Health

In this day and age, we hear the word “narcissist” being thrown around a great deal. Many of us think we can identify the characteristics as they appear in others, but it’s harder to spot in ourselves. We all have some areas of life where we show extreme selfishness, and the right circumstances will usually …

Pulmonary Fibrosis is a disease that occurs when normal lung tissue is exchanged for fibrotic tissue (scar tissue) over a gradual period of time. When this process occurs, the lungs are not able to absorb much-needed oxygen. Health professionals believe that when damage occurs to the alveolar epithelial cells which line the air spaces of …

There is an old story about a pig and a chicken. Each was needed for a dish of ham and eggs to be created, and the chicken could not understand why the pig was not eager to participate in the endeavor, so he let his discontent with the pig be known in no uncertain terms. According to the chicken, the pig needed to get on board with the program so that the ham…

As you know, plants need four things to grow – nutrients, water, air, and sunlight, and without these things, the process of photosynthesis is impossible. Photosynthesis is how a plant draws energy from light and transforms it into chemical energy. This process is invaluable to our way of life as we know it. It is responsible for all of our mineral enriched…

We all know that some people walk it, and some people talk it, but at the end of the day, the green stuff always wins. If you have it, you have the freedom to access places that you never thought you could go and do things that you never thought were imaginable. It not only allows you to live the good life, but some studies suggest that the more you have, the…

One minute you are writing your name in the snow, the next, you’re just hoping for a decent stream. Every year millions of men struggle in the bathroom; the symptoms include increased frequency, feeling like you have not voided fully, difficulty with urination, and more night trips to the bathroom. If these are your symptoms, then you may have an enlarged prostate…

As with any kind of plant, if you want it to be healthier, then the soil that it grows from should have all the proper nutrients. Our teeth are the first and most important part of digestion, serving to grind food up and prepare it for the digestive system to extract nutrients. When the teeth are not healthy, this places an extra burden on the digestive system…

Mentha spicata, or spearmint, is a very aromatic plant first grown in the Mediterranean. Its bright green color, pointed leaves, and lavender flowers distinguish it from other mint plants. The active ingredients in spearmint are Mint L-Carvone and Limonene, with the leaves being used for its menthol and flavonoid. The medicinal uses of spearmint have made it a…

Our lives are like a puzzle; each piece must fit perfectly in its proper place. Every day we are bombarded by the stresses of life, and they usually manifest in areas of relationships, money, family, health, or our careers. If you can manage all these areas, then you have found what most of us are looking for, and that is harmony. However, if these areas of…

There is a story about how villagers in Thailand handled a problem with monkeys that had become so numerous that they began to overrun the community with chaos, stealing food and destroying crops. Monkeys love peanuts, so it was decided that peanuts would be placed in something big enough for the monkeys to get their hands in to grab peanuts but would not allow…