A hydrated body is a happy, healthy body—especially during detox. Water keeps your cells nourished, supports fluid balance, and helps your body eliminate toxins effectively. ✨ Your daily goal: Aim for 8–10 glasses per day (easy math - about half your body weight in ounces per day) Make it easy + enjoyable: • Add lemon or cucumber for flavor • Carry a reusable water bottle wherever you go so you don’t go without • Drink before, during, and after workouts • Use water to fight fatigue Hydration = better energy, less bloating, fewer cravings, and faster detox support. Let today be about showing your body some love—one sip at a time! Let us know if you are hitting your water intake goals by posting a 🥳 below!

For more than three decades, statins have been widely prescribed under the assumption that lowering cholesterol — specifically low-density lipoprotein (LDL) — protects against cardiovascular disease. Over time, this assumption has calcified into medical dogma, reinforced by clinical guidelines, pharmaceutical marketing, and statistical framings that favor surrogate markers over biological reality. Yet a growing body of biomedical evidence points to a far more uncomfortable conclusion. This pattern of well-intended but scientifically oversold interventions is not unique to statins. It also appears in other areas of cardiovascular care, including common supplements — such as calcium — where presumed benefits have masked unanticipated harms. According to research indexed in PubMed and the National Library of Medicine, statin drugs are now associated with more than 350 adverse health effects, impacting nearly every major physiological system. These findings are not anecdotal or fringe. They are cumulative, reproducible, and increasingly difficult to reconcile with the claim that statins are biologically benign--let alone intrinsically cardioprotective. The deeper issue is not merely the number of adverse effects, but their nature. A drug that damages muscle tissue, impairs mitochondrial energy production, disrupts metabolic signaling, and injures peripheral nerves cannot logically be assumed to protect the most energy-demanding, nerve-dense muscle in the human body: the heart. Since 2006, I have been issuing public alerts about these overlooked risks. I began systematically documenting and indexing the peer-reviewed literature linking statins to muscle injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, metabolic disruption, neurological harm, and paradoxical cardiovascular impairment. Today, 1000s of published sutides substansitae these concerns, forming an evidentiary record that remains largely absent from mainstream patient risk-benefit discussions despite its clear clinical relevance.

It's not just about how many carbs you eat, but which ones. A large prospective study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology followed more than 200,000 adults in the UK for over 13 years and found that diets centered on low-glycemic foods (fruit, legumes, whole grains) were associated with a 16% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, while higher glycemic diets were linked to a 14% increase in risk. The glycemic index measures how quickly carbohydrate-containing foods raise blood glucose levels after eating, with foods like white bread and potatoes scoring high, while whole grains and most fruits score lower. This finding shouldn't surprise us. Highly processed foods disrupt the gut microbiome, and there's a strong connection between the gut and the brain. They also create blood sugar spikes and crashes, and we now know that Alzheimer's disease involves disrupted glucose metabolism in the brain. The quality of your carbohydrates matters just as much as, if not more than, the quantity. This is yet another compelling reason to choose whole, minimally processed foods over their refined counterparts.

Wow! It’s harder to get enough protein in!!

1. Skin Aging Aloe is an established topical remedy for skin. But a 2009 study found that taking aloe orally reduces facial wrinkles. In the study, 30 healthy women aged 45 or older received aloe vera gel as a supplement. One group took a low dose (1,200 mg/day) and the second group took a high-dose (3,600 mg/day). The researchers measured signs of skin aging at the beginning and end of the study. After just 90 days, the researchers found that facial wrinkles improved significantly in both groups. However, in the lower-dose group, facial elasticity also improved. How does it work? The researchers found that aloe increased collagen production, resulting in improved skin structure and fewer wrinkles. They also found that aloe decreased gene activity that causes collagen damage. 2. Psoriasis Swedish researchers found that a cream containing aloe vera is effective in treating psoriasis. They conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 60 patients with psoriasis. Patients were given either an aloe vera extract (0.5%) cream or a placebo cream to apply three times a day for five consecutive days per week. The study lasted 16 weeks, with only four weeks of active treatment and 12 months of follow-up. By the end of the study, the aloe vera cream cured 25 of 30 psoriasis patients, or 83.3%. Only 2 of 30 patients in the placebo group were cured (6.6%). 3. Cancer Consistent with its other skin benefits, aloe vera may also prevent and treat skin cancer. A study from the University of Belgrade School of Medicine found that aloe vera and its constituents inhibit skin cell proliferation associated with skin cancer. The researchers irradiated human skin cells to simulate sun damage and trigger the process of proliferation that leads to skin tumors. They found that treating cells with aloe-emodin, a constituent of aloe, significantly inhibited proliferation. This confirmed aloe's benefit in halting tumor progression following sun exposure. But its cancer effects aren't limited to skin. Studies also show that aloe vera may help prevent cervical cancer. A study published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention found that a cream containing aloe vera, curcumin, reetha, and amla (brand name “Basant”) is an effective and safe therapy for the clearance of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Researchers studied a group of women with HPV that had not yet progressed to high-grade cervical neoplasias (i.e., cervical pre-cancer). Of the women who used the Basant vaginal cream for 30 consecutive days, 87.7% cleared the HPV infection compared to 73.3% of the placebo group.