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...

 When Food Could be the Enemy Foods that we should be avoiding, in general, are often not really “food.” In many cases, they are nothing more than chemical alterations added into our foods by companies in order to make stuff taste better or last longer. Health is the last thing food industries really think about when packing food so long as they are making profit. With the amount of processed foods that have increased over the years, the same can be said with the increased incidence of cancers and disorders such as autoimmune and anti-inflammatory disorders. Sure, it is important...

Baltic Amber and Turquoise A Prescription Drug Alternative for Toxic Substances Sore throat, runny nose, itchy eyes, and the endless coughing... Let's face it; we all hate getting sick and aim to avoid it at all possible costs --especially during flu season. Many people are subconsciously accustomed to constantly washing their hands, avoiding contact with those who are already "infected" like the plague, and load up on Vitamin C or Zinc. While these methods are great ways to prevent getting sick, there are other ways you can succumb to it that you are probably overlooking. The importance of  Detoxing Have you...

Asthma If you have asthma, you are all too familiar with the uncomfortable feeling you may get from time to time; as if there’s a pile of bricks in your chest. You’re at the pool, the gym or the park living life trying to get some exercise; you’re having a deep belly laugh over a funny joke; or maybe you happened to encounter an irritant, like cigarette smoke in the air. Next thing you know, you feel it -- a tight pinch that begins in your chest and may travel up to your shoulders and back. In almost an instant, you...

Longer days and warmer temperatures start creeping in and little by little and notice you are losing the bulky layers of clothes that kept you warm. This can only signify one thing: Spring is here! Or at least, it’s working on it. Parts of the country are witnessing a range in temps from the 30s to the 70s, some even experience this in the same week! It appears we still have a while to go before we get to pack up those warm winter coats for good. The flip/flop from cold to warm weather and back again may be nothing for...