Today, we’re going to discuss a fascinating herbal supplement from India, one traditionally favoured by basketball players, bodybuilders and cheating Olympians rather than dermatologists. We’re going to discuss ashwagandha, a plant whose root has been favoured by Indian Ayurvedic medicine for hundreds of years. Also known as Withania Somnifera or winter cherry, ashwagandha is a […]
Aloe vera (Aloe vera barbadensis) is easily one of the most amazing medicinal plants mankind has yet discovered. There’s over 400 aloe species of which just four, including aloe vera, are cultivated for medicinal purposes. Its history among humanity dates back at least 6000 years, which is proven by Ancient Egyptian stone carvings. Egyptians referred
The melon, AKA the Cucurbitaceae family of fruits, is a popular berry fruit with at least 25 varieties worldwide. There’s the obscure spiky horned melon, which is popular in Africa. There’s the Chinese hami melon, the Korean melon, sugar melon, and the tiger melon. Contrary to popular belief, the watermelon IS a type of melon.
If you want acne-free skin, or in fact skin that’s immune to acne full-stop, it is smart to have websites like this as a handy encyclopaedic tool to analyse the safety of any diet or strategy you’re about to follow. But what’s even better is to become a walking acne encyclopaedia yourself. It’s best to
Vitamin B12 is easily one of the most popular supplements in the world, uniquely in the form of injections rather than pills. John F Kennedy once claimed that he would have never become president without it, and in 2008 alone, American doctors handed out 1.5 million prescriptions. The popularity has its roots in the 1950s, when the
