If there’s one food which is extremely healthy, but has somehow managed to stay under the radar and keep a reputation solely as a sweet and flavoursome treat, it’s definitely cinnamon. Dark chocolate is known for its heart healthy powers, an apple a day supposedly keeps the doctor away, but the shocking benefits of cinnamon […]
Garlic is a bulbous root vegetable which belongs to the same family as onions, which was estimated to be the 3rd most popular herbal supplement in 2016, and for good reason. Firstly, garlic is particularly high in rare sulphurous compounds, including thiacremonone, allicin, and allinase. Because sulphur is one of the main ingredients for glutathione,
Cranberry, a fruit which originated in the forests of northern Europe, was estimated to be the second most popular herbal supplement in 2016, and it’s easy to see why. Cranberries are most popular for preventing urinary tract infections, and they succeed wildly, by wiping out the bacteria which causes it. Naturals antioxidants called proanthocyanidins are behind those benefits,
Hyaluronic acid, also referred to as sodium hyaluronate, is perhaps the single most important natural molecule for moisturised skin. This natural carbohydrate is now a wildly popular skincare ingredient, but occurs naturally in the human body, as well as root tubers like sweet potatoes and satoimo. What is hyaluronic acid? It’s a natural water container,
Nowadays, the benefits of antioxidants for brain health, happiness, cognition, your skin, your mood, and your energy are well known. Antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin E, resveratrol and glutathione are all popular, but one antioxidant with particularly interesting powers is alpha lipoic acid. ALA functions as a powerful antioxidant in its own right, being one
