CHASTEBERRY: LADIES, MEET YOUR NEW BESTIE. As the quintessential, fair-weather friends they are, hormones have been a focus of women’s health for centuries. The chasteberry tree, also called chaste tree or Abraham’s balm, has been a ‘ride-or-die’ for women for almost as long. Chasteberry is native to the wet banks and rivers in Europe and …
WHY BLACK EDLERBERRY NEEDS TO BE YOUR JAM. First things first…history. “The Father of Medicine”, Hippocrates, referred to the elder tree as his personal medicine chest. Native Americans treated infections with elderberry and the ancient Egyptians used it to heal burns and improve complexion. These days, you are most likely to encounter black elderberry …
10 WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS. Your adrenal glands, located on top of your kidneys, are responsible for managing your stress response. Cortisol is released into the blood by the adrenals in response to stress, which then transports cortisol throughout the body. Blood levels of cortisol vary but should be highest in the morning when we …
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROBIOTICS. Inside the human body, we have about 4.5 pounds of good bacteria that we need to live a healthy life. These bacteria, a word we normally think of as bad, are called healthy gut microflora or “the good guys.” They live on our skin, in our mouth, in our stomach, intestines …
