Author: Caroline K

People often think that if they are not sick, they must be in good health. Yet sickness can creep in over years, and running on empty can feel familiar...

How healthy are you really? Are you concerned with the short-term effects of diet, aesthetic results, or being healthy for the rest of your life?

Given that our bodies have to deal with around eighty-two thousand kinds of toxins, it's no wonder we require lymphatic detox from time to time...

Heavy metal toxicity is a major problem that most humans are unwittingly suffering from, and there are many ways to come into contact with heavy metals...

Due to being exposed to so much toxicity in modern life, the need for superfoods, supplements and careful detoxing has never been so urgent...

The issue of acidity and alkalinity is much debated, but it pays to learn as much as you can about the topic. Your long-term health could depend on it...

Only one type of water is 100% pure, and in fact distilled water has many amazing health benefits worth knowing about...

Are probiotics the solution to your gut health issues? The digestive system contains over 500 strains of necessary bacteria, but some are pathogenic...

We love cayenne pepper for the extra kick it gives our curries, and the way it can be just the element we’re looking for to save a dish from being bland. However, cayenne pepper could actually even save your life, as long as you know how to use it properly!

One thing that is widely accepted is that metabolism slows down as we get older. It’s not something many of us give too much thought to until it actually happens, and that’s usually because we’ve started to put on weight and we’re not too keen on it...

The dairy industry has a lot to lose if people start to pay attention to what dairy is really doing to our health. What we are told is true – that dairy is good for us – is actually the opposite of true...

The power of music can’t be denied. It can lift us out of sombre moods, invoke joy or nostalgia, and soothe us to the point of drifting off to sleep. Despite this, music hasn’t been taken particularly seriously as an aid to neurological health... at least until binaural beats came into being.

In reality, there’s nothing good about alcohol. For many it is simply a crutch. The associations we have with the way alcohol makes us feel (if we don’t cross the line with it, that is) might seem positive. They aren’t. Here's the raw truth...

The New Year is a time to relinquish the need for comfort foods and unhealthy habits. So if you want to start as you mean to go on, check out our ideas on health supplements to get you on the right track...

Antioxidants are a crucial factor in maintaining good health. These molecules prevent the oxidation of damaging molecules and prevent them from causing serious cellular harm...

Olive oil is big business; it’s in every food shop and every kitchen shelf. So it might seem hard to believe, but the sad truth is that we are being sold fake olive oil...

You might be surprised to hear that there are traces of arsenic in your rice, but sadly that's not all. So how do you stop rice from damaging your health?

Why are negative ions so good for us? They bond with positive ions outside of the body, rendering them harmless. That's why they are thought to prevent the growth of both bacteria and cancer cells...

Dentists will tell you that root canal treatments are perfectly normal and safe procedures; however the evidence suggests that they are actually dangerous...

Here's what you need to know about treating fibromyalgia, which is finally securing its place in public awareness as a genuine condition...

Omega-3 is one of the most vital and beneficial nutrients for your body, and it can be attained from plant and animal sources. Are you getting enough omega-3?

The majority of us succumb to the dreaded brain fog occasionally, but for some it is a way of life. The reasons for it could be less obvious than you think...

Not all herbs and spices are equal. It is easy to think that they are, as the processes that they are put through are not listed on packaging, nor are the details of where they are sourced. Cinnamon it is considered to be extremely good for you. It has many health benefits, but those are …

Multivitamins seem like a great idea at face value. It certainly seems convenient and saves a lot of time on cooking. Some of the more nutritious foods, like kale, don’t always taste so great unless you prepare them in an elaborate fashion. The problem is that most multivitamins simply don’t work...

Vitamin C doesn’t need much introduction. We all know it’s good for us, but how many of us can honestly say we’re getting enough? We might seem to be surviving fine without it, but you’ll know the difference if you up your intake. As we don’t naturally produce vitamin C in our bodies, we have …

The human eye is an unfathomably sophisticated design, and it is surely one of the most important tools we have for processing the world around us. When your vision starts to degenerate, getting glasses seems like the next logical step, but much like pharmaceutical medicines, they are sticking plasters for symptoms...

One of the biggest health problems around is iodine deficiency. A massive percentage of people are thought to be deficient in iodine – as many as 97%, which is saying is a big indicator that our diets are not nearly as balanced as they should be...

Grounding, also known as earthing, is a very natural thing to do. We are (in a way) separated from the Earth since the invention of shoes and the practice of covering the ground in concrete for our roads and pathways. Yet connecting to the earth in this way has been shown to provide many health …

How much do you value your face? It’s a reasonable question and the answer you give probably correlates well with the amount of money you spend on beauty and skincare products. High street beauty and skincare products make up the bulk of what’s available to us, aside from boutique and designer products. It is easy …

Cystitis is a very compromising condition indeed; it is one that cannot be ignored, is persistent and sometimes causes incredible discomfort. There are many ‘quick fix’ remedies that may go some way toward reducing the inflammation, but when cystitis is not just a one-off infection (or sometimes, even if it is), there is an underlying …

Have you heard of iridology? It is very interesting. Science will confirm that the coloured section of your eye, the iris, contains information about your past, present and future health. Discovered by Dr. Philippus Meyens, it has been used since 1670 to predict probable health problems, and with a high degree of success...

