Health Blog

Sadly, many people do not eat enough fruit and yet including plenty of fruit in your diet can be a delicious and tasty way to better health.

Fruit is an excellent source of different vitamins, antioxidants and fiber. .

We share our top ten suggestions...

Skin tags are painless growths on the skin, connected to the skin by a small, thin stalk called a peduncle.  They become quite common in both men and women - especially after the age of fifty. Although they can appear anywhere on your body, though they’re commonly found in places where there are skin folds.  Find out more and what you can do about them.

The skin on our neck and chest is really delicate, with very little oil to provide natural hydration and protection and yet, so often we neglect this fragile area.

Instead, we tend to focus all our attention on our faces.

If you are anxious to quickly diminish those tell-tale signs of aging (that can so easily start to develop on the neck and décolletage), then, you're in the right place.

We all know what "triggers" are and how they are a stimulus that can cause a person to have an emotional or behavioral response - often based on a negative experience.  Triggers can be internal or external and can come from a variety of sources.

But have you heard of "glimmers" and do you know what they are? 

Do you have a musty smell in your home?  If so, then it is more than likely that you have mold but if you see mold, then the problem becomes more acute. Most of the toxic mold that we may be breathing in is actually invisible and floating in the air. We all need lots of fresh air and we are not going to get that if we are holed up inside a musty home ninety percent of the time with no fresh air circulating...

Back to school for the cooler months of the year means that children are all moving indoors, making it much easier for infections to get to their noises, their throats and their tummies.

But what can you do to help them stay germ-free and healthy so they don't have to miss those vital school days and also don't spread any infections to others.

Acne is such a common skin condition affecting many at some time in their lives and for a variety of reasons.  Acne can appear in babies, teens, young adults and even beyond.  Acne can be a recurring condition just to add to the angst.

It is so common that it is considered to be a normal part of puberty and even adulthood with one in five adults possibly developing acne at some stage. 

Fortunately, there is a lot you can do to improve the situation and even clear the condition naturally... 

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body, with some sixty percent of it residing in our skeletons while the rest is distributed throughout the liver, the muscles, the heart and the kidneys where it resides in the cells themselves.

Magnesium is responsible for protein synthesis, calcium balance, control and function of vitamin D - and muscle contraction.  In addition, magnesium is involved in over three hundred enzyme systems and countless biochemical reactions, without which we simply could not function or even exist.

Wrinkles can be divided into two categories; there are those fine surface lines and then there are deep furrows.

If the collagen and elastin in the connective tissues of our skin is weakened or if they decrease in number, wrinkles can then appear.

Do you make a habit of going barefoot when you can?  It can be very liberating but it can also be very good for you!

Earthing or grounding (as it is known) means that your bare feet draw electrons from the earth.  Different studies have found many benefits from these electrons including:

• Changing the electrical activity in the brain to lessen pain
• Improving skin conductivity
• Moderating heart rate variability
• Improving glucose regulation
• Reducing stress and
• Boosting immunity.

Earthing or grounding is the simple act of walking without shoes...