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Antioxidants: Neem Fights the Damage of Free Radicals

Antioxidants: Neem Fights the Damage of Free Radicals

Free radicals are waste substances, also known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), produced by cells as the body processes food and reacts to the environment. If the body cannot process and remove free radicals efficiently, oxidative stress can result, and harm cells and body function. Antioxidants are ...

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Neem Oil Can Help Fight Many Skin Conditions Naturally

Neem Oil Can Help Fight Many Skin Conditions Naturally

Skin conditions can become a very challenging part of people's lives. Our skin is in constant contact with different fabric, substances, dust and allergens that can make living with a skin condition extremely uncomfortable. The pharmaceutical industry offers different remedies, however, many of them ...

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Home Garden: Protect and Nurture your Plants with Neem

Home Garden: Protect and Nurture your Plants with Neem

While to many it might seem like a great challenge, a home garden can bring green space to your city, fresh organic vegetables to your table, and a great space to your community. Whether it's a large garden or a few plants inside your home, plants bring great benefits to your life – especially when provided with ...

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NSAIDs Have Many Troublesome Side Effects, Neem Doesn’t

NSAIDs Have Many Troublesome Side Effects, Neem Doesn’t

Known more commonly as pain relievers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are some of the most readily available and consumed medication worldwide. According to Harvard Medical School, estimates suggest that about 15% of the US population takes NSAIDs regularly (including both over the counter and ...

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Soap: Natural is Way Better Than Toxic Unknown Ingredients

Soap: Natural is Way Better Than Toxic Unknown Ingredients

Soap is not something that we put much thought into - we usually just buy the cheapest, or the brand who’s advertising campaign is stuck in our head. However, the number of dangerous ingredients in a product that we use to clean ourselves on a daily basis would shock many people. Substances like Dioxane ...

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Antibacterial Clothing: Toxic for Humans and the Environment

Antibacterial Clothing: Toxic for Humans and the Environment

Imagine if your workout clothes repelled smell. Great, right? The idea is, but the actual substances used to give clothes antibacterial properties might pose a risk to your health and the environment. Luckily, recent studies prove that natural extracts such as Neem can provide the same antibacterial protection without ...

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Toxic Deodorant? What Some Ingredients May be Hiding

Toxic Deodorant? What Some Ingredients May be Hiding

Sweaty armpits? Most people are willing to try anything in order to get rid of this problem, and unfortunately, most of us turn to deodorant and antiperspirant which contains a number of chemicals such as aluminum, that can damage your skin, stain your clothes and even threaten your overall health. Substances used in ...

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How To Avoid Chemicals in Beauty Products

How To Avoid Chemicals in Beauty Products

Have you ever considered that the many chemicals contained in your beauty and personal care products might have severe effects on your health? According to Ecowatch, there are around 84,000 chemicals on the market, and although we come into contact with many of these chemicals every day, merely 1% of them have been ...

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Neem’s potential as a Biofuel

Neem’s potential as a Biofuel

From oil spills that cause the devastation of entire ecosystems, to deforestation, and even air pollution, fossil fuels have caused many damages to our planet. Even though sustainable alternatives like biofuel exist, fossil fuels are still the most frequently used combustibles. As the primary source of CO2, they are ...

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Care for Your Hands with Neem

Care for Your Hands with Neem

Used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine, neem’s extensive healthcare properties have been known for thousands of years. Neem has many antibacterial properties and can be used in natural, herbal sanitizers around the world. Hand sanitizers are found everywhere, from hospitals to schools to shopping centers. ...

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Global Organic Farmland Trends

Global Organic Farmland Trends

Organic farming has grown dramatically in the past 20 years due to increased consumer demand and a greater awareness that sustainable farming practices improve global health. Over 50 million hectares were producing food organically around the world in 2015. This was a 500% increase since 1999, when only 11 million ...

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Neem Toothpaste

Neem Toothpaste

With many brands of toothpastes containing harsh synthetic chemicals, going natural with neem is the smart decision. One of the most effective and beneficial all-natural ingredients for health and oral hygiene, neem contains unique compounds that make it the obvious choice for your dental care! Neem contains a high ...

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Keeping Soil Healthy in California

Keeping Soil Healthy in California

The California Healthy Soils Initiative is set to start this summer. With a main objective to protect and restore soil organic matter in California’s soils, this initiative will see state agencies and departments, along with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, band together to replenish this vital ...

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Where does your Shampoo Go?

Where does your Shampoo Go?

When you wash your hair, your hands, or pour old make up or skin care products down the drain….what happens to them? Are those chemicals taken out of the system or do they end up in our rivers, lakes, oceans, and drinking water? Let’s look at a bottle of toner. You’ve finished half of it, but the other half is old ...

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Phasing out for the Bees

Phasing out for the Bees

With rising consumer knowledge and demand, paired with more scientific evidence, big companies are finally getting behind consumer health and safety! Global retailers Walmart and True Value are phasing out the sale of products containing neonicotinoids! What are neonicotinoids? They are a type of synthetic chemical ...

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How Trees Help You

How Trees Help You

In a study on urban trees from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO), trees were found to drastically improve quality of life! Some of the things that trees improve in urban areas: Mental health Water flow and water quality Carbon sequestration Air cleanliness and quality ...

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A Natural Skin Solution to a Rising Problem

A Natural Skin Solution to a Rising Problem

For the ever increasing number of people in the United States and globally that suffer from eczema - a skin condition often characterized by extremely dry, scaly, itchy skin, often exacerbated by environmental elements - finding relief is difficult. Many people go through a menagerie of different drugs, creams, ...

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Neem’s Hair Care Benefits

Neem’s Hair Care Benefits

With its many benefits in sustainable agriculture, healthcare and beauty, neem is one of the most promising plants in the world that will help bring mankind into a sustainable future. With its many applications, neem is extremely beneficial to the body when included in your daily routine. An effective way to include ...

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The Organic Revolution in Cuba

The Organic Revolution in Cuba

Neem has played an important role in Cuba’s transition towards sustainable agriculture. Forced to turn to organic farming for self-sufficiency in the late 1990s, after losing over 1.3 million tons of synthetic fertilizer imports annually, Cuba had to rely on natural alternatives like neem for crop care and protection ...

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