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The tragic irony of today’s commercialized “anti-aging” concoctions is that, due to a variety of dubious constituents and carcinogenic chemicals that remain unchecked within a shockingly unregulated industry, these “beauty-enhancing” and “healthy” treatments end up doing more harm than good—sometimes even instigating the very thing they’re supposed to protect us from. You don’t have to dig deep to uncover some truly unsettling statistics. Take the lead in lipstick, for example. Or the 1.4 dioxane in baby soap.  How about coal tar in shampoo? Consider, too, that more American women have died of breast cancer in the last 20 years than...

The ultimate skin-brightening and free-radical-fighting cocktail has been at your fingertips all along, formulated with an intense concentration of L-ascorbic acid, what’s regarded as the most extensively researched form of topical Vitamin C. Since its discovery in 1912 and its creation as a supplement in 1933, Vitamin C has been ranked among the most effective and safe medicines, listed on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines.[i]  Vitamin C’s medical uses range from preventing the destabilization of collagen, cancer prevention, treatment of the common cold, and for the reduction of cardiovascular and chronic diseases. When applied topically—as in the...

Allow me to reintroduce you to carbon—or, its more common alias: “activated charcoal”. It may someday save your life or that of someone you love. A potent therapeutic concoction, activated charcoal is primarily used in trauma centers worldwide to safely and effectively treat drug overdose and poisoning. It’s a treatment that traps and then flushes out toxins and chemicals from the body; the best types of activated charcoal are created from natural sources such as coconut shells. The powder's benefits have been renown since olden times, with ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Chinese physicians recommending its use for medicinal purposes.  ...

The Dead Sea is anything but dead if you’re looking for a place teeming with enriching minerals and life-enhancing properties. Granted, the hypersaline nature of this lake, due to its significant concentration of sodium chloride and other mineral salts, make it literally impossible for fish, plants, and other macroscopic aquatic organisms to survive within it. Miniscule quantities of bacteria and microbial fungi do exist.[i] It's the deepest of its kind in the world--and, with 33.7% salinity, it is reportedly 8.6 times saltier than the ocean. Located in the Jordan Rift Valley, the Dead Sea's unique beauty attracts tourists all-year round; it...

As of 2011, the United States ranked as the top producer of bentonite worldwide, followed by China and Greece. It is an absorbent aluminum phyllosilicate clay that typically forms from the weathering of aged volcanic ash. It has been used for centuries for its spectrum of benefits, ranging from serving as a foundry-sand bond in iron and steel foundries, as a groundwater barrier, and as a base for dermatologic formulas. Native cultures in the Andes, Africa, and Australia consumed tiny amounts of this clay by dissolving it in water with meals to prevent potential poisoning from toxins.[i] This healing clay has...