8 Plant Foods That Can Help You Look and Feel Years Younger Contributed by Dr. Dennis Clark who literally wrote the book on Botany. I am a plant nerd — in every sense of the word — and I've [...]
Your liver is a multitasking champion. It has significant roles in removing toxins, breaking down fats, synthesizing proteins, digesting foods, producing hormones, eliminating old red blood cells and storing vitamin A, iron and glycogen (a storage carbohydrate). This short list [...]
Hats off to your old friend, inflammation. Over the course of your life inflammation has saved your from countless foreign invaders like viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and even toxins. When these bad guys come around they trigger what's called [...]
Everything About the Amazing Astaxanthin Skin Benefits Two questions often come up about astaxanthin. The first is usually, “What is astaxanthin?” The second is, “What can it do for my skin?” Answering the first question is simple. Astaxanthin is one [...]
Plants and animals both have the ability to regenerate tissues throughout life. Regeneration depends on “youth-in-waiting” cells called stem cells. Stem cells in both kingdoms even share a gene that tells them when to get going and make something new [...]
Do you want to improve your cognitive function, or simply ensure that it remains intact as you age? If so, you need to know about nootropics. The word “nootropic” was coined in 1972 by Corneliu E. Giurgea, a Romanian [...]
Let’s cut right to the chase. The keto diet doesn’t work for everyone. This diet is supposed to help you make ketones from fats, either from what you eat or from your own stored fat. “Ketogenic” means “ketone-originating.” Why [...]
What herb would you choose in case you had a cut, a rash, acne, or even a stomachache? If you know about Helichrysum oil, then you know that all of those problems, and many more, respond to it. Those [...]
Can vitamin D lower the risk for breast cancer? Yes, it can—maybe. It depends on the form of vitamin D that circulates throughout your body. That form, called vitamin D3 sulfate, is the one that you make when you [...]
Yes, you read that correctly: cholesterol is beneficial for your health. No doubt you have heard of the dangers of cholesterol. That notion is a complete sham, backed by shoddy science and underwritten by a multibillion-dollar statin industry. If [...]
