Which Natural Health Products Should Be Avoided?

Which Natural Health Products Should Be Avoided?

How about some good but bad natural remedies...

With so many places available online these days to find a fiesta of herbal and nutritional remedies, it can be a little confusing when you come across some advertisements offering natural products with extreme side effects. This may sound tempting to you, especially if you're already looking into natural remedies, but there are many out there that may cause you more trouble than they're worth.

cannabis

You may have heard the name... sometimes called marijuana, weed or grass and it is one of the most popular illegal drugs in the world. There are many places online where you can purchase cannabis seeds along with details and equipment for growing them. The medicinal properties they offer include pain relief, a sedative effect, euphoria and even hallucinations. What they don't tell you is the potential long-term memory loss, the cancer-causing problems of smoking, and the illegal places you have to go to get ready-grown cannabis once you start liking it. Not worth the jail time.

Salvia divinorum

Also known as fortune teller sage or seer sage, this psychoactive plant is sold in many places where you can innocently try to figure out how to lower blood pressure naturally. When dried and smoked, this little plant can produce effects similar to magic mushrooms or LSD, and when used in large or concentrated quantities it can be quite frightening. Avoid this herb if you are looking for something healthy.

Party pills

There are many different types of party pills, all loosely based on caffeine and other stimulants. Often sold in capsule form, they provide a massive caffeine boost to legally replicate the effects of Ecstasy or Speed. While some websites try to sell them on a shelf next to something like Coenzyme Q10 100 mg and Coq10 100 mg, both of which have positive natural health properties, party pills can be harmful to your health.

Kratom

This psychoactive leaf is actually banned in countries like Thailand and Malaysia because it is technically an opiate. The leaves can often be chewed or, when purchased online, processed and sold in capsule form. While certain websites will tell you that Kratom can lower your anxiety levels and produce a stimulating effect, the reality is that it can cause loss of appetite, constipation, prolonged sleep, and darker skin.

Next time you look for natural remedies, be aware of these other “cures” and their potentially unwanted effects.