Triclosan: The Thyroid-Disrupting Ingredient In Your Soap
During the 1990’s, antibacterial soaps went from a being a small-scale medical industry product to a billion dollar consumer industry. Soap manufacturers poured in millions...
4 Reasons Why Modern Milk Can No Longer Be Considered Healthy
If you're lactose intolerant or have an allergy to milk proteins - you're well aware of how milk wrecks your digestion and generally makes you...
Four Natural Supplements That Reduce The Damage Of Stress And Heal The Adrenals
Stress is crippling. It impairs creativity and cognitive performance, decreases athletic performance, increases inflammation and (obviously) just makes you feel like shit. Reducing the effects...
The Truth About Coffee And Caffeine
Caffeine is a drug. Because it is so astonishingly ubiquitous (somewhere around 90% of people in North America consume caffeine on a daily basis), and because...
Why You Should NEVER Eat Farm-Raised Fish
Eating fish these days is a complicated proposition. One the one hand, certain fish have the potential to be quite nutritionally valuable. High-quality fish are...
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL: The Strange Black Powder You Should Always Have With You
What Is Activated Charcoal? Activated charcoal is made by processing organic materials (usually nutshells or coconut husks) at high temperatures and combining the material...
5 Most Effective Ways To Reduce Your Inflammation (Inflammation Series: Part Three)
(This is part three of a three-part series on inflammation. You can find part one here and part two here) In the two previous articles...
How Inflammation Makes You Fat And Slows Your Brain (Part One: The Body)
(This article is part one of a three-part series on inflammation. Find part two here and part three here) You're probably familiar with the long...
How Inflammation Makes You Fat And Slows Your Brain (Part Two: The Brain)
(This article is part two of a three-part series on inflammation. Find part one here) The Brain And The Immune System Until about 10 years ago,...