White Peony Root has been used in Asia for over one thousand years to help treat many types of autoimmune diseases. Paeoniflorin is the most active ingredient and appears to modulate the activity of key immune cells involved in autoimmunity. Autoimmune diseases are quite common, affecting around 23.5 million Americans, with women being at a…
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Is Stevia Vegan Friendly (Benefits + Dangers)
Stevia has been used commercially for decades in some countries, where it’s used in foods and supplements as a zero calorie sweetener. Stevia extracts and its derivatives also go under other names such as Rebiana, Truvia, and Purevia. And like many other sweeteners, stevia has also had its fair share of controversy, causing some vegans…
Is Carrageenan Vegan Friendly And Safe? (Benefits + Dangers)
Carrageenan is an ingredient used in so many different foods, supplements, and other products, but most people probably have never even heard of it. Chances are that your food and supplements contain carrageenan because it’s one of the best alternatives to gelatin for both vegetarians and vegans. Unfortunately, as good as it is for replacing…
Best Spearmint Supplement For Acne (+ 2 Delicious Teas!)
I recently discussed how drinking spearmint tea can help reduce acne in women who have a high sensitivity to androgens or have too much testosterone. When spearmint is used as a tea or as a supplement, it can have beneficial effects on the skin by reducing oil production, reducing pore size, and acting as an…
What I Eat On My Vegan CR Diet In 2019 + Supplements
It’s been quite a long time since I shared my diet on this blog, so I thought I’d give an update. I also don’t usually do these kinds of posts because I’m not sure if people are interested and my diet doesn’t really change a whole lot either. I mean, aside from when I became…
Growing Food To Reduce Cost Of My Low Calorie Vegan Diet
One of the excuses many people have about eating healthily is that it simply costs too much compared to processed or packaged foods. Unfortunately, at least for myself, I’ve found that this is true unless I’m being very cautious about what I buy and where I buy the food from. One way I could drastically…
Benefits Of Spearmint Tea For Hormonal Acne
Acne is a skin condition that affects up to 50 million people in the US every year with children and young adults between the ages of 12 and 24 being most affected. It does get better with age, but if you’re suffering right now, that probably isn’t going to be too comforting. So in this…
How Much Soy Is Too Much For A Man?
Soybeans are used in a variety of foods and are especially popular among vegetarians and vegans, products like soy milk is a great source of protein which contains all essential amino acids. However, even though soy products are considered healthy, some men worry about consuming too much due to phytoestrogens that it contains. There are…
Interview with David Fisher: 30 Years On A CR Diet To Slow Aging
David Fisher, 61 years old, is one of the few long term adherents to calorie restriction in the world. While most people only stick to a diet for just a few weeks or months at a time, he has managed to maintain a strict CR diet for 30 years! In 2004, he was featured in…
Beyond Calorie Restriction For Longevity: SENS And Other Strategies
Since the 1930s calorie restriction has been the gold standard for increasing lifespan in a variety of organisms ranging from worms to mice. The diet gained popularity in the 1980s when Roy Walford and Richard Weindruch managed to extend the lifespan of adult mice successfully for the first time [1]. And then later in 2004,…