What is Chaga Mushroom and why should you take it?

Called the “Mushroom of Immortality,” Chaga mushroom is a potent, safe, anti-cancer agent that can also relieve a wide range of other ailments. Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus, sometimes known as cinder conk, birch conk or clinker fungus) is a nontoxic fungus that grows naturally on birch trees in cold climates around the world. Its natural black colour is due to its high concentration of melanin, the same compound that causes our skin to tan....

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Should you use Bee Propolis?

A longtime favorite in the complementary medicine cabinet, and for good reason. But new science is finding even more uses for this tried-and-true remedy than ever thought possible. Bee Propolis is just one of many useful bee products, including wax, pollen, royal jelly, bee venom, and, of course, the most delicious, honey. Like those other products, Bee Propolis serves an important function in nature: it’s a sticky, resinous substance that bees...

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Why You’ll Never Guess America’s Top 5 Most Charitable Cities.

Think earning a lot means giving a lot? There’s really almost no overlap between America’s richest cities and its most generous ones, says a recent CharityNavigator.org study, which assigned an overall score to thirty metro areas around the U.S. Who are the Top Five? According to the study, the big five charitable cities are (in order): San Diego, Houston, Kansas City, Cincinnati and San Francisco. So what are the five wealthiest metropolitan...

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Talk to your daughter about eating disorders!

Can modesty backfire, making us afraid to talk about a life-or-death issue that threatens almost two-thirds of girls in some communities? Get over your denial. Instead, create an opening without embarrassment or shame using these three tips to open up lifelong conversations. 1. Really listen. What’s the most natural opening? Use something you’ve read lately as a springboard. Ask what she thinks and then… zip it! Hear her out. Any mom of teenagers...

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Why take a multivitamin?

Providing over 25 essential compounds in one easy dose, a multivitamin “fills in the gaps” that you can’t provide every single day just with a well-balanced, healthy diet. The discovery of vitamins in 1912 was a relatively recent event in the history of medicine, but it was also a revolutionary one, as doctors and scientists realized that many deadly diseases were in fact vitamin deficiencies. Suddenly, a simple vitamin supplement could cure such...

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