.

As we begin to understand and appreciate mushrooms for their therapeutic and nutritional properties, they seem to become even more otherworldly—and that's when people start to use words like magical to describe them. But they aren't magic. Their effects are authentic and profound. While Medicinal Mushrooms are lumped into the broader category of Medicinal Herbs, using mushrooms as medicine pre-dates the use of plants as medicine.

Many people that have spent time in the forests and in woods are already familiar with the bite of Stinging Nettle and many women are already familiar with the therapeutic uses and health benefits of Nettle Leaf. Here, we are going to explore the use of Nettle Root for supporting women's hormonal health, including important benefits for managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

While the vast majority of interest into Pine Pollen concerns its more medicinal and androgenic properties, Pine Pollen is nutritionally dense and comprehensive in its nutrient profile—an aspect of Pine Pollen that should not be overlooked. Pollen is similar to a seed in that it contains all of the nutrients and other factors needed to bring a new plant into life. In the case of Pine Pollen, contained within it are the necessary building blocks needed to bring a new pine tree.

We tend to think of vitamin C deficiency and scurvy as being vestiges of a time long past, but by some accounts , 27 millions Americans have dangerously low levels of vitamin C, and over 17% of low income men are within in the range for scurvy. While this represents the outer limits, adequate vitamin c is something that should be on everyone’s radar (as we will see).

If I were to pick out one single herb for men and women as they move into middle age, Nettle Root would be a top contender. Nettle Root is the root, the rhizome, of the common stinging nettle plant, Urtica dioica. Nettle Root has the unique ability to optimize functions of the endocrine system related to reproductive health, maximizing and protecting simultaneously.

Mushrooms and fungi produce a certain amount of—for lack of a better word—awe. That is, without acknowledging their medicinal and therapeutic properties, benefits, and uses, when we are in the presence of them in the wild, they instill upon us a sense of reverence. This reverence is akin to gazing upward at the night sky and is felt whether we're happening upon a wild Reishi while on a hike, a nighttime path bordered with phosphorescence fungi, and when merely watching lawn mushrooms appear and disappear with what seems to be an otherworldly agenda.

Many people that have spent time in the forests and in woods are already familiar with the bite of Stinging Nettle and many women are already familiar with the therapeutic uses and health benefits of Nettle Leaf. People in Asia, Europe, and South Africa have been consuming Nettle for a long time, its use in the US has only recently begun to surge, and today an increasing number of women—and men—are using Nettle Leaf and Nettle Root.

Pollen is similar to a seed in that it contains all of the nutrients and other factors needed to bring a new plant into life. In the case of Pine Pollen, contained within it are the necessary building blocks needed to bring a new pine tree.

We Tend to Think of Vitamin C Deficiency and Scurvy as Being Vestiges of a Time Long Past, but by Some Accounts , 27 Millions Americans Have Dangerously Low Levels of Vitamin C, and Over 17% of Low Income Men Are Within in the Range for Scurvy.

As We Begin to Understand and Appreciate Mushrooms for Their Therapeutic and Nutritional Properties, They Seem to Become Even More Otherworldly—and That's When People Start to Use Words Like Magical to Describe Them. but They Aren't Magic.

In Chinese Herbalism, Both in Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Tcm), Nettle Seed Is Thought to Contain Tonifying Properties, Nurturing Yang Energy and Strengthening Yuan Commonly Known as Jing and as Kidney Yang or Kidney Yin.

While the vast majority of interest into Pine Pollen concerns its more medicinal and androgenic properties, Pine Pollen is nutritionally dense and comprehensive in its nutrient profile—an aspect of Pine Pollen that should not be overlooked.

It would be impossible to delineate all of the many health benefits that are attributed to vitamin C (a list that only just begins with preventing scurvy), but there are a few relatively unknown links between vitamin C and sexual health that are worth noting—which is what we will do here.

If I were to pick out one single herb for men and women as they move into middle age, Nettle Root would be a top contender. Nettle Root is the root, the rhizome, of the common stinging nettle plant, Urtica dioica.

Mushrooms and fungi produce a certain amount of—for lack of a better word—awe. That is, without acknowledging their medicinal and therapeutic properties, benefits, and uses, when we are in the presence of them in the wild, they instill upon us a sense of reverence.

Many people that have spent time in the forests and in woods are already familiar with the bite of Stinging Nettle and many women are already familiar with the therapeutic uses and health benefits of Nettle Leaf.

To understand the role of proteins in the body, it is important to understand that each type of protein is unique both in structure and function and that it is estimated that over 50,000 unique proteins types exist in the humans.

We tend to think of vitamin C deficiency and scurvy as being vestiges of a time long past, but by some accounts , 27 millions Americans have dangerously low levels of vitamin C, and over 17% of low income men are within in the range for scurvy.

Unlike the common herb Saw Palmetto, which is usually prescribed both for prostate issues and for hormonal hair loss in men and women, Nettle Root is effective in treating both, without preventing the important conversion of testosterone to DHT.

Mushrooms and fungi produce a certain amount of for lack of a better word awe. That is, without acknowledging their medicinal and therapeutic properties, benefits, and uses, when we are in the presence of them in the wild, they instill upon us a sense of reverence. 

In the clinic, and for the audience at large, and increasing body of herbalists are integrating and using Nettle Root in the treatment and management of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), commonly referred to as polycystic ovarian disorder.

To understand the role of proteins in the body, it is important to understand that each type of protein is unique both in structure and function and that it is estimated that over 50,000 unique proteins types exist in the humans.

We tend to think of vitamin C deficiency and scurvy as being vestiges of a time long past, but by some accounts , 27 millions Americans have dangerously low levels of vitamin C, and over 17% of low income men are within in the range for scurvy.

Unlike the common herb Saw Palmetto, which is usually prescribed both for prostate issues and for hormonal hair loss in men and women, Nettle Root is effective in treating both, without preventing the important conversion of testosterone to DHT.

Mushrooms and fungi produce a certain amount of for lack of a better word awe. That is, without acknowledging their medicinal and therapeutic properties, benefits, and uses, when we are in the presence of them in the wild, they instill upon us a sense of reverence.

In the clinic, and for the audience at large, and increasing body of herbalists are integrating and using Nettle Root in the treatment and management of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), commonly referred to as polycystic ovarian disorder.

To understand the role of proteins in the body, it is important to understand that each type of protein is unique both in structure and function and that it is estimated that over 50,000 unique proteins types exist in the humans.