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Coffee scrubs have been growing in popularity for years now. They have a lot of benefits; they recycle used coffee grounds, they exfoliate your skin, and some people even believe the caffeine content helps tighten and perk up your skin. Today's question is less about the caffeine and more about the skin. Stretch marks mar the surface of the skin any time you've gained and lost weight, and they can be an annoying reminder of your weight loss journey. For anyone concerned about their appearance, stretch marks are an obvious target for treatment. So the question is, can a coffee...

Moringa is one of the more common herbal remedies you can find on the market today. It's widely known as a beneficial plant, though the overall health benefits of any herbal medicine have to be studied by science before they can truly come to the forefront of modern health. Moringa is, specifically, the moringa oleifera plant, also known as the drumstick tree. This tree is native to India, and has a variety of other names as well. It's used as an herbal remedy there as well, though more often you'll simply find it as a food item.  Moringa is a...

Aloe vera is a type of succulent plant typically found in tropical and sub-tropical arid climates around the world. The long, spiky fronds grow thick with stored moisture, allowing the plant to survive the long periods between rainfall out in desert climates. Aloe vera is also a plant with a wide variety of possible uses. One of the most common uses, as many of us remember from childhood trips to the beach, is as a sunburn treatment. The gel inside the aloe vera leaf is thick, smooth, and soothing to the skin. It's similar in some ways to menthol; it...

One of the most frustrating things about trying to eat healthier is how often the "healthy" alternatives are unpleasant to consume. Protein powder – as part of shakes for supplement purposes, for muscle building, for weight loss, and for nutrition – is one of the biggest offenders. How often have you tried to make a protein shake, only to find the protein powder clumped up in little nuggets throughout the shake itself, making a pleasant sip of shake into a burst of chalky awfulness? It's quite common, quite unpleasant, and makes the best of us feel like it's just not...