How to Prevent Thyroid Diseases? The Holistic Approach The importance of the thyroid can be summed up by the fact that we cannot live without thyroid hormones.  Thyroid hormone release is extremely precisely regulated according to our daily needs.  This regulation cannot be achieved when we take hormone substitutes, hence the importance of preserving our thyroid gland so that we never need to take thyroid hormones. What is the thyroid? All you need to know The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland. It is located on the throat, below, and on either side of the Adam’s ap ..read more

Plant Based Snacks - Your Guide to Healthy Eating Introduction Today, a plant-based diet is the healthiest and most ethical choice. In principle, a healthy diet is adapted to our metabolism from any point of view. It must meet the following criteria:   Foods best suited to our digestive anatomy and physiology The most natural foods available, especially those from organic farming Foods that provide us with all the nutrients we need The foods that provide the greatest protection against the so-called diseases of civilization Foods containing the greatest diversity of phytonutri ..read more

Is Yoga Good for Mobility? All You Need to Know Nowadays, almost nobody can honestly say that they never heard about yoga. Yet, a couple of decades ago, yoga was still quite unknown to most Westerners, mostly practiced in India and other Asiatique countries.  As part of India’s ancient traditions and physical practices, yoga is now known and practiced worldwide by all types of people. Of course, this large expansion comes with a wide range of different yoga styles, schools, and ways of practice. That implies that two people practicing “yoga” can actually do very different things de ..read more

Healthy Aging: Preventing age-related diseases In our opinion, this is such an important topic that we actually did a full free webinar on it. This webinar contains more than 1 hour with our experts that will give you a solid base of understanding on the stakes of aging as healthily as possible.  Additionally, it will give you a glimpse of the power of natural medicines to create a long-term healthy aging strategy.  In this article, we will mainly focus on age-related diseases and how to prevent them.  What is healthy aging? Healthy aging can vary depending on the definit ..read more

Natural Remedies for Anxiety - A Comprehensive Guide Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health disorders globally. In the United Kingdom, research conducted over 20 years, from 1998 to 2018, shows that there has been an explosion of anxiety over the last decade, tripling the amount of people suffering from it.   Types of anxiety disorders As a general rule, the term anxiety is used to group together a series of psycho-emotional disorders such as anxiety, anguish, worry, concern, apprehension, and fear. However, it’s important to differentiate between normal, tr ..read more

Is Eczema an Autoimmune Disease? Eczema is one of many skin afflictions. To better understand it, let’s first see some basic facts about the skin. Skin facts The skin is the human body’s largest organ, covering around 2 m2 and weighing around 12 kg for a man of 175 cm and 75 kg. The skin is an organ in the truest sense of the word. It’s made up of cells, blood and lymph vessels, nerves, and complex sensory receptors.  The skin also possesses a multiple-gland system. The immune system is also strongly present, providing essential protection against infection. As the largest organ of ..read more

Holistic Health Secrets of the Epigenome To understand the epigenome, we must first understand where all the magic takes place: in each cell of our body.  Cell and epigenome The cell is the smallest autonomous living unit in our body. This means that a cell averaging no more than ten microns in size can convert nutrients into energy, breathe and reproduce. It can also repair itself and communicate with the outside world. To carry out its tasks, the cell has a membrane that provides it with a stable entity defining its identity and therefore its physical integrity. This complex memb ..read more

Is asthma an autoimmune disease? Imagine our lungs as an upside-down tree. Our trachea would be the trunk from which inhaled and exhaled air circulates through the branches, which divide into thinner and thinner branches. These branches are called bronchi, and as their diameter diminishes, they become bronchioles, the respiratory bronchioles that open into closed sacs called alveoli. Gas exchange takes place through the walls of the alveoli, from the pulmonary capillaries that carry the blood. CO2 (carbon dioxide) passes from the capillaries to the alveoli, and O2 (oxygen) from the alve ..read more

Natural Pet Care - A Complete Overview Natural pet care should be holistic. Ideally, it includes the creation of living conditions adapted to the specific needs of each animal and the prevention of disease.  Secondly, and still ideally, basic care and health problems can be addressed by natural medicines, either exclusively, or as a complement to veterinary care when necessary. The fact that some pets are loved by their human owners makes them aware of the need for effective care without side effects, care that does not destroy their companion’s health. As a result, natural care fo ..read more

The Holistic Approach to Mental Health Introduction Mental health is an integral part of the notion of health. The problem is that the symptoms of mental imbalance are sometimes difficult to identify. Natural medicines always include the person’s mental state in the health assessment when treating a person holistically. Early treatment of mental dysregulation is the best way of preventing mental illness. Understanding the Mind-Body Connection Conventional medicine systematically separates the mind from the physical body. This separation does not exist in natural medicine. For example, na ..read more