The liver is very important for maintaining our health and wellbeing. As an organ, it’s larger than our brain and responsible for filtering everything that enters our bloodstream. This critical organ protects us from toxins, secretes the bile we need to break down and absorb our food, recycles our blood cells, regulates blood sugar levels,…
Seasonal allergies plague millions of Americans every year. According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, about 8% of Americans over the age of 18 suffer from hay fever each spring. There are many OTC medications available to support the condition- antihistamines, decongestants, mast stabilizers, or corticosteroids, but these medications may cause side-effects…
Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome to The Year of the Ox, which begins on Friday, February 12th. The Chinese Zodiac is a system that assigns a unique animal to each year in a 12-year cycle. While each animal has its specific personality traits, this system has many significant nuances because of the incorporation of the…