Cayenne pepper is best known as a cooking spice, but did you know it is also an effective medicine for pain? The component that makes it spicy hot called capsaicin is also a well-known ingredient in topical pain medication (analgesics.) This chemical is naturally present in the family of capsicum hot peppers that have been...
Author: Coastal Pharmacy & Wellness Staff
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Mother’s Day has evolved to include the many mothers we all have in our life – our parental mother, the woman who may mother our children, and friends or aunts or other significant women in our life who have mothered us in some ways. There are many ways to show love and appreciation for these...
The active form of folic acid is very important for a successful pregnancy and healthy baby. 5-MTHF is considered part of the B family. It is an essential vitamin meaning the body cannot make it, but must take it in via food or supplementation. It has many very important roles in the body and is...
March is National Kidney Month, and as the largest specialty pharmacy resource for transplant services in Maine, we wanted to send some love and appreciation to our fantastic clients and the local transplant medical community. To address the nation’s critical organ donation shortage and improve the organ matching and placement process, the U.S. Congress passed...
photo: www.healthygreenkitchen.com The rose is a timeless symbol of love and pleasure. Fossil evidence shows the genus Rosa existed 35 million years ago. Cultivation is evidenced up to 5,000 years ago in China, and the Roman Empire called the rose a symbol of mirth and pleasure, companion to wine. More than 10,000 types of roses...
We are pleased to announce suki® – strong solutions for skin problems. This Northampton, MA based company is independently owned by Suki Kramer, a woman who had sensitive, eczema-prone skin. Even after years of being told that she was “trying the impossible” she consulted with progressive industry chemists and leading practitioners and began formulating, resulting in...
Giving your mood a boost can be as simple as getting a good night’s sleep or spending the day in the sunshine. But for people who have more severe symptoms of feeling down, such as seasonal affective disorder or depression, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals or a combination of both may be able to improve their sense...
When you eat food, your body absorbs the food and turns it into sugar, causing your blood sugar levels, also called blood glucose levels, to rise. Normally, your body releases insulin to combat these increased glucose levels; however, in diabetes, either your body isn’t releasing insulin, or your body isn’t responding to the insulin, causing...
“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.” – Sylvia Plath – Take a Few Deep Breathes Breathing deeply is great for health and relaxation. Research suggests that breathing slowly for a few minutes a day can lower blood pressure and help...