Most people recognize the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera) due to it’s symbolic representation in both current and ancient religions. It was an omnipresent feature in ancient Egypt, and today it is still prominent in Hinduism and Buddhism in India, China and...
According to a new study taking a daily Vitamin D supplement can “reduce aging” by three years. The researchers based their conclusions on studying how Vitamin D3 helped slow the shortening of telomeres in the human body. Telomeres are DNA sequences at the end of...
Leaves from the olive tree (Olea europaea) have been used as a medicinal for thousands of years, and represents one of the world’s oldest continuously-used medicinals. While most people recognize that the olive fruit—along with oil made from the...
The health benefits of Vitamin K2 are seemingly endless—bone support, muscle support, immune builder, energy promoter, and Alzheimer’s fighter to name a few. But Vitamin K2’s ability to improve cardiovascular health is perhaps its greatest benefit. After...
You’ve probably thought of insomnia as a minor annoyance that just leaves you tired and less productive the next day. But according to a new study, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Getting poor sleep also disrupts healthy immune function—and that...
In a recent blog post we discussed the needless concern over the estrogen-like effects that soybean products are thought to pass on to humans. This concern is not justified, though, because human studies have proven that the isoflavones in soy—commonly...
