The Benefits of Red Reishi … Maybe
If you are not very familiar with Eastern medicine, its history and its practices, you may not know that they tend to and have made very popular the use of some well, odd, or seemingly odd things. For example fungi … or mushrooms. In particular the reishi mushroom. The reishi mushroom is fungus that grows naturally in hot, humid Asian countries and for nearly 2000 years has been a staple in Eastern culture for medicinal...
Fat Burners … Help or Hype?
There certainly are no shortage of supplements and “magical quick fixes,” all touting their benefits to make the job easier for you. However, the truth is that unless you are committed to being consistent with a proper, well-balanced eating plan as well as regular consistent exercise, you are not going to see or feel any resulting weight loss. Why? Well, because there are no shortcuts or “one pill wonders” that will make losing...
Hips and Why They Are Important
For all intents and purposes, the hips are the centre of the body. They’re where everything meets and, in the musculo-skeletal system, they’re crucial. They’re between the knee and the spine; two of the most important structures of the human body. Today we’re going to be talking about the hips and how they relate to the rest of the body. It’ll be a crash course on your own hips, why they’re so important, and how you can keep them...
Treatment Options for GERD
If you have ever suffered with heartburn you know all too well just how terribly uncomfortable and painful it can be. And for very long periods of time too. You will also likely agree that you would be willing to do just about anything to make it stop! Well luckily there are several ways that GERD can be treated. Depending on the severity of your GERD symptoms, you may be find relief in some tried and true home remedies, or you...
Why Digestive Enzymes are Important for Optimal Health
Digestive enzymes are the specialized proteins your body makes, that help to break down the food you eat into smaller, digestible nutrients that are more easily absorbed by our cells. When we eat, what ever we eat has to be broken down into it’s smaller nutritional components, because our body does not absorb food. Our body absorbs the nutrients in the food we eat, and it’s those nutrients that can then be absorbed and utilized by our...
Does Coffee Help To Improve Memory?
Being a self-proclaimed “coffee connoisseur,” I was really interested in getting to the bottom of this often debated question and I was really hoping for profound, unarguable scientific proof! Yup . . . I was ready to insert graphs, pie charts and all the evidence to prove that my intense love for this, in my opinion, magical beverage was giving me super powers beyond my wildest dreams. Why are you laughing?Well . . . I do not have...
