Tag: health

A Craving for Cranberries

Soul + Body

Good Food

A Craving for Cranberries

The edible red fruit of the cranberry shrub has antiseptic, antioxidant, and medicinal properties. It can be used to make juice, liqueur, and conserves.

Dominika Bok

A Neolithic Superfood

Soul + Body

Good Food

A Neolithic Superfood

Millet is rich in antioxidants, high in protein, and versatile in form. What’s more, humans have been eating it for thousands of years.

Dominika Bok

The Scent of Elves

Soul + Body

Good Food

The Scent of Elves

Lavender oil has numerous health benefits. It can help with anxiety and depression, has a strong antihistamine effect, and might even relieve cold sores.

Dominika Bok

Inhale the Rainbow

Soul + Body

Breathe In

Inhale the Rainbow

On grey autumn evenings, you can still experience rainbows – with this mindful breathing exercise.

Dominika Bok

Make the Most of Your Coffee

Soul + Body

Good Food

Make the Most of Your Coffee

Instead of throwing away used coffee grounds, follow this recipe for a zero waste, homemade facial scrub.

Dominika Bok

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Doctor Color

Colors do not only serve an aesthetic purpose—they can also play a therapeutic and healing role for our health.

Dominika Bok

Elements for the Soul

Soul + Body

Breathe In

Elements for the Soul

The most powerful element, in which the other four elements exist, is space. It is the infinite, cloudless sky. Observe it.

Dominika Bok

Soul + Body

Good Mood

Psilocynations

Psychedelic mushrooms may be few in number in the fungi kingdom, but they have great potential for invoking permanent change among humans.

Maciej Świetlik

The Smile of the Monk

Soul + Body

Good Mood

The Smile of the Monk

He is called “the happiest man in the world” for a reason. Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard lets researchers to get a look inside his brain while he meditates. Thanks to these scans, the whole world can see how a meditating brain is filled with peace and joy.

Marcin Kozłowski

World + People

Nature

Bark Medicine

Tree bark has many health-related uses – as our ancestors were well-acquainted with. Even hugging a tree can have psychological benefits.

Anna Berestecka