Green tea - Weight loss master or handbrake?
Green tea has recently earned itself a host of highly sung accolades in the health and fitness industry. This ancient plant known traditionally as ‘Camellia Sinensis’ by its botanical name is an ev...
Turmeric - Why we love this Golden Herb!
Turmeric is such an incredible herb! Its been used for centuries for health benefits, coloring in dyes and paint because of its brilliant golden hue, but did you know it also has a tonne of unique ...
Herbal Prep Methods - How to's
Herbal Prep Methods - Introduction Herbal preparation can be done and taken in many ways, in traditional medicine a lot of the time herbs were prepared and administered as a tea. These are called d...
Astragin - The Absorption Assistant
A modernization of traditional practices. Astragin combines Astragalus and Ginseng that has been shown to improve the efficiency of how well nutrients are absorbed into the body and also their bioe...
Ketosis – Facts, Fat loss and Fraud
What is ketosis? When we test positive for the ketones in urine or breath; we are in ketosis. You can be in 'ketosis' for the following reasons; You are burning stored body fat to make ketones an...
Grass Fed vs Grain Fed Omega Ratios
Omega ratios in relation to grass-fed/grain fed diet in cows What do cows eat? It sounds like a simple question and anyone who has driven through the countryside quickly observes that cows eat gras...
Zinc, why do we need it and how do we get it?
Why do we need this Zinc in our diet? Zinc is one of the most vital micronutrient elements needed in our body for a numerous amount of functions, as a co-factor for enzyme actions and for its ever-...
Vitamin B3 - Niacin
Vitamin B3 What is it? Niacin and niacinamide are forms of Vitamin B3. Niacinamide, also known as nicotinamide, is a water-soluble amide of nicotinic acid. While niacinamide and niacin have identic...
Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin B5 What is it? Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin originally extracted from liver but its name is derived from the Greek word meaning “everywhere” because it...
Fermented Foods - How do they Actually Work?
Fermented Foods - How do they Actually Work? The production of fermented foods and beverages was originally performed to enhance the shelf-life of perishable raw materials of agricultural and anima...
What is Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)?
What is it? Riboflavin is a type of B vitamin. It is water soluble, which means it is not stored in the body. You must replenish the vitamin in your body every day. Riboflavin was originally recogn...
The major minerals our body needs
Minerals The major minerals that the body needs in relatively large amounts every day is sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur.Minerals are essential for the elect...
Low Nightshade Diet - Food guidelines
Dietary Guidelines for a low nightshade diet "Nightshades" is the common name for a group of plants belonging to a scientific order called Polemoniales and to a scientifically family called Solanac...
