Having a healthy immune system is crucial to survival. Immunity is your body’s main natural protection system, and it carries out two primary functions – defense and tolerance. Your immune system defends...
While the warmer months promote the proliferation of bugs (insects), the colder months can encourage the spread of other kinds of bugs (colds/flus/viruses). Though there’s no surefire way to avoid getting sick, enhancing...
When you think of the best foods to boost your immune system, you may think of foods that are high in vitamin C. While it’s true that an adequate daily intake of vitamin...
I love mushrooms. I always have. I was one of those kids whose favorite grilled treat was thick, juicy portobello mushrooms, and whose favorite pizza was…mushroom pizza. Weird? Maybe. But I was onto...
Are you getting enough mushrooms in your diet? Mushrooms offer many health benefits for your brain and body. Some mushrooms are proven superfoods, used traditionally as medicines and now validated by science. Certain...
6 Major Benefits of EPA and DHA For Your Health It has been scientifically demonstrated that your brain needs the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA to function optimally. Though not technically classed as...
According to the Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research, as many as 70 million Americans have ongoing sleep problems that interfere with their daily functioning. If you’re one of...
Are you getting enough vitamin C? In centuries past, sailors on long voyages could become malnourished and depleted in numerous essential vitamins and minerals. Many would develop scurvy, a life-threatening vitamin C deficiency....
On a daily basis, we’re being assaulted with frightening news about the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic. One study from researchers in the department of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin suggests...
Due to growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many have taken extra (even extreme) precautions in safeguarding their health. While it’s prudent to remain vigilant when it comes to personal...
