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When you get right down to it, weight loss is a simple mathematical equation. It's math because it's rooted in biology, which is rooted in physics, which runs on laws that cannot be violated by basic humanity. It all comes down to calories. Everything you eat provides you with calories of energy. Nutrients, vitamins, minerals; they're all necessary to fuel the body, but calories are the energy your body uses for everything else. The protein, the carbohydrates, the sugars, it's all fuel. To maintain equilibrium at your current weight, you need to be burning energy at a rate equivalent to...

Bergamot is an extremely interesting plant. You've almost certainly seen bergamot essential oil before, but did you know where it comes from, or what it's used for? What is Bergamot? Bergamot is used as both a flavor and a scent. It has a spicy taste and a soothing, slightly bitter scent, and is very distinctive once you know what to look for.  Bergamot actually comes from a citrus called the bergamot orange. Despite the name, it's not actually orange; rather, it's green like a lime when it's ripe, with hints of yellow like a lemon. Research into the genetics of...

Hair varies naturally from thick and robust to thin and stringy, but you likely know the natural range of your hair already. When health issues, medication side effects, stress, and treatments damage your hair, making it brittle, dry, or broken, it's natural to want your normal hair back. Is there anything you can do? Do you have to just let it grow out and cut off the damaged parts, or can you treat your hair to restore its natural resilience and luster? Causes for Damaged Hair Whether or not your hair can bounce back depends, in part, on what damaged...

Herbal medicine has been used for millennia, long before humans had any idea of what went on in our bodies or our brains at the microscopic level. As long as there have been illnesses, ailments, and death, there have been people trying anything and everything to cure them. The two biggest ailments throughout all of history that have drawn the attention of herbal remedies are aging and sexual performance. If you look far enough back, pretty much every plant that won’t kill you when you eat it – and a few that will, if you eat too much – has...