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Raw Garlic Every Day

Raw Garlic Every Day

Hippocrates was one of the first to recommend raw garlic to be consumed every day to improve health. Consuming raw garlic every day can help to grow healthy hair, cure acne, soothe psoriasis, control weight, treat athlete’s foot, and help with ear aches among other uses. Garlic lowers blood pressure and has been used in …

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Essential Oils That Help To Combat Signs of Aging

Essential Oils That Help To Combat Signs of Aging

There’s nothing nice about signs of aging, especially premature aging. Skin loses suppleness and elasticity which is characterized by the formation of fine lines and wrinkles. Factors such as sun damage, toxic beauty products, stress, smoking, and alcohol consumption also age the body and mind to age you. There are natural methods and products that …

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Thyme Oil Calms Inflammatory Response

Thyme Oil Calms Inflammatory Response

Japanese scientists isolate the compound present in the essential oils from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel, and bergamot that exerts a potent anti-inflammatory effect. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme involved in prostaglandin biosynthesis, and plays a key role in the inflammatory response.  In that essential oils, extracted from plants, have been long used for their …

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