22SW01 - Botanicals for Frailty in Elders Conferences>>2000 Medicines from the Earth Conference Includes dietary herbs

Includes dietary herbs

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More recent evidence showed that high doses of these special fats appear to greatly speed healing of an injured brain (even from severe injury and coma) and perhaps slow the decline of mental processes with advancing age

Herbal Therapeutics 12: Astringents and Demulcents

22SW01 - Botanicals for Frailty in Elders Conferences>>2000 Medicines from the Earth Conference Includes dietary herbsSpeaker: Lise Alschuler, ND Frailty, or a decline in age specific fitness, affects some elders and is associated with poor quality of life, poorer surgical outcomes, and reduced physical and mental stamina. Frailty exists as the opposite of fitness, thus supporting fitness in elders is of key importance. While nutritional status, physical activity and mental health are key determinants of elder fitness, botanicals offer an important strategy as well.