Sentences with phrase «used as a panacea»

Plantain has been used as a panacea in some Native American cultures and with some very good reasons.

Plantain has been used as a panacea in some Native American cultures, and it holds powerful skin - healing properties.

A main pillar of his legacy was the friction sitz bath or Detox Bath which he used as a panacea to address - and successfully cure - a wide variety of health conditions.

The fund company worries that this notion of delaying retirement will be used as a panacea for failing to have adequately saved for it in the first place.

But it can not be used as a panacea on the issue of climate change.

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When inflammation strikes, we are conditioned into reaching for a quick fix in the way of pharmaceutical or prescribed drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen, temporary panacea's that come with their own adverse side effects and with long term use have the potential to create a host of health problems independently.

The new odor, a commingling of the vapors of turpentine, rotten eggs and old oysters, comes from dimethyl sulfoxide, better known as DMSO, the controversial and often illegally used drug hailed by a growing legion of amateur and professional athletes who view it as a panacea for many ills ranging from sprained ankles to tendinitis and ripped muscles.

The project, called CarbFix, won't act as a global warming panacea because it uses more water than some industrial sites can offer.

While the museum's decision to offer free school visits will allow some children from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to experience Wonderlab, Dawson argues that «it is not enough to use school visits as a panacea for exclusive practice».

While the GI is one important aspect of fat burning nutrition, using GI as your only criteria for choosing foods may not be the diet panacea that some «gurus» want you to believe.

Well, an apple probably wouldn't make much of a difference, but if you go heavy on carbs, you could retain a lot of water, especially if there's a lot of fiber... I'm surprised how much fiber is touted as a digestive panacea, and yet how sick it used to make me, and even then I'd think it was because I wasn't eating enough of it... fiber absorbs water and expands... bloat, bloat, bloat!

According to Joseph Nordqvist and Megan Ware RDN LD of Medical News Today, cinnamon has been used (and highly prized) in Ancient Egypt since 2000 BC as a panacea to treat things like coughing, arthritis and sore throats.