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How Mental Health Impacts Your Physical Health
For centuries, we’ve drawn a clear line between mental health and physical health, treating the latter as the concern of all and the former as issue only for an unlucky few. We were wrong. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about mental health in the 21st century,...
How Mental Health Impacts Your Physical Health
For centuries, we’ve drawn a clear line between mental health and physical health, treating the latter as the concern of all and the former as issue only for an unlucky few. We were wrong. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about mental health in the 21st century,...
How to Avoid Food Poisoning in the Kitchen
You’ve scrubbed the chopping boards, changed out the baking soda at the back of the fridge, bleached the drain, and mopped the floor with disinfectant. Everything smells nice, gleams, and doesn’t have any sticky film on it.The kitchen couldn’t be cleaner or safer,...
DID YOU KNOW THE BENEFITS OF FEVERFEW?
The word "Feverfew" derives from the Latin word febrifugia, meaning "fever reducer" or "to drive out fevers". Feverfew is a plant that is native to Asia Minor and the Balkans. It is now common throughout the world. Feverfew (Tanacetum...
EXPERIENCE THE BENEFITS OF EVENING PRIMROSE OIL
Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) is cold-pressed from the seeds of the Oenothera biennis botanical. It has traditionally been referred to as the 'King's Cure-All' due to the belief that its 'majestic' benefits and 'honorable' properties made it fit for kings and...
A QUICK STUDY ON AZO CRANBERRY PILLS
Azo Cranberry is produced from the berry fruit of a North American evergreen shrub. Azo Cranberry is acidic and can interfere with unwanted bacteria in the urinary tract. It is also believed to act as a diuretic ("water pill"). Azo-Cranberry (as juice or in capsules)...
HOW MILK THISTLE BENEFITS WEIGHT LOSS
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering plant in the Aster family. The name “Milk thistle" is from its leaves, which contain milky sap and thistle. The plant is native to the Mediterranean areas of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Milk...
TEA TREE OIL FOR ACNE SCARS
Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, a genus of plants belonging to the myrtle family which is a plant native to Australia. It is a species of tree or tall shrub indigenous to New South Wales in Southeastern Australia. Native Aboriginal...
DEALING WITH THROBBING PAIN
Throbbing tooth pain is a sign that you might have tooth damage. Tooth decay or a cavity can give you a toothache. A tooth abscess can also give you a toothache. A tooth abscess is a pus-filled lesion at the roots of a tooth. Throbbing tooth pain can also happen if...
IS BREWER’S YEAST FOR YOU?
What is Brewer's Yeast Brewer's yeast is created as a byproduct of beer brewing. It is typically used in alternative medicine to promote digestive health because it contains small organisms (microflora) that help maintain the proper functioning of the digestive tract....
KUDZU ROOT AND ALCOHOL
Kudzu is a vine. Under the right growing conditions, it spreads easily covering virtually everything that doesn't move out of its path. Kudzu spread quickly and overtook farms and buildings, leading some to call it "the vine that ate the South", after it was...
KOMBUCHA — FUNNY WORD, COOL STUFF
Kombucha also called the Living Tea, is an ancient health beverage brewed from sweet tea and a starter culture of bacteria and yeast, making it a fermented tea drink. It is made using a 'kombucha mother', also called a 'kombucha SCOBY' or 'the tea beast'. This is a...
