Similar to people, flowers, and animals amber comes in a variety of characteristics in the form of colors and shapes. In fact, if you look really closely at any piece of amber you will find that no two that are exactly identical. The beauty of amber is that it is extremely rich in color and there is believed to be around 500 hues. The type of color amber may possess are influenced on a number of factors such as the environment, soil, resin, and water it is created from. Weather changes and chemical reactions are particularly responsible for the unique...

Let Your Body do the Work Sometimes we think we aren’t doing enough to get rid of something as a cold or as annoying as pain and inflammation when it doesn’t seem to go away, but more often than not, all we need to do is let our body heal on its own. This process can be hindered if we have build up a mass of toxins over the years and must reboot the process by detoxing. The foods that we eat may be linked to the reason for unexplained weight gain, fatigue, hormonal imbalance, and inflammatory diseases. Although inflammation...

Taking a Closer Look at Your Diet They say that we are what we eat, and there is a great deal of truth to that. These days it can be hard to eat healthy for a number of reasons. It could be because eating right is not affordable or simply because there is a lack of knowledge. There is also the problem with chemicals and hormones that are added into a lot of foods that, when put into our bodies after we eat it, cause many problems such as inflammation. Our gut and our immune system are responsible for cleansing...

 We All Grow Up As unique as we all are from everyone in this world, there are a few of the same phases we all have went through. As a kid, we could not wait to grow up in adults, but when it came into fruition, we often look back at our childhood because things were easier and boy, could we move! It is not all completely in your head when you realize you have less energy as you get older and it is a task in itself to move, lift, bend, or walk. These simple activities are especially difficult for...

 What is Inflammation Anyway? The body does a lot of things to protect itself from foreign invaders, and inflammation, which is normal under certain circumstances, is one of them. Inflammation is one of the many chains of reactions the body has when it is under attack that is started by chemicals relaying information to prepare for defense. Yes, inflammation is a needed reaction, but it can become problematic if you have a certain condition or injury that allows it to persist longer than it is welcome. Other times, the body has it completely wrong and winds up attacking itself (autoimmune...

  Will I Always Live with Psoriatic Arthritis or is There Treatment? Psoriatic Arthritis commonly affects 30% of those who are diagnosed with psoriasis; nonetheless,  it can be found in those who do not have the skin disorder (though chances are significantly higher when psoriasis is found in the family).Like psoriasis, it is characteristically described as red patches along the skin and silvery scales, but feelings of joint pain, stiffness, and swelling are the chief symptoms that often  appear  apart from psoriasis rather than being seen together (it is rare if they do). Although feelings of pain may occur anywhere inflammation...