Lyme disease is a complicated infection that is caused by bacteria that's transmitted from a tick or insect bite. The majority of cases of Lyme are due to a bite from a type of deer tick known as the black-legged tick, which can carry and pass on bacteria known as borrelia burgdorferi. According to the Michigan…
Cinnamon — the common name for the powder that's derived from several different Cinnamomum plant species — is considered to be the most widely-used spice in the world. Yet many people don't realize that cinnamon can also be used as a concentrated powder, as cinnamon pills or cinnamon essential oil form, in addition to sprinkled on…
Subclinical hypothyroidism — which affects between an estimated 3 to 8 percent of the population, especially women and older adults — can be the cause of symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety and poor memory. Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is considered a type of "mild thyroid failure," and in some cases is an early form of hypothyroidism.…
Maybe you took your first Ayurvedic body type or "dosha" quiz and your result came back as primarily "kapha." What does it all mean? To better understand your primary dosha type, we first must take a look at Ayurveda, which roughly translates to "the science of life." Ayurveda is a buzz word popping up in…
Maybe you just took an Ayurvedic dosha quiz and learned you've got a lot of "vata" in your mind-body constitution. So what in the world does it mean to have a primary vata dosha? First, let's cover a few basics. Born out of the Vedic culture of India, Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old system of holistic healing…
Did you know that adverse drug reactions are the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.? According to research published by Harvard University, prescription drugs have a 1 in 5 chance of causing serious reactions after they are approved. Even properly prescribed drugs cause about 1.9 million drug hospitalizations per year, along with the…
Can you take supplements on keto? Definitely, and there's many reasons why you should. Keto supplements offer benefits like helping you get into ketosis faster, mitigating keto flu side effects, and controlling your appetite. Keto supplements — such as exogenous ketones, a multivitamin with electrolytes and a quality protein powder — might not be completely…
For college students cramming during finals week, busy professionals working overtime or sleep-deprived parents, caffeine pills may seem like a quick-fix to boost energy levels. Offering the same — or sometimes even double —the caffeine content as a single cup of coffee, caffeine pills are commonly used by those looking to kick up caffeine consumption…
Nootropics (also known as "smart drugs") have risen in popularity over the past decade. One product you may have recently heard more about is piracetam. Like other nootropics, the makers of piracetam claim that it can help improve cognition function by boosting memory, neuroplasticity and more. Most of the available research that has been conducted…
Researchers believe that humans, and many other animal species, too, developed the capacity to produce ketones (or ketone bodies) in order to prolong survival during periods of caloric deprivation. (1) Ketones are beneficial for our muscles, brains and other tissues during times of stress — such as when we're intentionally restricting calories because we're fasting,…
