Traditionally, people define a tonic as a substance that stimulates well-being — invigorating, restoring, or refreshing you. An herbal tonic is a formula made from various herbs that people believe ...

There’s the bewitching word itself, a mash-up of the Latin “acid” and “honey.” There’s its olden-days guarantee: Hippocrates prescribed it; Pliny the Elder wrote of it. There’s its many dazzling ...

Eventually, I got sick of constantly being exhausted and started making small steps to take better care of myself. I started eating healthier, going to bed at a decent hour, and even pivoted my career ...

A simple tea of hibiscus, hawthorn, and linden will have tonic effects for the heart. Steep the herbs in 16 ounces of hot water for 15 to 30 minutes, strain, and sweeten with honey or stevia if ...

Misha Brown was walking into his local Circle K gas station in Austin, Texas, when he says a teenage boy approached him and asked him to buy him “Feel Free.” When Brown said no, he said he believed ...

Some social media users are warning about the herbal supplement “Feel Free,” which contains kava root that is touted for its relaxing effects, and kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia that’s known ...