GOD BLESS OUR BRAVE VETERANS' HEALTH!

In this blog we indicate more than 2 dozen of medicinal herbs as a powerful natural alternative to solve our veterans’ PTSD problems. All scientifically validated with exact references. Read on to learn about details.     

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND
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U.S. Navy has officially declared a new mission: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE <
 
Based on 2 interrelated/controversial facts:
 

• Mankind (just as any living species on this planet) is a biologic-ecologic phenomenon. Strictly based on natural laws.

 
This implies that only our own physiology can support and regain our health with its inherent immune system and self-healing power. Provided, we support our body and mind with natural remedies and modalities, with medicinal herbs as its core.
 
According to a meta-analysis of the international medical journal ‘Drug & Therapeutic Bulletin’ (DTB) of those 75,000 doctors and pharmacists investigated – 97% of those are incompetent in this field, according to their own understanding.
 
Not to forget about the fact that the Amazon Rainforest is the biggest natural pharmacy in the world!
 

• Alternatively, ‘modern’ conventional medicine treats basically with man-made/synthetic medication suppressing the symptoms of disease without curing it.  

 
Just as Army Col. (Dr.) Richard Petri, chief of physical medicine & integrative health services at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in Fort Bliss, Texas, put it:
 
“If we don’t change our practices, health care in the military will bankrupt the military.”
 
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) of our veterans being no exception.
 
With its 4 most relevant health features
 

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Stress
• Pain

NATURAL WAYS OUT
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​​To cover the afore mentioned 4 health issues, as follows, with reference to Harvard University’s proverb – Patient, Manage Thyself.

• ANXIETY

 
Being one of the most misinterpreted health conditions according to Imperial College London in the UK.  
 
Covering, inter alia,

• nervousness
• heart palpitations
• insomnia
• chest pain
• panic attacks
• etc.

 
With synthetic anti-anxiety drugs mostly prescribed with no cure but risk of premature death. According to research at, inter alia, the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK.

Natural Answers

In this case powerful medicinal herbs are recommended such as
 

• Ashwagandha

 
Daily dosage 2 x 500 mg
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
 

• Passionflower

 
Daily dosage up to 4 x 250 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia,
- University of Maryland at College Park
 

• Roseroot/Golden Root

 
Daily dosage up to 300 mg
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia    
   &
- Columbia University in New York
 

• Magnolia

 
Daily dosage 30 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia, the
- Institute for Traditional Medicine in Portland, Oregon
 

• Kava

 
Daily dosage of 2 x up to 400 mg
 
According to research at
- South Dakota State University in Brookings
           

• DEPRESSION

 
Anti-depressant drugs are in fact the 3rd most prescribed drugs (after painkillers and cholesterol statins) with 70 dangerous long-term side effects, raising premature death risk by 1/3.
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA
- University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia            
   &
- Western University in London/Canada

Natural Answers

Also in this case, medicinal herbs are the strongly recommended alternative medicine. Scientifically verified.
 
Additional to the aforementioned herbs for anxiety, we may add as follows.
 

• Black cohosh

 
Daily dosage 2 x up to 40 mg
 
According to research at, inter alia, the
- University of Montana in Missoula, MT
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• St. John’s Wort

 
Daily dosage of up to 300 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia,
 

• STRESS

 
Since for treatment of stress conventional pharmacy prescribes more or less same medication as for anxiety and depression,

Natural Answers
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are basically similar also for this health issue.
 
Additionally/alternatively

•  Lemon balm

 
Daily dosage of up to 1,600 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia,
- University of Northumbia in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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• Curcumin

 
as the yellow pigment in the powerful medicinal herb turmeric
 
According to research at, inter alia, the
- University of Colorado in Denver          
   &
- Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia  
daily dosage of 800 mg

• Ginseng

 
Daily dosage of up to 500 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia, the
- University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)  

2 more scientifically verified natural options:

• Black & green tea

 
According to, inter alia,
- City University London in the UK
 

• Walnuts

 
Based on research at, inter alia,
- Pennsylvania State University at University Park in PA
 
Finally, the most debilitating health issuer

• PAIN

 
Derived from the Greek word ponos (meaning ‘body fights back’), coined by the Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates already 400 B.C.
 
In conventional (‘modern’) medicine treated with painkiller drugs with 4th leading premature death rate (daily 100 fatalities according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health/NIH). Tripling every 10 years according to the U.S. governmental Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
     

Natural Answers
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​With quite some medicinal herbs, as following.

• Bromelain

 
Daily dosage of 2 x 80 mg
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD
 

• Boswellia

 
(as a source of frankincense) with a daily dosage of 2-3 x 500 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia,
- University of New York
 

• Tayuya

 
As a native to the aforementioned rainforest, it comes with a dosage of 1-2 g 1-2 x daily
 
According to research at, inter alia, the
- University of Oxford in Oxford, UK
 

• Catuaba

 
Dosage of 500 mg 2 x daily
 
Based on research at, inter alia, the
- University of Mississippi in Jackson
 

• Chuchuhuasi

 
with a decoction of 1 cup tea – ½ teaspoon 2-3 x daily
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- Tokyo College of Pharmacy in Tokyo, Japan
 

• Suma

Also with a decoction of 1 cup tea – ½ teaspoon 2-3 x daily
 
Based on research at, inter alia,
- Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA  

• Amor Seco

 
With a decoction of 1 cup tea – ½ tsp 1-3 x daily
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.  

• Anamu

 
Dosage: decoction of 1 cup tea – ½ tsp 3 x daily
 
Based on research at, inter alia,
- University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
 

• Andiroba

 
Dosage decoction of 1 cup tea – ½ tsp 12-3 x daily
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- Columbia University in New York
 

• Devil’s claw

 
Daily dosage 2 x 300 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia,
- University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore
 

• Cat’s claw

 
Daily dosage up to 3 x 1000 mg
 
According to research at, inter alia,
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York
 

• Ginger

 
Daily dosage 2 x 500 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia,

• University of Maryland in College Park, MD

 

• Ginkgo

 
Daily dosage up to 120 mg
 
According to research at, inter alia,

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York

 

• Tart cherries

 
Daily dosage up to 3 x 250 mg
 
Based on research at, inter alia,

• Oregon Health & Science University in Portland

 

• Turmeric

 
Daily dosage 800 mg
 
According to research at

• University of Maryland in College Park

 

IN A NUTSHELL

U.S. Navy has official declared its new and official mission of Alternative Medicine. Since our veterans cannot solve their PTSD and other activity-related health issues with conventional – synthetic - medicine. In this blog we indicate more than 2 dozen of medicinal herbs as a powerful natural alternative to solve our veterans’ PTSD problems. All scientifically validated with exact references.      

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