Category: wellness

Not a Placebo: Scientific Evidence Exists for Homeopathy

Getting through the most difficult times of COVID, it has become increasingly clear that the key to enhancing our good health is by boosting and balancing our own immunity. We are not necessarily promoting the precise therapies of homeopathy, but rather offering a different angle of understanding the subtleness and multi-faceted nature of the human…


Tools for Optimizing Sleep and Sleep-Wake Timing

Like to know exactly what to do in the early morning to feel refreshed and alert? Not only is this the most powerful stimulus for wakefulness throughout the day, it also helps you fall asleep faster at night, and stay asleep longer. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman details how to effectively harness light and darkness,…


Take a Walk After You Eat to Manage Blood Sugar

Glucose—or sugar—is your body’s preferred source of energy. When you move, your body uses up the glucose in your blood as fuel. It’s why going for a walk after a meal makes a lot of sense if you’re looking to keep blood sugar under control and avoid the spikes that can arise after eating. Too…


Nitric Oxide: The Free Radical You Need

The health benefits of nitric oxide (NO) may not be as well known as those of popular nutrients such as iron or vitamin C, but that doesn’t mean they are less important. This gaseous molecule is produced in the arteries and other parts of the body and plays an important role in immune function, athletic…


Benefits of Ginger for Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease

Ground ginger powder is put to the test for weight loss and NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Ginger has been used in India and China to treat illnesses for thousands of years. But, they also used mercury, so that doesn’t really tell you much. That’s what we have science for. But, when you see titles like this…


Cleansing Balms Versus Oils; Which One Works Best? | Cleansing 101

Ready for the ultimate cleansing balm versus oil cleanser-off?! When it comes to finding our favorite cleansing balms or oils, which ones work better? And does price really matter? In part two of our cleansing series, we’ll be covering a huge variety of different oil cleansers and oil balms and discover their major benefits for…


Why Your Natural Immunity Against COVID Is so Durable and How to Boost It

With some countries rolling out their 5th booster shot against COVID-19, many are putting the necessity of the next dose in question. For some, the extra shots are recommended by the CDC, but this does not mean we should all jump on the vaccine wagon. Given that almost 1 in every 3.5 Americans have already…


Here’s How the Body Reacts to One-Off Overeating–New Research

Whether it’s a summer barbecue with friends, your favourite fast food takeaway, or Christmas dinner, we can probably all recall times when we’ve eaten more food in one sitting than we needed to. Plenty of research has looked at the long-term health effects of overeating calories – which include increased fat storage, impaired endocrine (hormone)…


Orange Aromatherapy for Anxiety

The smell of sweet orange essential oil may have anxiety-reducing properties without the potentially addictive, sedating, and adverse effects of Valium-type benzodiazepine drugs. “Aromatherapy is the use of concentrated essential oils extracted from…plants…to treat…disease[s],” and is “commonly used” to treat anxiety symptoms. “Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent class of psychiatric disorders in the general…


Buying a Healthier Planet (And Better Products)

Improving soil health is an overlooked key for nutrient-dense food and a healthier planet, and we can support farming that has this focus through the products we purchase. Whether you’re familiar with the term or not, regenerative agriculture is a top food trend this year. It’s of growing interest to consumers, particularly when it’s presented…