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7 Ways Collagen can boost your health

Pierre Van Zyl21st October 2015Collagen Boosts Health

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So What is Collagen?

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Collagen Videos

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Collagen Clinical Studies

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Collagen FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

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One Processed Food That’s Worse for Your Brain Than You Realize

Pierre Van Zyl28th March 2025Health Awareness, LearnLeave a Comment

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Most people know processed food irritates the gut. But it can also irritate the brain. Researchers found a toxic effect of fried foods beyond weight gain and increased risk of chronic disease. More specifically, food cooked in reheated oil may also con…

Many Confuse This Plant with a Weed, But It’s Actually Full of Surprising Health Benefits

Pierre Van Zyl28th March 2025Heal, Health AwarenessLeave a Comment

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Purslane, also known as Portulaca oleracea, is a plant commonly found across the United States. Its other names include pigweed, little hogweed, and fatweed. It’s also a popular potherb in Asia and Europe, especially in the Mediterranean region. Not on…

Frequent Urination: Understand the Causes and When to Seek Help

Pierre Van Zyl28th March 2025Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Women’s Health

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How often do you pee every day? Perhaps this is something you’ve never actually paid attention to. If you are someone who finds themselves often making a trip to the bathroom, you may have asked yourself how often is considered normal? The reality is t…

Astronaut Waves and Flips Camera to Shut Down Flat Earthers Once And For All

Pierre Van Zyl27th March 2025News + Discoveries

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Surprisingly, several debates have been proven by science, yet the general public still argues about them. For example, some people believe in science while others believe in a flat earth. Recently, an astronaut shared a video of his time in space, pro…

Doctor Shares 3 Key Habits, Including ‘Gut Gardening,’ for Boosting Brain and Immune Health

Pierre Van Zyl27th March 2025Digestion, Heal, Mental Health

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Think of the gut microbiome as a garden. It is made up of trillions of microscopic organisms affecting each other and the body as a whole. The gut can house healthy microorganisms like bacteria as well as harmful viruses and parasites. Imagine them as …

12 Best Foods To Support Digestive and Gut Health

Pierre Van Zyl27th March 2025Digestion, eat

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The hype around gut health has not gone away, and with good reason: So much of our health and wellbeing is connected to the health of our gut and digestive system. Unfortunately, very few things in our diets and daily habits are supportive of gut healt…

Vitamin K2: An Overlooked Vitamin For Your Heart and Bones?

Pierre Van Zyl25th March 2025Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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If there’s one vitamin that people don’t talk about enough, it’s vitamin K. When they do talk about it, they are often referring to vitamin K1, also known as phylloquinone. Though K1 has plenty of benefits and is important to understand, its lesser-kno…

Vitamin K2: An Overlooked Vitamin For Your Heart and Bones?

Pierre Van Zyl25th March 2025Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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If there’s one vitamin that people don’t talk about enough, it’s vitamin K. When they do talk about it, they are often referring to vitamin K1, also known as phylloquinone. Though K1 has plenty of benefits and is important to understand, its lesser-kno…

Bodybuilding’s Dark Side: 20-year-Old Woman Dies, Sparking Health Debate

Pierre Van Zyl25th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries

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Usually, we associate athletes and avid gym goers with health, vitality, and long lives. There is one sport, however, that despite how it may appear to some, is tragically associated with early death. This would be the sport of bodybuilding.  Sadly, Jo…

New Study Links High Sugar Diet to Lung Cancer, Shedding Light on Diet’s Role in Health

Pierre Van Zyl25th March 2025Cancer, Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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We all know at this point that high-sugar diets are not good for us. They increase our risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and also cancer. New research, however, is showing a somewhat surprising connection betwe…

New Study Links High Sugar Diet to Lung Cancer, Shedding Light on Diet’s Role in Health

Pierre Van Zyl25th March 2025Cancer, Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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We all know at this point that high-sugar diets are not good for us. They increase our risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and also cancer. New research, however, is showing a somewhat surprising connection betwe…

New Study Links High Sugar Diet to Lung Cancer, Shedding Light on Diet’s Role in Health

Pierre Van Zyl25th March 2025Cancer, Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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We all know at this point that high-sugar diets are not good for us. They increase our risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and also cancer. New research, however, is showing a somewhat surprising connection betwe…

Podcast 484 | Conflict Frequencies

Pierre Van Zyl24th March 2025Minimalism, Podcast

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By The Minimalists · Follow: Facebook, Instagram

It is better to hurt a man’s feelings with the truth than to pacify him with a lie.

