When you're younger, it's easy to think that your body will never break down, you'll always be able to bounce back from any injury, and that you'll live forever. As you get older, you learn pretty quickly that none of those things are true. Unfortunately, as your body ages, there are countless different conditions that…
Your immune system is pretty much your best friend in the fight against the microorganisms that cause disease and sickness in your body. And unfortunately, no one's immune system is going to have a 100% success rate. It might deal with 99.999% of the bad stuff that tries to get you sick – but every…
If you want to get over a uti fast, most doctors will prescribe an anti-biotic to kill off the infection and get you feeling better faster. However, if you want to try a different approach, there are several home remedies you can try to get rid of your uti. While these home remedies should be…
Everybody hates canker sores. It's pretty much impossible to find a single person who would say, "Oh no, I quite enjoy the sensation of a painful ulcer in my mouth." If you do find that person, run away. Very, very fast. Canker sores start out as a red oval in your mouth, and quickly get…
Period cramps are extremely common across all women who menstruate. In fact, more than half of women who menstruate suffer from period cramps (also called dysmenorrhea) for at least a day every single month. Ouch! Dysmenorrhea won't cause any lasting harm to your body and usually doesn't signal anything more serious than just normal period…
Everybody knows what it feels like to feel nauseous and sick – and no one wants to go through it. After all, you know something is unpleasant when people look forward to throwing up as a way to end it. Whether it's caused by food poisoning, disease, morning sickness, medication, or even dehydration, nausea is…
Tea tree is pretty much the antiseptic before there were modern antiseptics. It can treat wounds, disinfect surfaces, and generally do everything that we take for granted in our modern antiseptics today – but with a natural source. Tea tree plant is also known as melaleuca. People started harvesting and using the essential oil from…
Everyone knows water is important for you. Staying hydrated, keeping your body refreshed, making sure all your vital systems, organs, and parts are working correctly – water is essential to all of that. But while most people know how important it is to drink water throughout the day, they've missed out on some of the…
Your kidneys are massively important – and when it comes to painful consequences if they get messed up, they're near the top of the list. Kidney stones occur when your kidneys aren't able to do their job effectively – and they can make your life excruciating. They can cause tearing, block the flow of urine…
I know the term "superfood" gets thrown around lightly a lot of the time, but spirulina is the real deal. If you've ever checked out its nutrition facts, it's insane. Just an ounce of spirulina has 39 grams of protein, 230mg of Omega-3 fatty acids, 85% of your copper intake, 44% of your iron intake…