A simple way to boost your immune system is to be generous with herbs, spices and condiments in your kitchen. Many cultures around the world, including African, Caribbean, American, Chinese, Indian, Eastern European, have always made extensive use of spices, and for good reason too! Herbs and spices are a simple...
Cosmetics commercials promise wonders – your wrinkles will be ‘deleted’ and your skin left smooth. And yet, these vague formulas obscure the most obvious fact, namely that there is no cosmetic product/procedure that can permanently ‘delete’ a wrinkle. Getting to Know your Wrinkles There are several types of wrinkles - some wrinkles...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals can be either natural or synthetic and as their name suggests, they ‘disrupt’ and alter functions as well as behaviours regulated by our hormonal system (such as reproduction, growth, appetite and sleep). Here’s one example: the essential oil of clary sage is oestrogen-like due to its content of sclareol...
Want to attain a radiant complexion and reduce wrinkles, tighten pores and get rid of those acne scars? Well you can do all of these with a little lemon juice! Lemon is concentrated with alpha-hydroxy acids (AHA), which is why it rivals many cosmetic peels for skin! Some of the most...
If you plan on undergoing a diet this summer, you might believe that along with shedding some weight, you’ll also be much healthier. However this is not always the case! Not only do a majority of diets lead to long-term weight gain (the infamous yo-yo effect) but also even more worrying,...
Your skin is covered with pores – tiny holes that are the openings of hair follicles. They allow your skin to perspire and your body to cool off, and also serve as a gateway for sebum, an oily substance that protects your skin. Sebum is usually in the form of...
Even when we have manage to say goodbye to acne, long-lasting scars, that are often proportional to the size of the inflammations that have caused them, leave us with bad memories to our skin. However, there are natural healing remedies that can have a real impact in eliminating scars when...
With winter in full swing, our lips are stripped from moisture, becoming more dry and chapped as a natural and common consequence. However, such chaps can also turn into real wounds if not taken care of and commercial lip balms, filled with chemicals and mineral oils derived from petroleum are...
The women of Morocco have been using rhassoul clay, as a skin and hair cleanser, for over 12 centuries. Mined from the ancient deposits of the Atlas Mountains, this mineral-rich clay has numerous virtues. Its name derives from the Arabic term for ‘washing’, rhassala, and has played an important part...
Of all the Amazonian rainforest natural secrets, none have been pursued more eagerly than her aphrodisiacs - rumoured to spark the flames of passion and boost sexual desire and vigour. For the Amazon's indigenous men and women, the knowledge of these erotic stimulating plants have, since time immemorial, been passed down...