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9 Drinks to Support Gut Health

Pierre Van Zyl21st March 2025Digestion, Drinks, eat, Health Awareness

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They call the gut the second brain, as the health of our gut, aka our entire digestive system, is strongly connected with our brain and our overall health. Despite this, many of us are operating at sub-optimal GI health. This is largely due to our proc…

How To Reduce Age Spots: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention

Pierre Van Zyl21st March 2025Heal, Health Awareness, Remedies & Green Beauty

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Aging is both beautiful and a privilege. Though we often complain about old age and the things that come along with it, the reality is that many of us are not so lucky as to reach an age in which they can complain of these things. That being said, ther…

Runner Speaks Out After ‘Attacking’ Opponent with Baton During Major Race

Pierre Van Zyl20th March 2025Learn, Personal Growth + Development

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A recent track and field event has captured national attention after a shocking incident led to a heated debate over intent and accountability in sports. On March 4, during a 4×200-meter relay at Liberty University in Virginia, Brookville High School s…

5 Illegal Job Interview Questions HR Should Never Ask — And How to Respond

Pierre Van Zyl20th March 2025Learn, Personal Growth + Development

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Navigating the job interview process can be a nerve-wracking experience, and it becomes even more challenging when faced with illegal job interview questions. While strict laws govern what employers can and cannot ask, illegal interview questions persi…

10 Key Cancer Symptoms in Women That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

Pierre Van Zyl20th March 2025Cancer, Learn, Women’s Health

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Cancer affects everyone: Women, men, children, the elderly, teenagers – it is a disease that can be brutally indiscriminatory. For women, there are certain cancers that we need to be aware of, as they only affect the organs of the female reproduc…

Is The Current Approach To Obesity Working?

Pierre Van Zyl18th March 2025Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries, Weight Loss

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Obesity is a true pandemic, affecting 890 million adults around the world and about 160 million children. It is one of the leading causes of death around the world, as it is a risk factor that contributes to so many dangerous conditions, including hear…

How Lack of Sex Can Negatively Affect Men’s Bodies

Pierre Van Zyl18th March 2025Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Men’s Health, Sex

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We all know that sex can have many benefits for our health, as long as that sex is safe, consensual, and non-destructive. While men and women share certain benefits of having regular, healthy sexual relations, the hormonal differences between the sexes…

Experiencing Burnout? Here’s One Early Sign to Watch For

Pierre Van Zyl18th March 2025Health Awareness, Learn

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Burnout is one of the number one topics being discussed both online, at home, and in the workplace today. If you’re reading this, chances are you have already experienced it yourself or are wondering if you are. The thing with burnout is that the longe…

Scientists Unearth Incredible 5,900-Year-Old Discovery in the Rocky Mountains

Pierre Van Zyl17th March 2025Planet

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An incredible discovery has been made up in the Rocky Mountains – giving scientists a rare look deep into the past. A routine archaeology survey at Wyoming’s Beartooth Plateau led to the discovery of a prehistoric time capsule: a group of m…

9 Potential Side Effects of Calcium Channel Blockers You Should Watch For

Pierre Van Zyl17th March 2025Heal, Health Awareness, Learn

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There is no such thing as a medication that doesn’t come with potential side effects. When prescribing medications, healthcare providers weigh the risk of those side effects against the benefits, as well as the risks of not taking that medication or us…

Podcast 483 | The Renunciation

Pierre Van Zyl17th March 2025Minimalism, Podcast

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By The Minimalists · Follow: Facebook, Instagram

You are forever defied by the things you renounce.

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Woman Shares Surprising Impact Carnivore Diet Has On Her Body After Years of Eating Only Meat, Eggs, and Butter

Pierre Van Zyl17th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries

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Rachel Ashby is a 41-year-old mother of four. She’s also spent the last four years following an eating plan many nutritionists would consider extreme: the carnivore diet. While most diets emphasize eating a variety of foods in moderation, the car…

Popular Health Myths That People Still Believe Despite the Facts

Pierre Van Zyl16th March 2025Heal, Health Awareness, Learn

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There is hardly a topic that is as full of myths and misconceptions as the world of health and wellness. Beliefs and old ‘wives’ tales passed down through generations that are still heavily believed today. Thankfully, researchers have researched many o…

In A World First, Scientists Create Computer That Runs On Living Human Brain Cells

Pierre Van Zyl16th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries

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Does a computer using actual, real human brain cells seem too much like something out of a sci-fi film to be real? If that’s the case, then I guess we are now living inside of a science fiction movie. Australian startup Cortical Labs has all but turned…

The Return of Wolves to Scotland Could Contribute to the Capture of 1 Million Tons of CO2 Each Year

