Daily Essentials: Lemongrass

Lemongrass is an herb that is native to the Philippines. Philippine local farmers such as Piknikan Garden in Pangasinan grow lemongrass. Lemongrass is also a common ingredient in Filipino cooking and teas. In a 2015 study,  it suggests that drinking lemongrass tea infusions daily for 30 days can increase hemoglobin concentration, packed cell volume, and READ MORE

Daily Essentials: Essential Oils for Dengue

Background: Dengue (pronounced DENgee) fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. These viruses are related to the viruses that cause West Nile infection and yellow fever. According to Center for Disease Control, an estimated 400 million dengue infections occur worldwide each year, with about 96 READ MORE