Halotherapy, or salt therapy, involves breathing in fine salt particles for health benefits. Discovered in the early 12th century, salt therapy was formally studied in the 1800s. Research has shown halotherapy can be helpful for respiratory symptoms. This includes chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis among others. Patients reported less cough, …
The past two years have been fraught with images of forests and houses aflame. Last year, Canada had a record 45.7 million acres burn, more than three times any previous years’ fires. The skies of northern US states were cloudy, sometimes with an orange hue, and the air was filled with smoke. Summer camps and …
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Beauty is indeed more than skin deep, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore skin health. Your skin is the largest organ of your body. It protects you from germs, wounds, and ultraviolet light. It allows you to feel the world around you through touch with pain, temperature, and pressure sensors. Unsurprisingly, millions of men …
Hormones have become a hot topic in recent years. These chemical messengers of the body have a wide variety of functions. They play a role in many ways including repair, reproduction, and growth. Blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature, sleep, etc., all depend on hormone balance to work properly. Testosterone, otherwise known as T, is …
Osteoporosis, the most common bone disease in the United States, is when bones aren’t as strong as they used to be. Generally, people don’t think about their bone health until they are middle-aged or older. To put this into better perspective, osteoporosis is regarded as a silent disease. This means someone may not even know …
Grow your brain with Lion's Mane! Lion's Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus), also known as Hedgehog Mushroom, has a long history of medicinal value in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Native to East Asian countries, it has a white-colored fruiting body with a distinctive shaggy outer appearance. Lion's Mane has many health-supporting qualities including anti-cancer and immune-modulating …
Looking to support your soft tissue health? Gelatin may be a good answer for you. What is Gelatin? Gelatin is made by processing animal bones, cartilage, and skin. It comes mainly from cows and pigs; fish can also be used for gelatin. Cultures abstaining from pork or beef in their diets can use fish gelatin, …
For a lot of Americans, this topic can be very uncomfortable. It can bring back the awkward recollections of high school or memories of traumatic events. STIs, otherwise known as sexually transmitted infections, were renamed by the World Health Organization in 1999. These infections used to be called STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) or known by …