History of Saunas Nomads in Finland build the first sauna 10,000 years ago. It used to be a hot hole in the ground, and evolved into stand alone huts. Stones would be roasted over an open flame, and ounce there was enough heat, they got rid of the fire, and got inside. They would splash water on the stones to create steam, endure the heat as long as possible, then jump into an icy cold body of water. Saunas were also...
The body is designed to heal itself, and your eyes are no exception. In the united states, about 3 out of 4 people have some form of vision correction, and it's even worse in some countries. Over 100 years ago, the numbers were about 6% of people. Something is clearly wrong. What has changed? Glasses are treating a symptom, but when you remove the underline cause of a disease, it will either stabilize, or get better because there is nothing...
The planet is made of about 70% water, and our bodies are no different. When we say 70% of our bodies are made of water, it's really saying that it's going into the creation of our tissues. Water becomes other things because it's a universal solvent. Water is also very conductive do to the mineral content. It acts as a crystal, and is able to store information. Roles that Water Plays In charge of the maintenance of DNA. Facilitates the reactions...
Every single day, we inhale about 15,000 liters of air. Any toxins in that air we circulated throughout our entire body. According to research at MIT, air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths a year. When pregnant women are exposed to air pollution, it can cause pre mature birth, and birth defects, like asthma, autism, and lower IQ. One of the key ways air pollution causes damage is through cellular inflammation, detoxification impairment, and impairing the immune system. Air pollution...
Protein is often over looked when it comes to the three macro nutrients, proteins, carbs, and fat. Fat, and carbs have been getting a lot of attention the past few decades, but protein, not so much. Today you will find out what protein actually is, the importance of it in building our bodies, and much more. What is Protein? Protein consists of amino acids, both essential, and non essential. There are about 20 amino acids in total. Essential is classified as not...
Light plays a critical, and often overlooked aspect in our health. Were going to go over sunlight, artificial light, and light therapy devices. By the end of this, you will know how to incorporate more light into your life. How Light Has Been Used Throughout History Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, had prescribed sunlight for a variety of aliments. He even had a large solarium for his patients as a part of their therapy. Ancient Greek Olympians were advised to use...
EMFs (Electromagnetic Frequencies) can consist of native EMF, or non native EMF. Native EMF is emitted from the earths surface at 7.8 hz. This is actually very beneficial for our health. Non native EMFs emit radio waves, electric fields, magnetic fields, and dirty electricity. All of these come from man made technology. All of these have been proven to be detrimental to our health. Technology is phenomenal, and has it's place, but this does not come without drawbacks. EMF Science Research done...
Salt has been used throughout history for various things. Everything from preserving food, salary, war, mummies, and colonizing. Sea salt is typically made through harvesting sea water, filtering, and dehydrating it. The process will very depending on the salt. Salt is one of the most misunderstood topics of health out there. The common point that people point to is high blood pressure, but original research that was done for this was in rats who were given a ridiculous amount of...
What is Cancer? In the year 2000 Douglas Hanahan, and Robert Weinberg had published a paper called the hallmarks of cancer. This was a revolutionary paper because up until this point, researchers only focused on the minutia, and the separate types of cancers. This paper did something different. It wanted to find what is common among all cancers. They had found 6 hallmarks of cancer, and recently added more. These hallmarks include sustaining proliferative signaling, evading growth suppressors, resisting cell death,...
History Essential oils have been used for 1000s of years. When they are extracted, they are much more potent than the original herb. In ancient Egypt 5000 B.C.E. they extracted oils with animal fats, and the sun. They also had an ancient scroll that described many uses for essential oils. In 1922, when king tuts tome was opened, they found lots of essential oils that were in perfect condition. In Pakistan 4000 B.C.E. they began to have oil refinements. In ancient...