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Adopting meal replacement shakes is a tricky proposition. The goal is to be healthier. You replace a meal that would be full of sugar, processed ingredients, and probably just too much food. Instead, you consume a smoothie, ideally made of healthy ingredients like fruits and vegetables, with supplements and powders to add substances and make them more filling. The trouble is, when you're used to eating large meals or meals full of processed ingredients, you're going to have a hard time subsisting just on a shake. These shakes are good, wholesome, and filling, but they might not be quite enough....

Collagen is a very common protein in the body. It's a part of the connective tissues that hold your body together, including tendons, ligaments, muscles, and skin. Without it, these tissues lose their elasticity and firmness.  Your body naturally produces collagen, and uses it as the scaffolding for other cells to provide strength and structure to tissues. Unfortunately, over time, collagen production in the body slows down. Collagen production is also inhibited by exposure to UV light, smoking, and other external factors. Collagen is used in a number of different ways, from beauty products to wound care. Collage scaffolds are...

When you start taking a detox product, whether it's for your skin or for your body, you probably expect to feel better. What many detox products don't tell you is that there are often side effects. One common side effect is acne. Skin blemishes are common, both with internal detox teas and with external face masks and other products. They're temporary, sure, but they're annoying and sometimes painful when all you wanted was to feel better. So what gives?  Is Acne During Detox Normal? First, let's get this major question out of the way. Is a breakout during a detox...

If you've ever read a health or healthy food article, ever talked to someone concerned about dietary consumption, or ever been exposed to a commercial for something healthy, you've heard the phrase "Omega-3s" or Omega-3 Fatty Acids.  If you're a bit more involved, you may have heard of the cousins of the Omega 3, the Omega 6 and Omega 9s. The question is, what are they? Are they any good for you? Are they just a fancy branding name for something else? Let's find out.  Dietary Fats While we talk about fats in diet all the time, and we talk...