The skin and the face are the most exposed to the harmful chemicals that bring about aging and cell death. Millions of reactive oxygen species or free radicals from the environment bombard the skin and react with the cells upon contact to produce more of the reactive species and cause imbalance within the cells. The [...]

Our lives have always depended on the sun. The sun gives off heat that allowed the earth to have the ideal temperature, which is not too cold to freeze everything and not too hot to burn everyone. Because the sun has always helped us, we could not picture our planet without it. In fact, life [...]

Vitamins and minerals from plants have always been part of the countless products of nature that help humans in staying healthy. Phenols derived from plants help protect DNA from damage and the body’s lipids and proteins from breaking down. Humans discovered that members of the plant kingdom kept them healthy and young. To be able [...]

Humans have always known that plants are good sources of vitamins and minerals. And though the reasons as to why these are good have not been studied yet, for centuries humans have banked on fruits and vegetables to keep them healthy. When science allowed humans to break down the properties of these plants, they concluded [...]

Coffee provides the morning jolt, keeps us awake, and makes us radiant and healthy. A cup of coffee is rich in antioxidants that are good for the overall wellness of the body. This characteristic of coffee is not known to the average coffee drinkers, however. A lot of us were all brought up thinking that [...]