I know the question seem broad, but if there's really a "cure" for being well, it would be breaking news on CNN. But anyway, I do take multi-vitamins, fish oil/flax seed oil, and I do exercise. Maybe it's just life that's bringing me down or the negative people around me. Who knows. But any "new" things out there that I can take or do to become "well"?

I don't know of anything "new", but as an herbalist for 24 years and an licensed acupuncturist, I have been a big proponant of Tonic Herbs. They are actually a very ancient remedy. They have helped my patient's overall "wellness" more than anything else.

In Chinese medicine there is a classification of herbs, called tonics. These tonic herbs are superfoods that strengthen the body and promote a long, healthy, vibrant life. They can be taken over a long period of time without any side effects, and support the Three Treasures (Shen, Qi, and Jing).

One of the first Chinese manuals on pharmacology, The Devine Farmers Materia Medica was written by The Taoist master, alchemist and pharmacologist Tao Hongjing who was born in 456. He was also credited with the development of early grain cultivation and practiced under the imperial patronage of Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty.

Tao Hongjing artfully divided herbs into three categories; the first were the Superior herbs, or immortal herbs (what we now call Tonic herbs), that were used over a long period of time to strengthen the body and to prevent disease and deterioration. The second were medicinal, or general herbs, used to correct imbalance in the body and to rectify disease patterns. The third classification were inferior, or toxic herbs that had very strong actions on the body and could only be used for short periods.