Some studies have found that smokers have higher levels of cortisol than non-smokers. This is attributed mainly to the nicotine inhaled. On the upside, when you stop smoking, those levels go down. And since too much cortisol creates problems within your body, it’s best to keep them low. That means that, apart from benefiting from […]

Your skin is the last eliminatory organ of your body. Toxins that have not been eliminated otherwise will eventually show up on the skin giving it a blotchy and unhealthy look, and manifesting often as eczema and psoriasis. To avoid getting to that stage, and helping a good detox along, especially if you stopped smoking […]

When you stop smoking, your body will probably detoxify, and get rid of the chemicals and poisons the cigarettes left behind. Activated charcoal can help that process along. So, activated charcoal: what is it and what can we use it for? These days everybody has heard of it though we often are unsure on how […]

Pain from stressed muscles? We know that smoking increases stress in the body, which can lead to neck and shoulder pain. Before taking an over the counter medication take into consideration that this will likely only address the symptom: the pain. So, when you quit cigarettes, you might want to consider trialling all and any […]

Try this fresh juice at home for 30 days every morning, and then check in with yourself to see how you are feeling! Excellent for detoxing, after stopping smoking, as a little pick-me-up… And if you feel it’s appropriate, you might want to add a bit of ginger – great for this time of year. […]

Is this old saying true? According to a whole bunch of research, it is! Apples contain components that contribute to our health in a variety of ways. And it does so in all the ways that apples can be consumed: as apple cider vinegar, apple pectin, apple juice, fresh, grated or cooked… Apples are important […]