Also known as tulsi, holy basil is an herb that’s been used as medicine in India’s traditional medical system known as Ayurveda. In fact, holy basil is a sacred plant in Hinduism, which is why it’s planted at many temples in India. While in the same family as the basil found in pasta sauce and […]
You need a healthy immune system to help protect you from microbes and developing diseases. If your immunity is compromised, you are more likely to get sick. So, what can you do to help ensure your immune system is in optimal condition? Here are 10 tips to boost your immunity against all kinds of pathogens […]
The “winter blues” is a term that people have been throwing around for a while, in the hopes that it can encapsulate a feeling that was considered to be normal until not long ago. The temperatures drop, the days get shorter, it’s dark outside a lot earlier, it’s too cold to go out all the […]
Many people sport tattoos and body piercings in today’s society. It may be a form of rebellion, they may look at it as art, or they may like the attention that these type of body art draws. Whatever the reason, tattoos and body piercings are a personal choice. However, there are a few things you […]
You may eat yogurt to lose weight, for the pre-digested protein, the easily adsorbable calcium, the intestinal health benefits, to prevent yeast infections, to live longer better, or for a healthier sex life. Or maybe you are a bit lactose intolerant, but have discovered that yogurt contains lactase, a milk product you can digest, or […]
Chronic pain is nothing to laugh about. Especially if you are a sufferer who gets little or no reliefthrough physical therapy, pain medications or surgery. Even low levels of chronic pain can wear aperson down physically, emotionally, and mentally. It can rob a person of their patience andappreciation for sunsets and Chinese Writing Spiders, puppies, […]
This article details one of the easiest weight loss programs ever. You can lose 20 pounds (9 kilograms) in 6 months. It has been proved to work. Well, at least once. My wife Lucy did it. The method described here is most suitable for women of, shall we say, more mature years and the great thing […]
Alternative medicine is actually one of the oldest forms of health care,dating back centuries and in some cases millennia. Health care hastraditionally focused on the health of the mind and the body, and theinteraction of the two elements. As the nineteenth century waned,however, many traditional approaches to disease prevention and cureswere discarded in favor of […]