I’m nutty about making my own moisturizers, healing salves and anti-aging face oils. One ingredient I love to incorporate into my concoctions is apricot kernel oil. It’s light, easily absorbed and has a faint fruity fragrance. It feels great on...
While you’re busy putting chlorine in your swimming pool to get rid of the algae, your neighbor down the road is busy drinking it for breakfast.
It’s true — algae has become a well-documented and proven health product, with...
"Opportunities don't happen. You create them,” says photographer Chris Grosser. That proactive attitude often separates highly successful people from those of us who are forever falling short of our dreams.
Yes, luck is sometimes a factor in who rises...
With a background in neuroscience, dreams have always fascinated me. They can seem so real — to the point that you wake up totally shocked and confused. Yep, the brain is a fascinating organ, and many neuroscientists believe they’re...
Spices don’t just improve food, they can also improve you! In fact, even many of the most common spices you’ll find at the supermarket can have some remarkable health benefits, such as helping you lose weight, boost your brain...
We’ve all heard of green juice, but what about black juice? When it comes to health drinks, black is the new black, with many brands incorporating activated charcoal into their health-promoting concoctions.
Charcoal lemonade combines two popular detoxifying ingredients that...
It looks like a melon, smells like a banana and tastes like a pear… but it’s a relative of chocolate. What is this crazy Amazonian superfruit?
It’s called cupuaçu, and it’s pronounced “coo-poo-ah-soo.” You can find this fruit throughout Colombia,...
Just a few years ago, I was like anyone else. I shampooed my hair with some sort of “herbs and botanicals” shampoo that, unbeknownst to me at the time, was actually perfumed with parabens, and washed my clothes with the...
We often associate massages with luxury — an expensive extravagance involving a special bed, aromatherapy and a spa hotel. But anyone with hands can give themselves a massage, and it's well worth it. The benefits range from increased circulation, muscle toning,...
In today’s modern world, we’re exposed to a wide array of toxins — more toxins than we’d like to think about, really. That’s why it’d be nice if there was a simple, cost-effective way to rid our body of...
