Skinny-Teatox

With the array of vitamins, minerals and nutrients available in pill form as you walk to the checkout at your local grocery store or pharmacy, it can be easy to assume that that is the easiest, and best way to up your daily intake of your essential vitamins. 

After all, we hear all the time that increasing your intake of Vitamin C will help ward off colds and the nasty winter flu, that your low energy levels may be because you are iron deficient, and to be mindful of getting enough calcium to promote good bone health and to prevent osteoporosis later in life. 

But it’s not that simple.  Here’s what you need to know about choosing to take your vitamins and minerals via a pill instead of getting them naturally through your food:

If you’ve seen an increase in mushrooms popping up on your Instagram feed over these last few months, you may be wondering just what exactly this whole mushroom craze is about. 

Not mushrooms as in button mushrooms or Portobello mushrooms, but medicinal mushrooms: Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, Lion’s Mane and several other varieties, which
research is showing have promising and powerful health benefits for the body and mind. 

With the benefits assembled collectively in one product, these mushrooms are some of the most powerful, health promoting superfoods available. 

The next time you are feeling a cold coming on, low on energy or just in need of a good cleanse and body detoxification, don’t go buy expensive products at the health food store.  Instead, use these ideas for making your own at home heath boosting elixirs: 

If you are trying to lose weight to improve your overall health and boost your longevity, you probably are well aware that one of the important components of this is to reduce your levels of cholesterol. 

Cholesterol is a type of fat that occurs in every one and is required by the body to function and survive.  In excess levels however, cholesterol is one of the main types of fats that can build up on the arteries and impede blood circulation, potentially even causing a heart attack or blood clot. 

If you are at risk for these problems, or if you just want to get healthier, lose weight and know you need to reduce your cholesterol levels, here are 8 foods you should be eating to help you out:

You don’t have to rely on any (broken promises) quick fix pills or miracle shakes to help you feel slim and healthy.  Instead, get into a healthy routine and adopt these daily health habits to help you feel and look your best: