1. Help Heal Wounds and Burns For minor cuts, scratches, and burns, honey can be applied topically to help speed healing. Honey acts as a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent and is known to lower prostaglandin levels while elevating nitric oxide end products, processes that help explain honey's wound-healing powers. Honey's unique formulation, including its acidity, hydrogen peroxide content, osmotic effect, and antioxidants, is responsible for a number of beneficial processes that stimulate and promote wound healing, such as: - Enhanced tissue growth - Increased epithelialization - Reduced scar formation - Stimulation of immunity Honey is so potent that, in a study of critically ill children with pressure injuries, the use of a Manuka honey dressing or gel reduced wound-healing time compared with standard care. In fact, the children treated with honey were 1.9 times more likely to have their wounds completely healed than those who received only standard care. 2. Soothe Coughs and Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Honey is regarded as highly beneficial for soothing irritating coughs in the ancient Indian medical system known as Ayurveda. Hippocrates also used honey for coughs. Modern research supports this use, with honey found to relieve cough symptoms more effectively than no treatment, placebo, or the antihistamine diphenhydramine. It also reduces cough duration more effectively than the asthma medication salbutamol. A systematic review and meta-analysis also found that honey was superior to usual care in improving symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, including reduced cough frequency and severity. Among children with upper respiratory tract infections, honey was as effective as the over-the-counter cough medication dextromethorphan and superior to no treatment for nighttime cough relief. Furthermore, parents rated honey more favorably than cough syrup, leading researchers to conclude that "Honey may be a preferable treatment for the cough and sleep difficulty associated with childhood upper respiratory tract infection."

Chlorophyll is an alternative energy source for the human body. And actually, all animals have this ability. Because it goes into the mitochondria as a metabolite. It enables the mitochondria to capture sunlight energy, which photo-energizes the Krebs cycle in such a way that it produces significantly more ATP, which is sort of the energy currency of the body, without increasing oxidative stress. This is a new study that came out last year, which completely undermines our classical understanding of our bodies as able to live only by eating other things. Basically, we can, if we have adequate chlorophyll in our diet - wheatgrass being one of the best sources - directly capture the sunlight. Not only does it increase the production and efficiency of ATP in our body, but it also increases longevity, at least in the earthworm model, which is what they use it for. We will see animal studies and probably human studies soon. Basically, this reclassifies us from heterotrophs, which depend on other things, to photo-heterotrophs, which means we can actually take sunlight directly into our bodies. Keep in mind, it doesn't just mean the wavelengths that are, like you know, obviously the sunlight we see. Red, for example, is a wavelength that goes deep into our tissue as well. It can even penetrate the skull and enter our brain, energizing it.

You've probably spent a fortune on vitamin C serums promising to reverse aging and brighten your complexion, but new research from the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests you might be better off eating your antioxidants instead. Researchers measured vitamin C levels in different skin layers and found that dermal cells (fibroblasts) contained seven times more vitamin C than epidermal cells, with the highest concentrations supporting collagen synthesis deep in the skin. When participants with low vitamin C status ate two kiwifruit daily for eight weeks (delivering about 250 mg of vitamin C), their skin ascorbate levels increased significantly, skin density improved by nearly 50%, and epidermal cell proliferation increased by 30%. The study demonstrated that vitamin C travels from your bloodstream into your skin through active transport, with the epidermis particularly responsive to changes in plasma levels. This matches a large body of evidence on vitamin C's critical role in collagen production, and it reinforces what functional medicine practitioners have known for years: true skin health comes from within, not from a bottle on your bathroom counter.

I combined all organic one ingredient items to make this refreshing tasting salad. It’s consist of a handful of healthy greens, 3 mini cucumbers, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 tomato, and whole gala apple diced. The dressing is the juice of 1/2 lemon, olive oil, and a splash apple cider vinegar. All organic ingredients I crave this and make it several times a week. Enjoy!

Most people define processed food as obvious junk like candy, soda, and fast food, but that definition misses a critical category: foods marketed as healthy that are still highly processed. Think strawberry Greek yogurt, protein bars, plant milks, Chipotle bowls, and granola. If a food has a long ingredient list, including seed oils, added sugars or syrups, "natural flavors," or health buzzwords, it's processed, regardless of how it's marketed. The food industry didn't make food healthier; they made marketing better. Here's a useful guideline I share with patients: if it comes in a bag or a box, minimize it. Obviously, there are exceptions, as some real whole foods can be packaged this way, but this simple heuristic helps cut through the confusion created by health claims and wellness marketing. Real food doesn't need a label claiming it's good for you. The best nutrition comes from foods you could theoretically hunt, gather, grow, or raise yourself. This doesn't mean you can never eat anything processed, but understanding that many "health foods" are still processed helps you make more informed choices about where to spend your dietary budget. When most of your diet comes from actual whole foods, the occasional processed item matters less.