For the past 1.5 years, I’ve been struggling with intermittent bouts of sleep-maintenance insomnia (i.e. middle insomnia) and terminal insomnia (i.e. early morning awakening insomnia). This causes me to wake up ~2-4 hours before my desired wake time and have d…
Read article ↗Chamomile is a popular herb of the Asteracae family that is commonly used in herbal medicine to treat things like: stomach aches; irritable bowel syndrome; constipation; inflammation; and anxiety. (Read: Chamomile for anxiety) Although many people find chamomi…
Read article ↗Chamomile is the common name for various daisy-like plants of the Asteraceae/Compositae family. The 2 most common chamomile varieties (species) include: (1) German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) and (2) Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis). Chamomile has long b…
Read article ↗Gut Milk is a fictional beverage that became known on Season 1, Episode 2 of the Hulu original TV show “Only Murders In The Building” (OMITB). While investigating and attempting to solve the murder of Tim Kono for their true crime podcast called “Only Murders…
Read article ↗Although PPIs are generally safe medications for most people, some users are concerned with increased risk of infection – particularly C. diff (Clostridium difficile). I happen to be: (A) a PPI user (esomeprazole 20 mg, b.i.d.) and (B) someone who’s concerned…
Read article ↗Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the effective medications for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is estimated that nearly ~15 million people in the United States use PPIs each year – with omeprazole being the 9th most-prescribe…
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