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Best Anti-Aging Foods: A Diet to Feel and Look Young

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Your health is only as good as the food you eat. Following a regular diet based on nutrient-rich, organic food is one of the best things you can do to age gracefully. Supplying your body with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and...

A bowl of berries. The key elements in anti-aging foods are antioxidants.

10 Impressive Echinacea Benefits to Support Your Health

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Benefits Recipe Side Effects Echinacea is a powerful and beneficial herb used by people around the world to maintain good health. Every part of the plant, from the roots to the flower petals, is bursting with vital nutrients. With a...

An echinacea plant. Get the benefits of echinacea from teas or supplements.

Healthy Unicorn Frappe with Edible Flowers

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Having started on social media, so-called “unicorn food” is a trend that’s spreading like wildfire. So far there’s been unicorn lattes, unicorn ice cream, unicorn yogurt bark, sprinkle-encrusted unicorn toast, and other vivid delights. Although some of these magical morsels...

A glass cup of healthy unicorn frappe with edible flowers

Bacillus coagulans: A Healthy Probiotic Strain

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Bacillus coagulans is a beneficial probiotic strain that helps to promote digestive health, reduce diarrhea caused by antibiotics, encourage a healthy immune system, normalize nutrient absorption in the body, and help balance gut flora. Similar to the Lactobacillus bacterium, Bacillus...

Bacillus coagulans can be found in fermented foods such as sauerkraut.

St. John’s Wort Benefits: Natural Support for Mental Wellness

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

With one out of every 10 American adults actively taking an antidepressant, promoting mental health through natural means has never been more important.[1] A healthy, organic diet and regular exercise are critical for laying the foundation of healthy living. Herbs...

A St. John's Wort plant. Mental wellness is one of the St. John's Wort Benefits

How to Perform the Iodine Patch Test

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Iodine is one of the building blocks the thyroid uses to produce the hormones necessary for proper metabolic function. As you might guess, without enough iodine, you can experience a number of concerns, such as hypothyroidism. One of the most...

How to Perform the Iodine Patch Test

10 Benefits of Organic Coconut Oil

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Although it is 90 percent saturated fat, organic coconut oil contains medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) that can improve your health in many ways. It's delicious, versatile, and withstands high temperatures so it's a very stable oil for cooking. What's more,...

A bottle of organic coconut oil has many health benefits.

What Are Essential Oils? A Guide from Extraction to Uses

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Essential oils are the oil-based aromatic extracts derived from the leaves, stems, fruit, bark, flowers, roots, or seeds of plants. They are a highly concentrated form of volatile oils — another name for essential oils — and have many beneficial...

Essential Oils are great for the skin and provide many other health benefits.

Aquaponics: How to Grow Your Own Food in Water

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Just because you live in an urban setting without adequate yard space, or in a cold or inhospitable climate, doesn't mean that you can't maintain a delicious selection of fresh fruits and vegetables year round. By setting up a proper...

An individual is using an aquaponic system to grow their plant.

10 Homemade Organic Pesticides

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Ever wonder what farmers did hundreds of years ago to fight off crop pests? Long before the invention of harmful chemical pesticides (yes, the kind that is linked to cancerous cellular activity), farmers and householders came up with multiple remedies...

Himalayan crystal salt mixed with warm water is one of the homemade organic pesticides.

99 Things You Probably Didn't Know You Can Compost

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Anybody who has a composting bin or compost pile at their house knows that old apple cores, banana peels, and potato skins can be composted. The list of compostable items doesn’t stop there, in fact, it barely scratches the surface....

An individual is composting old vegetables. There are tons of items that you may not know you can compost.

What Is the MTHFR Genetic Defect and How Can it Affect You?

By Dr. Edward Group, DC |

Many news outlets, and indeed some pharmaceutical makers, lead us to believe that we are merely a product of our genes, but this isn’t true at all. In fact, studies on identical twins, who start out with identical genes, reveal...

A DNA image of a MTHFR genetic defect. This gene tells the body to make an enzyme needed to turn vitamin B9 into a usable form.