Pierre Van Zyl16th March 2025Planet

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Researchers from the University of Leeds in the UK believe reintroducing wolves to Scotland may help fight the climate crisis. Specifically, bringing wolves to the Cairngorms and Highlands could help capture up to 1 million metric tons of CO2 each year…

How a Whale Tried to Bridge the Linguistic Divide Between Humans and Animals

Pierre Van Zyl16th March 2025Planet

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In 1984, people in the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) heard strange noises in the dolphin and whale enclosure. It sounded like two people talking indistinguishably. But that was only the beginning. Later that day, a diver in the enclosure climb…

Teen Girls Cut Chemical Exposure Dramatically by Changing Their Cosmetics

Pierre Van Zyl15th March 2025Heal, Health Awareness, parenting, Women’s Health

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Ever since the famous, whistle-blowing book There’s Lead in Your Lipstick came out, we’ve known that cosmetics can be a large source of chemical exposure for women. Despite that, we haven’t done too much to put pressure on the cosmetics industry to cha…

Former CIA Operative Claims to Have Proof of Life on Mars

Pierre Van Zyl14th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries, Planet

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Former CIA remote viewer, Joe McMoneagle has made a startling claim about life on Mars. A claim that has not only sparked debate within the scientific community, but in the paranormal one as well. Known as the CIA’s Remote Viewer No. 1, he has uncovere…

Are Runny Egg Yolks Safe To Eat?

Pierre Van Zyl14th March 2025

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How do you like your eggs? Over easy? Hard or soft-boiled? Scrambled? Sunny-side-up? However you like your eggs, you likely fall into one of two categories: Either you enjoy a runny egg yolk or you don’t. While many of us enjoy a soft yolk, plenty of u…

Bell’s Palsy: What Causes It, and Symptoms to Look Out For

Pierre Van Zyl14th March 2025Heal, Health Awareness

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When you get sick, specifically sick with the flu, what do you usually assume will happen? Probably that you will feel unwell for a few days, maybe enough to throw up a few times, and that you will sleep a lot over the next few days while your body fig…

Following Starship’s Explosion, How Will SpaceX Move Forward with Its Mission?

Pierre Van Zyl13th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries

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There are many who say that setbacks are not failures, but simply learning opportunities. By that same line of reasoning, SpaceX’s Starship program is encountering some major opportunities for learning. The program’s flight 7 erupted into a…

High Profile Names Uncovered in Jeffrey Epstein’s Flight Logs and Contact Book After Classified Data Surfaces

Pierre Van Zyl13th March 2025

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The Department of Justice has released a 200-page report of Jeffrey Epstein’s contact lists and flight logs. The list has some troubling revelations and connections to famous figures in business, politics, and entertainment. This new information …

Your Guide to Preparing for the Gynecologist: 10 Key Dos and Don’ts

Pierre Van Zyl13th March 2025Heal, Women’s Health

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No matter how many times you go to the gynecologist, it always remains something that can either cause feelings of unease all the way to downright anxiety. To help feel more confident and have a better experience at the gynecologist, there are many thi…

Woman’s Bungee Jump Turns Deadly as Cord Breaks, Dropping Her Into Crocodile Waters

Pierre Van Zyl13th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries

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Bungee jumping is often seen as the ultimate adrenaline rush. But for Erin Langworthy, a young Australian traveler, what was meant to be an exhilarating leap of faith turned into a harrowing fight for survival when her cord snapped mid-air, plunging he…

After Spending 178 Days In Space, Astronaut Shares a ‘Lie’ He Realized After Seeing Earth

Pierre Van Zyl12th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries, Planet, transfer

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When Ron Garan, a former NASA astronaut, spent 178 days in space, he experienced a profound cognitive shift known as the ‘overview effect.’ This phenomenon, common among astronauts, involves a feeling of awe and a realization of the interco…

Woody Harrelson Takes Aim at Fauci Over ‘Evil Actions’ in Joe Rogan Interview

Pierre Van Zyl12th March 2025Learn, News + Discoveries

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Woody Harrelson created some rather controversial backlash after recently appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Saturday, the 22 February. They were discussing Dr. Anthony Fauci and he confidently called him “extraordinarily evil” based on h…

Studies Suggest That The Shape Of The Earth’s Inner Core Is Shifting

Pierre Van Zyl12th March 2025Planet

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The inner core of our planet is changing, to the surprise of many scientists. Earth’s core was previously assumed to be solid and unmoving, although that assumption was long-debated. In a groundbreaking study, researchers used seismic waves from earthq…