The Incredible Health Benefits of Lion’s Mane Mushroom Mushrooms have long been revered within many traditional societies, both for being nutritional powerhouses and for their potent health benefits. Found growing naturally on dying and dead trees in Europe, North America, China, and Japan, Hericium erinaceus – also known as Lion’s Mane mushroom – is an...
Benefits of Rhodiola Rosea Rhodiola is an herb that grows in the cold, mountainous regions of Europe and Asia. Its roots are considered adaptogens, meaning they help your body adapt to stress when consumed. Rhodiola is also known as arctic root or golden root, and its scientific name is Rhodiola rosea. Its root contains more...
Bacopa Monnieri Can Help Improve Your Cognitive Function Reprinted with the kind permission of Dr. Mercola.Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri), or moneywort, is a popular herb in Ayurvedic medicine that has been used in India for over three centuries. The bacopa herb is commonly known as a nootropic herb, which means that it can help repair damaged neurons...
Nootropics is a term for “smart drugs” or cognitive enhancers, which are natural or synthetic compounds that improve brain function Between the high-performing entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley and the cutthroat Wall Street world, nootropics are growing in popularity and usage. The film, “Limitless,” brought cognitive enhancement into the mainstream by showing a fictitious and exaggerated...
A medicinal mushroom with the name “bearded tooth fungus” may not sound like something you want to eat. But adding it to your diet could be a game changer for cognitive health. Lion’s mane mushroom — also known as “bearded tooth fungus” or “hedgehog mushroom,” (or hericium erinaceus in the fungi kingdom) — has become...
Can Supplements Improve Memory? Few things are more unnerving than the memory lapses most of us experience as we grow older. Younger people forget things all the time, of course, but for their elders these lapses (the mislaid word, name, key or to-do list) call up the threat of permanent memory loss, as in Alzheimer’s...
The Ultimate Health Guide: 6 Food Items To Keep Cholesterol In Control The Cholesterol Call By Ayush Rekha The first step in having healthy cholesterol levels is examining your diet. Here are some foods that can help keep your lipid profile in the desired range. Almonds Rich in unsaturated fats, almonds help raise healthy (HDL)...
8 Ways to Energize Each Morning To have a truly wonderful day, getting it started with your best foot forward. Workdays are more productive when you hit the ground running. Here’s how to make certain you’ve got the energy to start your day right, and keep it moving forward. 1. Inspire your body. When you’re...
Guide to controlling high cholesterol Whether you are trying to prevent a second cardiac event or avoid heart problems altogether, lipids and cholesterol levels play a vital role in your heart health since high levels can clog arteries and prevent blood flow to or from the heart. Your cholesterol is considered high if the total...
A Denton County woman is shining the spotlight on a cholesterol disorder that affects millions of Americans. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder that causes cholesterol to skyrocket to levels not even common medications can handle. Wenter Blair Anderson, of Ponder, and her son, Christian, stay active and eat healthy, but no lifestyle change can...