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For all those vegans (and non-vegans) out there who are hesitant to supplement with fish oil there’s an even better solution for you.

It’s called spirulina and it is one of the most incredible foods our planet has to offer. Spirulina is a blue-green algae. Spirulina usually grows in waters of lakes naturally alkaline localized in arid zones.

Spirulina has unparalleled health benefits (explained later) and is an incredibly sustainable food source. For instance, according the journal Human Nature, spirulina presents a fast reproduction rate, dividing itself three times a day! Therefore, an area exclusively aimed at spirulina growth may produce 125 times more protein if compared to an area of the same size aimed at growing corn and 70 times more protein if compared to the breeding of cattle.

Furthermore, the spirulina presents some advantages in relation to other algae and seaweeds such as presenting no problems with digestion and no toxicity to humans. This can’t be said for other seaweeds such as Chlorella.

Spirulina – the omega-3 food choice for vegans!

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Earlier, I was asked via email, if I’ve ever meditated? This question, albeit very simple and answerable by either yes or no, had me thinking. I literally had to stop for a few moments and ponder about it. A part of me said “Yes, everyday I meditate through my Catholic prayers.” But then another part of me said, “Not really… since I’m not Buddhist or Hindu.”

Admittedly, the initial image that comes to my mind when I hear the word meditation is a person doing the half-lotus position, with eyes closed, chanting or humming the word “Om.” Either that or a person isolated in the middle of a cherry blossom garden, again with eyes closed and zoning out of the world.

The better part of me knows that meditation is much more than the images that I initially think of when I hear the word, but still for some reason I have such a stereotypical association and impression of the word. Is it because of mass media’s influence? Perhaps. Or maybe I just don’t really use the word as often.

But I digress.

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Most people think that hair loss is a genetic condition. This is, perhaps, the most widely-accepted reason for losing hair. But the truth is, a parent’s genes are just one of the many factors that could cause the loss of hair. There are many other factors that could attribute to hair loss:

1. Hormonal Imbalance

The level of hormones (especially in a woman’s body) could play a great role on whether or not an individual would experience hair loss. Many women have noticed that hair loss ensues at about three months after giving birth. The level of hormones for pregnant women could be so high that the hairs that would normally fall out are retained. This, however, would result into a massive hair loss when the hormone levels decrease after giving birth.

2. Chemotherapy

Cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy have to use drugs that are specifically designed to attack both the good and bad cells. When this happens, all types of cells (including cells on hair follicles and roots) are subjected to the same level of attack as the deadly cancer cells. This results in hair loss on the To Read More Click Here