As the body’s largest organ, skin’s primary role is to maintain a healthy barrier between you and potential harm from the elements, including sun and rain, bacteria and germs, and stress. But are you protecting this important ally of your immune system? Skin: A complex system of protection The skin comprises three major divisions or layers,…
Month: March 2023
Tea: Harness the Power of this Simple Pleasure
As a new season approaches, it’s common to turn our minds toward rejuvenation—detoxifying ourselves from what’s not serving us and refocusing on what nurtures us. Tea, both true tea—made from the tea plant Camellia sinensis, including green, white, and black teas—and certain herbal infusions, can help in the physical process of detoxification by supporting the body’s…
Mushrooms: A delicious food that is functional too
8 amazing health benefits of mushrooms Whether added to a salad, soup, or stir-fry, or taken in supplement form, there are a myriad of ways to add mushrooms to your diet—and why not? In addition to mushrooms’ delicious taste, their polyphenol, polysaccharide (a specialized type of carbohydrate), vitamin, and mineral contents can provide you with…
Unburden your body in a toxic world
Without getting all doom and gloom, the unavoidable truth is that our environment is way more toxic than it was when our great-grandparents grew up. And that’s changing what we need to do to keep our bodies unburdened. Toxic burden Our food is sprayed with pesticides, our municipal water is chlorinated, and our air and…
Betsy's Health Foods: Always taking your health & your budget to heart 