The question you may be asking yourself is, "Should I take Nettle Root Tincture or Powder?" In this article we'll discuss some of the differences between these two and whether you will want one, the other or both. The fact is that different methods of preparation bring out different benefits … [Read more...] about Should I take Nettle Root Tincture or Powder?
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7 Day 7 Herb Cycling Method
To the best of my knowledge, cycling was largely created bodybuilders for the use of drugs. When taking exogenous hormones you would cycle off them for a time so that you didn't shut down your own production. As many things in the bodybuilding world do, this idea of cycling spread out from its … [Read more...] about 7 Day 7 Herb Cycling Method
How to Make Your Own Herbal Tinctures
Longtime customer Chuck Mason shared this video with us of him making tinctures with several of our herbs. And we thought we’d share it with you. [Note from Logan: Personally, I do not advise making a tincture with Hercules. The herbs in that formula are already extract, most of them by … [Read more...] about How to Make Your Own Herbal Tinctures
The World’s Most Dangerous Brain
Recently, I saw the movie Logan, the final Wolverine installment in the X-men universe. Warning there’s a tiny bit of spoilers ahead, but not much. You can save this message until after you’ve seen it, or really this won’t stop your enjoyment of this great movie. (And yes, I think it is a great … [Read more...] about The World’s Most Dangerous Brain
It can’t be trial and error…
The “rational” viewpoint says that ancient peoples found out what plants did through trial and error. This is what WE say THEY did. Yet what all the ancient people say is that they learned from the plants themselves as well as in visions and dreams. Stephen Harrod Buhner shares in his book, … [Read more...] about It can’t be trial and error…
Why is the Thyroid Important for Good Health?
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland, below the larynx in your throat, that plays a major role in the metabolism of the human body. Its effects are felt by every single cell within your body. Sadly, issues with the thyroid producing either too much hormone or too little are rampant in … [Read more...] about Why is the Thyroid Important for Good Health?
Fighting Stress with Adaptogens
Flash back a couple of years... (see Breaking Down and then Taking Back Control for more details of the health story that changed my life and was the impetus for me to team up with Gav on 35to65.com). My health is failing and falling fast... from insulin and digestive issues to torn and ruptured … [Read more...] about Fighting Stress with Adaptogens
Top 12 Best Selling Herbs
This article is meant to give you an overview of some of our most popular herbs and what they can do for you. If you head to the Lost Empire home page you’ll see the current Top 12 list of Best Sellers at any time. This is updated based on sales numbers, so depending on when you see it, it could … [Read more...] about Top 12 Best Selling Herbs
Herbs for Stress
If you’ve been into herbs for any amount of time and think about stress your mind likely goes to… adaptogens. After all the definition of this, is an herbal substance considered to help the body adapt to stress and to exert a normalizing effect upon bodily processes. That’s all well and … [Read more...] about Herbs for Stress
Hawthorn Park
I was just up in Oregon a little while back. One of my aims is to spend a little time in nature each day. This is great to be deep in the heart of a forest, but just a park inside the city is better than nothing. One study I just read about with hospital patients, showed that those simply … [Read more...] about Hawthorn Park
10 Herb Treatments For Perfect Skin
Nowadays, there’s no longer one single perfect body type. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Hair can be long or short, dyed or natural. But one thing that will never go out of style is a healthy, glowing appearance, that’s bursting with energy. And the best thing to start with is your … [Read more...] about 10 Herb Treatments For Perfect Skin
Three Herbs that Affect Your Blood Tests
Herbs have played an integral role in medicine for centuries, yet somehow they have fallen off the radar in today’s Western medical practice. Despite this, scientific research has revealed that the use of herbs has clinical significance in health. InsideTracker, a company that integrates science and … [Read more...] about Three Herbs that Affect Your Blood Tests
Testimonial to Healthy Living
Hi Lost Empire Team, Not sure if you could use this, but it worked for me and I've shared my 'success' formula with friends that have wanted to feel better and/or improve their heath situation. As a 53 year old male, here's what I've personally learned that has made a tremendous impact on … [Read more...] about Testimonial to Healthy Living
Aluminum Toxicity from Herbs? What you Should Know
There has recently been raised concern about aluminum toxicity from herbs. This article aims to clear up this issue. This article is essentially part two in the claims of shilajit's heavy metal toxicity which is covered here, as aluminum was one of the implicated metals mentioned there. First … [Read more...] about Aluminum Toxicity from Herbs? What you Should Know
Sticky Shilajit Resin Problems
We plan to have new video covering details on how to best use shilajit resin soon. For now, this article will give you details. Problem Prevention The resin is extremely sticky as you might imagine. As such when you use it you want to make sure it does not get in the threads of the miron glass … [Read more...] about Sticky Shilajit Resin Problems
Amazonian Herb Garden
While the Achuar were the peoples that we got to spend the most time with in the Amazon, we also did a quick visit to the Quechua in Sarayuka. After drinking guayusa tea mixed with a number of barks in the morning, I got a tour of their herb garden that surrounded the hut. They grow a … [Read more...] about Amazonian Herb Garden
Edible Backyard Plants
If you’re practicing pesticide-free gardening, that’s great for you—and the earth. And it’s great for one other reason: You might be able to harvest and eat some of the plants that would otherwise be considered weeds. That’s right: If you don’t spray your yard and thoroughly clean anything you … [Read more...] about Edible Backyard Plants
Culinary Herbs and Spices and Their Bioactive Properties
Although the importance of culinary herbs and spices as health remedies has been known and appraised for centuries, it is only in the last decade that dedicated time and resources to analyze folk medicine’s superheroes was invested to try to determine their exact bioactive properties. While nobody … [Read more...] about Culinary Herbs and Spices and Their Bioactive Properties
Shilajit and Heavy Metals Toxicity
Mike Adams of Natural News recently put out an article regarding shilajit heavy metals toxicity that many of our customers saw, raising their concerns. For those of you not familiar with the article, here's a link to the original piece. Here we answer the claims and concerns put forth in that … [Read more...] about Shilajit and Heavy Metals Toxicity
Tonic Herbs as a Source of Primal Nutrition
Everything old is new again. - Peter Allen Today with big groups of people moving towards hunter-gather, ancestral and paleo nutrition, there has been a shift to look back at our ancient roots to discern what the best ways to eat are. I like to think about nutrition outside the lens of a … [Read more...] about Tonic Herbs as a Source of Primal Nutrition
Snuffing Tobacco
In the Amazon I got to try a method of herbal delivery that was completely new to me. Up the nose! Tobacco is a sacred plant of, well, pretty much every indigenous people that has it available. Certainly all over North and South America. Of course, because of how it’s been grown, processed … [Read more...] about Snuffing Tobacco
Herbs For Testicular Atrophy
Herbs are a powerful tools. You can use them to boost erections, enhance sex drive and increase life motivation so you can go out and dominate the world. But many men who use these herbal gifts fail to dominate anything - let alone planet earth. Because they haven’t figured out that the enemy is … [Read more...] about Herbs For Testicular Atrophy