Here is a list of medicinal plants, herbs and spices that you can grow indoors throughout the year. You only need a windowsill, vertical spaces on walls that get enough sunlight or a gardening table set up beneath grow lights to grow these medicinal plants in your home. These plants are the same ones that you
Outside of the Box Training for Pecs If your shoulders and joints are angry, or the traditional bench press has never given you great results, try these six effective chest builders. Some lifters can build their chests just by looking at a bench press. For others, standard presses and dips just lead to lackluster development
How to Build Your Back Both are great variations for back size, but they hit different parts of the musculature. Here’s what you need to know. Do you use an underhand or overhand grip when you do barbell rows? Don’t worry, there’s no wrong answer. But each variation has a different effect. You need to
Coconut oil is known for its many beneficial properties, which include anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Highly moisturizing and soothing to the skin, coconut oil is also widely used as an ingredient in many skincare products. In recent years, many people have begun including “extra virgin” (unrefined and typically cold-pressed) coconut oil (EVCO) in their
Shortly before he was due to give a presentation last fall at a conference organized by The Doctor’s Appeal (Swedish: L?karuppropet) and Children’s Health Defense Europe in Stockholm, Germany pulmonologist, physician, epidemiologist and public health expert Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg spoke with Ivor Cummins about how the World Health Organization (WHO) was created for the explicit purpose of
Walking barefoot on the beach or lying in the grass may seem like simple pleasures, but reconnecting directly with the earth has profound health benefits backed by science. Known as „grounding“ or „earthing,“ this primal practice of touching the earth with bare skin helps reduce inflammation, improves sleep, supports heart health, and more. Grounding’s anti-inflammatory effects
Kaempferia parviflora, commonly known as Thai black ginger or Thai ginseng, is a medicinal plant that belongs to the ginger family. Native to Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and the Sumatra island in Indonesia, the rhizome of this herbaceous plant has been used as folk medicine for thousands of years. The Hmong hill tribe, one of the largest
Credit: Real Sports Photos / Shutterstock In some gym circles, you’re not considered a “true” lifter if nobody has ever asked you, “How much do you bench?” This fundamental exercise is the archetypal test of upper body strength and size. Yet, you might’ve seen this scene happen in person or in a viral video: a
Despite a growing block of opposition to it, the European Union has voted to give glyphosate another 10 years of life for use with crops grown with chemicals like Roundup. Originally a Monsanto product, Bayer now owns Roundup, along with billions of dollars in lawsuits of consumers claiming the herbicide caused their cancers. “Bayer bought
Memory lapses, colloquially referred to as occasional „senior moments,“ can occur at any age. Evidence shows that aging alone is generally not a cause of cognitive decline. Here are some science-proven ways to keep your brain healthy and sharp, and preserve your mental abilities as you get older. Incorporate simple brain exercises into your
