Natural Standard Featured CE/CME: Peppermint
Natural Standard Featured CE/CME: PeppermintNatural Standard's featured CE/CME for the month of December is Peppermint: Safety & Effectiveness .
Peppermint is a flowering plant that grows throughout Europe and North America and is widely cultivated for its fragrant oil. Peppermint oil has been used historically for numerous health conditions, including common cold symptoms, cramps, headache, indigestion, joint pain and nausea. There is currently strong scientific evidence supporting the use of peppermint for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms.
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Peppermint is a flowering plant that grows throughout Europe and North America and is widely cultivated for its fragrant oil. Peppermint oil has been used historically for numerous health conditions, including common cold symptoms, cramps, headache,
She also recommended rubbing peppermint oil or Tiger Balm on the bridge of the nose, which she said had a pleasant cooling effect. "For headaches, an espresso with half of a squeezed lemon helps," Schmidt said. Taking aspirin is inadvisable, however,
So stock up on it for after a big night out. * Eat crystallised ginger in biscuits or drink ginger tea to relieve nausea. * Add a few drops of peppermint oil to some olive oil and massage gently into your temples to relieve a headache.
Continue to snork down your wine as the kids keep busy with almond bark, Santa hats and peppermint pretzels. This way your headache will be from the wine rather from whine. A better option, right? Place mini cupcake holders in mini muffin pan.