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Dental Health & Disease - the connection you didn't know about

Dental health, including the health of our teeth, gums, oral mucosa and the entire apparatus keeping the tooth attached to the gum, is...

What Are the Benefits of Astaxanthin?

Astaxanthin (3,3′-dihydroxy-ß,ß'-carotene-4,4′-dione) is an antioxidant in the Carotenoid family belonging to a sub-group called...

Are Reishi mushrooms useful?

Ganoderma Lucidium [lat.], commonly known as Reishi in Japan and Ling-Zhi in China, is a type of mushroom that grows on decaying plum...

Telomeres - The fountain of longevity?

Telomeres are a specific structure located at the end of DNA chromosomes. They protect DNA from degradation and fusion or entanglement...

Does L-Theanine Improve Brain Performance?

Tea leaf (lat. Camellia Sinensis) has been a favoured as a warm drink for thousands of years especially in ancient eastern civilisations....

Oxalates and kidney stones - what is the connection?

WHAT ARE OXALATES & WHY ARE THEY PROBLEMATIC? Oxalates (also known as oxalic acid components) are an inseparable part of the body of most...

Does soy cause cancer? - And what about GMO?

Many sources online openly link soy to progression and development of various cancers. The most common one being breast cancer in women...

Is soy oestrogenic?

Soy has received an incredibly bad reputation even among health professionals, doctors and nutritionists for its phytoestrogen effect. A...

Lion's Mane - Worth trying?

Hericium Erinaceus also known as Yamabushitake, Houtou, Lion’s Mane, Monkey’s Mushroom, Bear’s Head, Hog’s Head Fungus, White Beard, Old...

Maca - A divine Peruvian gift or a marketing hype?

Lepidium meyenii, also known as Maca root, is an ancient plant growing at a high altitude between 4000 – 4500 m above sea level in the...

Gut-Brain Connection #2 - Fix your gut to fix your brain.

In previous article, I have introduced the gut-brain axis, the bidirectional communication alley between your brain and your entire...