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Obesity, exercise and breast cancer

April 22, 2011

Research has shown that obesity may increase the risk of estrogen-dependent breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Now, a recent study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention suggests that obesity may also increase the risk of triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that is not fueled by estrogen and usually...

New hope for naturally repelling bugs

April 19, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

A recent story on NPR profiled a new project being conducted by the CDC to find a natural, non-toxic bug repellant. The good news: Scientists are honing in on a chemical called nootkatone, basically a natural essential oil found in the Alaska yellow cedar trees and citrus fruit like grapefruit. Nootkatone apparently smells citrusy,...

Spring Cleaning the Natural Way

April 17, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

With toxic chemicals showing up in home cleaning agents, beauty care products and even in our streams and water supply, consider taking a fresh look at spring cleaning this year. Pharmaca offers its customers safe, effective and high quality options, so get started this spring by cleaning out your cabinets. HOME Corrosive chemicals in...

Essential Oil of the Month: Ginger

April 12, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

Most of us don’t know much about ginger (aside from its ubiquitous presence, in pickled form, on our sushi plates). That’s why we decided to celebrate its warmth and spiciness as April’s essential oil of the month. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) essential oil is created by steam distilling the extensive root of a perennial herb...

Stop Allergies Before They Start

April 12, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

Spring is just around the corner…and so is the potential for debilitating hayfever symptoms. Start building immunity now and head off future sniffles and sneezes. We spoke with Lynn Childson, herbalist in Santa Fe, and Tolle Murphy, ND at our Seattle-Wallingford store, about getting your immunity in shape and getting ahead of the allergy...

Dr. Low Dog’s Ashwagandha Tonic Tea

April 7, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

If you missed Dr. Low Dog’s webinar on Menopause Solutions yesterday, you missed this soothing recipe that’s great for a variety of symptoms of menopause, or just to help you sleep better. Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb, which Dr. Low Dog says is relaxing, can help with night sweats, mental fog, aches and pains,...

Ask a Practitioner: How do I know which calcium to take?

April 5, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

We get questions nearly every day via Ask a Practitioner from people with a variety of health concerns. Our practitioners take turns answering these questions, offering advice based on their experience and expertise. Each week we’ll be posting some of these questions with the hopes that our practitioners’ advice can help answer some of...

Pharmaca’s top-rated home cleaning products

April 1, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

Pharmaca’s top-rated home cleaning products

According to an extensive study by the website learnvest.org, some of our favorite eco-friendly cleaning products have earned top honors for effectiveness and safety. The study’s authors used environmental impact ratings from Good Guide, researched ingredient safety, and looked for positive reviews to determine the products’ efficacy. Where do your home cleaning products stand?...

Thriving in Menopause events going on now!

April 1, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

Thriving in Menopause events going on now!

If you have questions about menopause (How do I sleep better? Get rid of these hot flashes?), don’t miss our annual Thriving in Menopause events, happening at a store near you. Participants can talk to practitioners about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and symptoms, get chair massages, enter raffles and more. EVENT DETAILS >> If...

Reading your product labels

March 30, 2011

By Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

We were intrigued by a recent email from the Environmental Working Group about how to read labels on personal care products. Unfortunately they list out all the big offenders to stay away from (parabens, triclosan, fragrance), but don’t tell you what to actually look for when you’re buying those personal care products. At Pharmaca,...