tag:www.naturalawakeningsny.com,2005:/categories/plant-medicinePlant RX | Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island Healthy Living Healthy Planet2024-02-27T21:56:07-05:00urn:uuid:a4afb51a-62a1-40fa-b946-69a45d902f1a2024-02-27T21:56:07-05:002024-02-27T21:56:07-05:00The Power of Tea2024-02-27 21:56:06 -0500Michael LehrmanThere are hundreds, if not thousands, of different teas available on the market today. Which is the best? It depends on how tea is being defined, and the purpose for choosing the drink. There are basically two categories of tea: true tea and herbal tea.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:97b7433b-2b21-4cb6-9414-65c46d0e58662024-02-27T21:53:02-05:002024-02-27T21:57:21-05:00Plantaceuticals2024-02-27 21:53:01 -0500Michael LehrmanNames are unique. They’re intended to identify a specific person, place or thing. So how do names even come into being? Creativity and imagination can come into play when naming something.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:11d1ec59-0fb5-462c-be11-33571645dd872024-02-27T21:46:38-05:002024-02-27T21:58:34-05:00Getting to the Root of Plant Medicine2024-02-27 21:46:37 -0500Michael LehrmanIt’s been eight months since Natural Awakenings debuted the Plant Medicine section. In just that short amount of time, plant medicine has become more visible and certainly more popular. Each day brings new discoveries of how plants are becoming the new pharmaceuticals.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:fdb42a0f-4778-425f-9460-b0fca3c932e12024-02-27T21:36:11-05:002024-02-27T21:59:18-05:00Plant Options as Alternative Medicine2024-02-27 21:36:10 -0500Michael LehrmanEastern medicine has evolved over thousands of years. During that time, advancements in identifying and using herbal medicine has been a cornerstone in the treatment of numerous conditions and disease.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:45680871-cbd1-46e4-bb95-ca13292da9592024-02-27T21:30:18-05:002024-02-27T21:59:57-05:00Introduction: Plant Medicine2024-02-27 21:30:18 -0500Michael LehrmanSince 1965, 40 percent of adults who have ever smoked have quit. In fact, 1.3 million people quit smoking each year in the U.S. Many people who want to transition from prescription medications to natural medicine can’t imagine moving toward medicinal marijuana.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:14e5526f-8fab-4e2b-a065-ffd9b98adcf72022-05-30T17:04:49-04:002022-05-30T17:05:57-04:00Matt Darin Named CEO of Curaleaf2022-05-30 17:04:49 -0400Michael LehrmanMatt Darin, a marijuana industry expert, and cofounder of Grassroots Cannabis, was recently named CEO of Curaleaf, a multistate cannabis retail store with shops in New York. Curaleaf acquired Grassroot Cannabis in July 2020.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:c4167bf6-e7fa-4edb-8381-86b1558ee41f2021-02-11T12:48:50-05:002023-02-28T18:20:03-05:00Medical Marijuana in New York State, Free Online Talk with Dr. Lynn Parodneck2021-02-11 12:48:49 -0500Marilee BurrellThe Katonah Study Group hosts Dr. Lynn Parodneck, a medical marijuana doctor in Westchester, for a real talk about medical marijuana, how it works now and what’s on the horizon.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:e21b3b3f-b65d-4106-956e-2e5fd923a9f72021-01-30T15:53:12-05:002021-01-30T15:53:15-05:00The best natural defense against disease combines antioxidants and liver support2021-01-30 15:53:12 -0500Michael LehrmanEveryone knows that peanut butter and jelly go together. The same can be said about antioxidants and liver support supplements. That may seem like a strange analogy, but let me explain.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:dcef3938-1847-4664-a16e-5b45f1cd11f72020-03-01T17:23:35-05:002020-04-21T16:40:22-04:00Back to the Future with Plant-Based Medicine2020-03-01 17:23:34 -0500Michael LehrmanTraditional healers have long used plants to prevent or cure infectious conditions. Now Western medicine is trying to duplicate their successes. The use of and search for drugs and dietary supplements derived from plants have accelerated in recent years.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:5d1b5439-5184-496e-b49a-8f739a0224f72020-02-22T12:02:51-05:002020-02-22T12:08:34-05:00What's Really In The Bottle?2020-02-22 12:02:51 -0500Michael LehrmanThe Importance of CBD Lab Reports and How to Read Them<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:81113ca1-5aff-4999-9281-563ba7dd86072020-02-09T14:10:11-05:002021-01-25T22:53:52-05:00Cannabis Use And The Active Athlete2020-02-09 14:10:11 -0500Michael LehrmanCannabis has been used in the treatment of pain dating back to 2900 BC, so it may not come as a surprise that with the recent common-sense wave of legalization, many modern athletes turn to Cannabis for that reason and others.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:fe03e509-2922-4874-a02d-77a1148ce5fa2020-02-08T21:44:00-05:002020-02-08T21:44:00-05:00A Natural Solution To Sleep Apnea2020-02-08 21:44:00 -0500Michael LehrmanLobelia acts as a respiratory stimulant and maintains deep, steady breathing through the stage 2 sleep period. Thyme improves the ability of the lungs to exchanges CO2 for oxygen.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:5e749a8f-b43c-4206-897c-17564432c7c72020-01-04T00:53:42-05:002020-01-04T00:57:20-05:00Tea Art Retreat in the Berkshires 2020-01-04 00:53:41 -0500Michael LehrmanJia Li, a neuroscientist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the founder of Tea Tell Truth, will lead a Tea Art Retreat in February at Eastover Estate and Eco-Village, in Lenox, <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>urn:uuid:a57115c4-3a86-4412-aa7a-1f57d44934102020-01-04T00:28:33-05:002021-01-25T22:53:23-05:00Can CBD Help with My Insomnia?2020-01-04 00:27:27 -0500Michael LehrmanIn my 25 years of internal medical practice, I’ve found that the answers to two questions are especially indicative of significant insomnia or another sleep disorder <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naturalawakeningsny.com">Natural Awakenings NYC & Long Island</a></small></p>