I have seen people wondering so much about whipped soft and silky tallow balms. Honestly, there's nothing easier than this recipe. Tallow is rich in fatty acids (such as palmitoleic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid) that will help forming the lipids that keep your skin moisturised and soft and protected without damaging your skin's… Continue reading WHIPPED TALLOW BALM
Category: Skin and Hair Health
HOW DARK CHOCOLATE CAN PREVENT CHRONIC DISEASE
Think of dark chocolate as a perfectly good excuse to indulge every now and then without the need to overthink about bad consequences for as long as you don't overeat (as with everything else). The benefits that dark chocolate can bring are greatly dependant on the type of chocolate, quantity eaten and amount of cacao… Continue reading HOW DARK CHOCOLATE CAN PREVENT CHRONIC DISEASE
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BONE BROTH
Bone broth is suddenly making a comeback! And let us hope this time is for good. Many of us have been raised on this highly nutritious liquid thanks to the preservation of traditions by our more, ''rural'' sides of the family, such as grandparents. I myself was given bone broth on a daily basis for… Continue reading WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BONE BROTH
DON’T MISTAKE TREATMENT FOR CURE
Yesterday’s post made me see something: hair loss to men is as sensitive of a topic as infertility is to a woman. And I get it! There is so much of ‘’why me?!’’ and frustration,…both are similar in very many ways and I am not trying to make one feel more or less important. Thing… Continue reading DON’T MISTAKE TREATMENT FOR CURE
DHT AND TESTOSTERONE ROLE IN HAIR LOSS
DHT is dihydrotestosterone, an androgen sex hormone, sometimes referred as DH. This hormone, converted from testosterone, is the driving reasons of all the changes that happen during puberty in both males and females, including sexual arousal. According to the Society for Endocrinology, 10% of the testosterone produced by an adult every day is actually converted… Continue reading DHT AND TESTOSTERONE ROLE IN HAIR LOSS
WHY IS RAW MILK GOOD
A study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology which involved 8000 children with a variety of diets, reached to the conclusion that drinking raw milk as part of their every day routine for the time of trial had given them immunising effects (see PMID: 22054181). Nutrients such as probiotics, vitamin D and immunoglobulins… Continue reading WHY IS RAW MILK GOOD
COLLAGEN TYPES AND USAGE
There are at least 16 types of collagen in the human body, including type 1,2,3,5 and 10. Nonetheless, 80-90% of collagen is of type 1,2 and 3. There are also different type of collagen found in foods and supplements. Type 1: The most abundant and strongest in the human body, its fibers form tendons, ligaments,… Continue reading COLLAGEN TYPES AND USAGE
COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENTATION
Collagen is the most abundant protein in your body, exactly type 1 collagen. We can find collagen in muscles, bones, tendons, skin, blood vessels and digestive system. The skin benefits from collagen are mainly related to skin strength, elasticity and ability to replace dead skin cells. For joins and tendons, collagen is what glues them… Continue reading COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENTATION