After realizing that we spend around 2 years of our life showering JAMES HAMBLIN decided to try an experiment. He decided to stop showering and see what happened.

If you are anything like me then you enjoy your showers. You spend an average of 20 minutes a day cleaning your body, washing your hair, and enjoying the soothing water. But did you know that we spend around 12,167 hours of our life washing our bodies?

If we didn’t shower, which I am not necessarily recommending, just imagine what we would do with all of that free time! This is exactly what James Hamblin decided to put to the test.

While commercials and society are obsessed with telling us that we need to constantly clean our bodies, remove oils, and moisturize the big question is: what is this doing to our bodies and how much water are we wasting?

The fear seems to be that without showering we would become very oily, smelly, and generally unclean which could lead to diseases and eventually no social life. But what if we decided to brave all the stigma and do it anyway? Whether out of laziness or plain curiosity what if we decided to just stop showering?

Let’s see what James found out.

“At first, I was an oily, smelly beast.” -James Hamblin Continue reading →

Turmeric is seriously amazing. Studies have shown that turmeric has the strongest anti-inflammatory effect in the plant world. Curcumin (the main ingredient in turmeric) inhibits the enzyme activity of COX-2 (cyclooxygenase), which is responsible for the creation of molecules that cause inflammation.

Turmeric is also one of the most thoroughly researched plants today. Its medicinal properties and components has been the subject of more than 5,600 published reviews and biomedical research.

In fact, in the five-year research project on the “sacred plant” scientists discovered more than 600 potential preventive and therapeutic applications, as well as 175 different beneficial physiological effects.

Among all the countless uses for it, turmeric is also amazing for your teeth!

You’d think it’s orange color couldn’t whiten your teeth – but it does! It’s perfect for helping with toothaches, it’s micro bacterial so it gets rid all the bacteria in your mouth which causes anything from bad breath to infection.

This makes it perfect for helping with oral infections of all kind. It also stops your teeth from getting too brittle and creates a sort of protection around them! Continue reading →

Cigarettes are one of the most addicting things on the planet – and they are purposely manufactured that way. If you’re a smoker who just can’t seem to kick the habit – this can help you! It’s extremely difficult to quit if you’re a long term smoker, especially if you get stressed easy.

Look around, the design of our society constantly keeps us stressed, busy and demands all our energy. It seems almost impossible to quit if you live in a crowded city where people smoke all around you. Don’t get down on yourself – the problem is bigger than just you.

The desire to smoke cigarettes is a reflection of the state of our world. We seek comfort in something that we know will kill us – yet it numbs our stresses. We feel like it’s something we need to help center and focus our attention when we’re overwhelmed.

If you’re getting to the point where your body cannot handle anymore cigarettes, it’s time to give this a try: Continue reading →

Crying is something we’ve all done, from the moment we are born, to when we’re watching a sad movie or laughing with joy.

But what is the biological purpose of creating water from our eyes when we feel strong emotions? First, there are few different kinds of tears.

The basal lubrication in our eyes is that constant layer of moisture that keeps our eyes from drying out.

Then there is the reflex lubrication that produces from irritants like dust or when we cut onions. This is because our brain releases hormones that trigger the glands in our eyes to protect them.

One of the reasons we cry when we are upset is to show those around us our true emotions. It puts us in a state of passiveness, blurring our eyes and almost handicapping us from any aggressive behavior.

Another theory says that crying is a literal way to the shed your stress. When we have any intense emotion of any kind, it needs to come out one way or another.

What’s incredibly interesting is that the compositional make up of reflex tears versus emotional tears are much different.

Reflex tears hold much higher levels of proteins within them, while emotional tears hold more of a chemical called ACTH which is a hormone linked to high stress levels. So when we are crying, we are literally releasing and shedding our stress.

Tears can be seen as a physical manifestation of an internal emotional reaction. It is our body’s way of releasing those emotions. Continue reading →

The ability to move freely under water is in some ways comparable to flying. The freedom of going up and down and playing around without feeling the weight of gravity, it would feel amazing!

In the waters of the Andaman Sea, we find the Moken tribe who are also known as ‘the sea nomads’. The children of this tribe poses the ability to move so freely under water, so they are being called the dolphin-children!
When the tide rises the children of tribe tend to be more under water than above.

They enter the waters and swim to great depths. Not only do they have the possibility to sink themselves without weights, they see perfectly clear underwater without goggles. This usually isn’t the case for us, when we open our eyes under water, our vision completely blurs.

Their eyes are completely adjusted to the conditions underwater. When the dolphin-children open their eyes, their irises get smaller and they increase their depth of field.  Also the actual shape of their lens changes, which is called accommodation. This is a similar adaptation to what dolphins do.

The Swedish scientist Anna Gislen travelled to Asia to visit the Moken tribe to do more research about the children’s eyes under water. Besides inspecting the dolphin-children, she wanted to find out if all children have the ability to adapt their sight under water. Continue reading →

Garlic is an incredibly powerful plant that not only tastes great when cooked into your dinner but also has been used as a healing remedy for thousands of years world wide! Recently scientists have started studying Garlic and has found some surprising results.

Washington University recently discovered that garlic can be up to 100 times more effective at treating bacterial infections than our regular prescription antibiotics.

This makes perfect sense when you realize that many medicinal plants have been evolving for millions of years and need to have their own defenses against invading bacteria.

On top of being a natural antibacterial agent, garlic will help protect the body against DNA damage and aging effects because it is full of antioxidants.

Since it is high in the mineral sulfur you can use garlic to help detox your system which is important if you are trying to heal your body and prevent illnesses.

Use Garlic at Home To Boost your Health!

Throw some of this awesome herb into your pan when cooking stir-fries or other home cooked meal to add some of its healing power into your life. If you notice that you are starting to get a cold or sinus infection eat a tiny clove of garlic. (Or half of one since it is very intense.) This will quickly boost your immune system and probably clean out your sinuses while you are at it.

The Many Health Benefits of Garlic

Aging garlic or pickling it can help destroy superbugs that are unreachable by normal antibiotics without creating new ones. If you are wanting to create your own home made picked garlic check out this recipe here!

Aged garlic can also help heal the buildup of plaque in arteries. According to  LA BioMed, Torrance, California using aged garlic extract can help remove the soft plaque (aka low-attenuation plaque) buildup in your arteries. The study participants all struggled with metabolic syndrome which is also strongly linked to cardiac disease.

“Were I forced to have only one herb in my kitchen, garlic would be it.” -Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar

If you have decided to make some lifestyle changes and use plants to aid your body in healing then this is one of the most powerful herbs you could use. Here are 7 more reasons why garlic needs to be in everyone’s kitchen and medicine cabinet!

1. Garlic is a great source for Antioxidants which helps in slowing aging and fighting cancer-causing free radicals
2. Raw, uncooked garlic, contains allicin which can help control hypertension.
3. The allicin can also help prevent acne and other skin conditions.
4. Garlic can shorten the length of your cold because of its sulfur.
5. Because garlic is such a powerful ingredient in killing cancer cells it can help reduce the risk of getting lung cancer by almost 50% in nonsmokers.
6. Garlic can help your body as a natural anti-inflammatory agent and even ease issues with osteoarthritis.
7. Garlic can help reduce the risk of blood clots because it thins the blood.

Warning: If you are due to have surgery or have issues with bleeding do not take garlic. Garlic can make it hard for your body to clot making it very dangerous during major surgeries. It’s best to avoid it for a week or two leading up to the procedure and then wait until you are fully healed before resuming it. (Consult your doctor for more information)

Garlic Soup!

If you are looking for a great way to enjoy garlic and load up on Omega-3 fatty acids then we recommend that you try out this tasty garlic soup!

Ingredients you will need:

• 5 bulbs of garlic
• 2 Tbs of vegan butter
• 2 Tbs of olive oil
• 2 large onions
• 1 Tbs of fresh thyme
• 8.5 ounces of vegetable
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 3 cups of bread, chopped
• 1 cup of Dairy free sour cream (optional)

How to prepare the soup:

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Cut the top of the garlic off and then coat them in just a little bit of olive oil. Chop up the parsley, bread, and thyme.

Put the garlic in banana leaves (or another aluminum alternative) and then bake them for 90 min. Remove from the oven and let them cook. Heat up the vegan butter and olive oil in a pot until it melts and then add the onions and cook it for 10 min.

One the garlic has cooked mash it up with a fork and then add it into your pot. After that add your other herbs and the veggie broth.

Cook them together for 5 minutes and then add in the bread until it softens which takes about 5 more minutes. Add in your dairy free sour cream, pepper, and salt to taste.

ENJOY!

Let us know in the comments below how you like to use garlic!

 

 

Sources-

Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs 2012 pgs. 70-72

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