Body

L-lysine is well known for its beneficial effects on cold sores, but this amino acid has numerous functions that can enhance your overall health.

A naturopath reviews the medical journals and discusses the uses of ginseng and if it causes cancer.

Leucine occurs in many foods but is a popular supplement for its well-researched ability to build lean muscle.

A lack of folic acid in your diet is bad news for more than just pregnant women.

Beetroot juice has anti-ageing effects on the brain.

Wondering what the purpose of chanting is in yoga? We find out.

There is nothing like the world wide web to reduce complex-whole-of-life-change down to simplistic keyword-rich mantras. This is why the Dark Mistress has settled on weight-loss as the start-up objective in her move back to embodied life – the ads on FaceBook told her to. Give FaceBook enough demographic data to work out you’re a) […]

Last month an International Conference of Psychologists is considering the declaration of Internet Addiction as a mental illness. In my view this is a long shot – I mean second-life maybe. The internet though IS the cause of many sedentary hours – there is nothing like the www to give you the sense of doing […]

One might assume that if you’re in an ashram,  you’d be be getting the same bland, vegetarian dishes day in, day out. The ashram I stayed at however, offered a variety of different meals full of aromatic spices and fresh vegetables which I’ve since tried to replicate at home. As I’ve mentioned before, the ashram […]

Epsom salts aren’t just for nana and grandad, their pain-relieving qualities also leave your skin feeling incredibly soft, help your body to detox and replenish vital minerals such as magnesium, which most of us don’t have enough of.

The following ideas can help keep your breasts feeling and looking firm, your breast skin healthy and glowing.

Aside from specialised eye creams, is there anything else you can do to protect and nourish your eyes?