Turmeric is a bright orange spice that comes from the root of the turmeric plant. The root looks similar to that of ginger, with the spice being a similar texture to that of ground ginger. In fact, turmeric is a member of the ginger family, and is a spice that has been used for centuries…

As an athlete, I hear all sorts of supplements, energy boosters, and health and wellness verbiage thrown around constantly. However, while competing under NCAA regulations, I am always extremely wary of what is actually in these concoctions, and how they are regulated. Generally, I stay away from all supplements because most everything that you need…

Sustainable investing, also known as socially responsible investing, or SRI, is a method of investing which seeks to gain long term benefits for both financial return, and for the environment and/or society. According to my professor Cary Krosinsky in his book Sustainable Investing – Revolutions in Theory and Practice, there are “Seven Tribes” of sustainable…

If there’s anything that I’ve learned from avid supplement users, it’s that collagen is their proclaimed “fountain of youth.” If you refer back to my previous posts, you can learn all about collagen and its benefits, but I am going to provide a brief refresher as well! Collagen is the most abundant protein in our…

It seems to be a continuing phase that health and wellness aficionados encourage the ingestion of  silver particles in the name of health. Ingesting particles of silver, in various ways, has been used as a natural remedy throughout history, but today, with the help of scientific research, we find that there is little truth to…

Many of us do not understand the true toll that fashion takes on our planet. Did you know that the fashion industry comprises ten percent of global carbon emissions? If this industry continues on a business as usual trajectory, its impact could jump to 26% of total global carbon emissions by 2050, according to a…

When I was younger my Dad thought it would be special to begin a unique project with me and my sister. He decided that we should start up beekeeping! When we were beekeeping, the main thing we were looking to produce was honey; we would sell it by the bottle on our street like other…

Some health and wellness brands and aficionados believe that humans should ingest silver in the name of health. After hearing about this concept through more and more health and wellness sites, I decided to look deeper into it. I was convinced that this was a medicinal remedy used throughout history but without truth to back…

I realize that I wrote a post a few weeks back about possible “greenwashing” in the renewable energy industry, but what I failed to do was just give a basic introduction into the industry. So here I am, to give you a brief introduction to the solar energy industry. While many of us have a…

Do you know what astaxanthin is? Before I started blogging in the health and wellness space, I had never even heard of it! To start, astaxanthin is a type of pigment that naturally occurs in both plants and animals, and is thought by many people to promote a healthy body. I write about and discuss…