You mean to tell me there might be mercury in my fish oil? Yeah, and PCBs too. If that’s the case, what’s a healthy consumer to do?

Wake up and pay attention is the first thing. Yes! Heavy metals, toxins and poisons in fish are a real concern, but only if you don’t know the source of your fish, the manufacturer’s practices, their scientific quality control and the commitment of the company behind the product (making a healthy difference vs. making a healthy profit). Read the rest of this entry »

Herbalists are practitioners of holistic medicine who employ herbal remedies to help their clients. They believe that everyone has an inner vital force that is constantly working to maintain physical, emotional, and mental health.

Herbalists believe that disease comes when a person’s inner force or natural immune system become out of balance. Then they prescribe an herbal remedy that are found in nature to bring back the inner balance of a person’s systems. Read the rest of this entry »

The benefits of taking care of yourself are some of the rewards you get from knowing that you are doing the best for your body. This includes the most important part of your body–the part which is in fact a mechanism that protects your body: your immune system. Read the rest of this entry »

Acne happens to nearly every one of us at some point in our lives. It’s so common that anywhere from 75 to 80% of people between the ages of 15 and 35 have skin problems. Read the rest of this entry »

Nearly 20 million people suffer from diabetes in the United States alone. After the initial diagnoses, the condition is usually monitored by the patient themselves. There are a wide range of products on the market today listed under diabetes supply. This includes ways to test, treat and control the side effects of this disease. It may be a little overwhelming at first with all the diabetes products out there. But after you become more fam Read the rest of this entry »