Most of us know that lemons are good for us, but there are a surprising number of health benefits offered by lemons; some of which you may not be aware of. This flavoursome citrus fruit has so many uses aside from the obvious culinary ones. The lemon is a common component in detox plans thanks to …

Cystitis is a very compromising condition indeed; it is one that cannot be ignored, is persistent and sometimes causes incredible discomfort. There are many ‘quick fix’ remedies that may go some way toward reducing the inflammation, but when cystitis is not just a one-off infection (or sometimes, even if it is), there is an underlying …

Whether ADHD even exists or not is hard to verify. The medical industry are know for having a ‘syndrome’ for anything remotely unusual and it’s not hard to work out why. How much they know about the link between these syndromes is debatable; what seems clear is that the unimaginably huge profits are maximized further …

Anybody who is aware of additives will know that there are many (with long, confusing names) put into convenience foods; if you don’t make it your business to know about what they are and what the detriments are to your health, it’s likely that you could be poisoning yourself every day. MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) is …

These days there is a lot more interest and information circulating the net and natural health publications about the benefits of green superfood powder. Health food store shelves hold more places for these green goodness products than ever before, and there is a much wider range of options for getting your daily quota of greens...

Chlorophyll is a fascinating substance, that's for sure. Nature likes to spell things out for us, but as it doesn’t use language, this is done in a metaphorical way. This means we need to be open to and looking for the visual evidence if we’re to understand its tuition. We know that certain foods are …

The sad truth is that carcinogens (substances that cause cancer) are extremely difficult to avoid in daily human life. If you were to be vigilant, you wouldn’t even be able to wash your hands in a public toilet. There are so many toxic chemicals being sold as everyday household products, almost none of which have …

Vitamins are simply the organic molecules required by our bodies. The thing is that our bodies can’t make many of them, so we turn to food for our main source of nutrition. There is one problem with that though, these days: food is not as nutritious as it used to be, as modern agricultural practices …

Colon cleansing is a relatively modern - and popular - detox method that gained traction with the growing trend toward natural health. However there is now much unverified hype floating around the internet, and some of it is dangerous. It is easy to assume that ‘waste’ should be assisted in exiting our precious bodies, but …

The H word. Herpes. Not many people are comfortable talking about it; it’s one of those conditions that although incredibly common, still seems relatively taboo. This is probably because the symptoms that manifest can as unsightly as they are painful and contagious, and anyone who has ever experienced one of the forms of the herpes …

We are pleasure-seeking beings, there is no doubt about that. In the modern Western world, we have a set number of activities that we indulge in not primarily because they are in our best interests, but because we gain some kind of ‘reward’ in terms of sensation. Drinking alcohol is one, sex is one, consuming …

Tendonitis (also known as tendonitis) is inflammation of the tendons; the fibrous strings that keep yours muscles connected to your bones. You probably don’t give much thought to tendon health, until they start to hurt. The pain of tendonitis can be quite debilitating, and is mostly caused by certain sports, like tennis, golf, running, cycling, …

Alkaline your body for greater health In modern times, health issues have become both widespread and complex, largely due to the myriad factors contributing to the imbalance. Some of these factors include environmental toxicity like electromagnetic radiation, cigarette smoke, pollution and industrial chemicals like fluoride; other toxic substances such as vaccines and chemicals in household …

When we think of bacteria, we think of our biological selves. It is not usually the case that we attribute mood changes and mental states to proliferation of bacteria. More evidence is amounting that this is a mistake, however. Gut bacteria can communicate with the brain in various ways. The good news is that there …

Leaky gut syndrome: The name makes many people cringe when they hear it. It just sounds wrong, doesn’t it? Hippocrates was onto something when he told us that ‘all disease begins in the gut.’ Indeed it does, and there are many things that could go wrong there when we are not armed with knowledge and …

pH is simply a measurement of your body’s health. The more acidic you are, the less healthy you are; it is alkalinity we are striving for, and this can be achieved through different foods and drinks. The pH level of a person’s body is becoming a main focus of attention in the prevention of illness …

It’s not so much of a secret anymore that sugar (and aspartame) laden Coca Cola is not so great for human health, but the branding is as powerful as it is ubiquitous; this explains why it the damaging effects of this so-called beverage are overlooked or dismissed as no big deal. Sugar and aspartame are …

Cordyceps mushrooms are quite something. If they’re not on your radar yet, they should be. These fascinating fungi have some incredibly powerful health benefits that can change your life for the better. If you have health improvement on your mind, there’s no better time to introduce cordyceps into your supplement routine...

As humans get older, changes start to happen in the skin, tissues and bones. It happens to us all so there’s no getting away from it… and as most of us have some attachment to our youthful looks, it’s common to look to anti-ageing products for a solution.