Fighting Disease through Fighting Inflammation Day after day in our busy hustle of life, we don't even think about what we're doing to our bodies. From the activities we do or don't do, to the foods we grab out of convenience, years of bad habits quickly add up to long term damage. Chronic inflammation is [...]
You and your health might be missing something very important in life, the D. That's vitamin D. The system that has been created by our society keeps the majority of us indoors most of our lives. We spend our time indoors, we sit at a desk all day, we are fairly sedentary in our lifestyle. [...]
"The cure for anything is salt water; sweat, tears or the sea." - Isak Dinesen, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Salt has been demonized by the medical community in recent decades for being the culprit in some very serious conditions. Oddly enough, if you dig into research and clinical studies, that is not the [...]
TOTAL HEALTH – Aloe vera Series 10, Article 4 Welcome to the environmental health section of www.builtmag.com. Throughout our environmental series of articles we will address and learn to minimize exposure to hazardous biologicals in our everyday environment, and learn about healthy and therapeutic compounds and foods. Aloe vera is a member of the Liliaceae [...]
Who’s your maintenance guy? If I were to ask you that question you’d probably assume I was talking about your mechanic, air conditioning company or even the guy who keeps your pool clean. But your doctor? You’d say “Nahhhh, I only see my doctor when I’m sick.” From one athlete to another, if you have [...]
Most of my nutrition programming is done with a goal, not just calories in calories out. I like to maximize my calories. What I mean by this, is getting the most out of the allotted daily calorie intake. So i'm sure you've heard the "IIFYM if it fits your macros" people talk a lot. It [...]
Most average people go to the store looking for things to satiate taste buds, grabbing what catches your eye, what has the best marketing or prettiest picture, or last but not least, to meet a mental or emotional need. Sale stickers everywhere, new Oreo flavors calling to you, samples of un-healthy everything being handed out. [...]
Garlic is commonly used to add flavor to many food dishes, but it has some super impressive health benefits too. The key medicinal compound in garlic is allicin, which has antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antioxidant properties. In addition, garlic is packed with vitamins and nutrients. Some of these include vitamins B1, B6, C, as well [...]
According to Dr. Datis Kharrazian, 90% of people with hypothyroidism have Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune hypothyroid condition, whereby the immune system attacks thyroid tissue. Therefore, to cure thyroid disease, or any autoimmune condition, you have to get to the source of the imbalance; focusing on suppression of symptoms with medication is simply barking up the wrong tree. [...]
Coconut oil is one of the few foods that puts the "super" in superfoods. Most people glance at the nutrition facts of coconut oil and immediately write it off. Not only is it high in fat, it's high in saturated fat. Almost 90% of the fatty acids in coconut oil come from saturated fats. Saturated [...]
