Understanding Red Light Therapy: Near infrared, far infrared, visible red light—what’s the difference and can it help?

You may have seen ads for infrared saunas or blankets popping up everywhere and wonder how that could help you. Of course, a sauna sounds very nice but what’s up with the infrared part? What does that do? And why would you want an infrared blanket? What does infrared even mean? First of all, infrared refers to light that is …

What are bitters? And why you need more of these in your daily diet

Written by Dr. Jennifer Stagg The only exposure you may have had previously to the term ‘bitters’ is as a cocktail ingredient. Those are indeed in the category of bitters as they are an alcoholic preparation infused with botanical ingredients to intentionally impart a bitter flavor to drinks. Beyond alcoholic beverages, bitters are widely distributed in many other foods. Bitters …

The Unhappiness Habits

The four vicious modern habits that affect our happiness Not unlike other addictions, people can become stuck in the vicious cycle of ‘rewarding’ themselves with more unhappiness. This happens when they practice the mindless, habitual activities and thought patterns that lead them to wishing time away. When you get up feeling the burden of the day that lies ahead of …