You are no doubt familiar with IV therapy, often administered during illness or after surgery. Medical professionals use it routinely to optimize hydration and deliver medications. However, IV therapy has benefits that go beyond medical treatment. Recently, IV drip therapy…

If you are body-conscious, you probably work out on the regular and keep close tabs on your calories. However, exerting yourself while limiting your energy intake has a dark side: Increased nutritional demand combined with decreased nutritional intake may help…

Americans are known globally to be workaholics, toiling away from dusk to dawn in the interest of meeting financial goals and making ends meet. Even if you enjoy your work, it is easy to overdo it to the point where…

Many people with darker skin tones or uneven pigmentation spend hundreds of dollars each year trying to find a product that safely and effectively brightens and lightens the skin. Many such treatments are topical creams that reduce levels of melanin,…

While winter is considered the official season of colds and flu, you can contract an upper respiratory or other viral infection at any time of year. In fact, many people suffer from some sort of sinus or other respiratory infection…

As the largest organ in your body, your skin works hard to protect you from the environment, regulate your body temperature, eliminate toxins and provide sensory information to your brain. When healthy and well hydrated, your skin remains supple, smooth…

Whether you are a novice runner or an experienced pro, you quickly learn the importance of training, nutrition and hydration in helping you perform at your peak. Of the three, hydration is far and above the most important, and will…

You are probably aware that your immune system works from within your body to protect you from infections and invading pathogens like bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms. But did you know that being deficient in certain micronutrients including vitamins, minerals,…

If you are at all body-conscious, you probably go out of your way to make sure you eat a nutritious diet. Yet even with careful planning, you may be falling short of getting all the nutrients you need for optimal…

They say that beauty is only skin deep, and while there may be some truth to that old adage, healthy radiant skin begins from within. No matter how much product you put on your face and body, or how much…