Melatonin, a natural solution to skin ageing?

Melatonin, often referred to as the ‘sleep hormone’, is widely known for regulating the circadian cycle. However, recent research has revealed that it also plays a crucial role in skin health. By acting directly on skin cells via specific receptors such as MT1, melatonin offers antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-ageing properties. What is melatonin? Melatonin is … Read more

What are the benefits of light therapy?

Light therapy is a therapeutic technique that uses natural light to treat a variety of mental and physical disorders. This healing method is becoming increasingly popular and is recognised for its many benefits. Having a light therapy lamp in your home could offer many, many benefits. So, would you like to know how light therapy … Read more

How to be in tune with your circadian rhythm?

Sleepless nights, waking up at night, drowsiness during the day… Everyone can suffer from these inconveniences at some point. The cause? A disturbance of the circadian rhythm. In fact, this is the regulator of our internal biological clock. In addition, there are various factors that cause this disturbance. But rest assured, you can remedy this … Read more

The ashwaganda

Ashwagandha is one of the most important plants in Ayurveda, which is a traditional form of alternative medicine based on Indian principles of natural healing. What is ashwagandha? “Ashwagandha” means “smell of the horse” in Sanskrit. Indeed, this refers to both the smell of the plant as well as its potential to increase strength. In … Read more

Crash test FortéNuit Gummies

The Forté Pharma laboratories have opted for a modern and innovative galenic form of food supplements. In fact, Gummies look an awful lot like sweets! I’ve been having a few problems with sleep myself since the switch to summer time, so I was delighted when the laboratory suggested I try one of their Gummies! Here’s … Read more

Understand and fight against sleep disorders

Sleep is a natural phenomenon that results in a loss of consciousness and awareness of the outside world. The average French person sleeps an average of 7 hours during the week and 8 hours at the weekend. During nocturnal sleep, there are 3 to 5 cycles of around 90 minutes each. Each cycle is divided … Read more

Chrono-health in the age of biological rhythms

Like Chronos (the god of time in Greek mythology), nothing is constant in our environment. We don’t operate in a simple or linear fashion, but we operate in a rhythmic fashion. Moreover, certain environmental disturbances modulate our biological rhythms. The study of biological rhythms or chrono-health is a scientific discipline born about 30 years ago. … Read more

Getting to grips with daylight saving time

Getting to grips with daylight saving time

If the transition to summer time marks the arrival of good weather, it is generally accompanied by a big blow of fatigue. On the night of Saturday March 26 to Sunday March 27, 2022, i.e. at 2 a.m., you will have to advance the hands of your watch by one hour. In short, one hour of sleep lost from … Read more

Passiflora, the beautiful sleeping passion flower

Passionflower, or Passiflora incarnata, is a climbing plant native to the south-eastern United States and Mexico, renowned for its medicinal properties. Traditionally used to treat insomnia and anxiety, it has gained an important place in the French pharmacopoeia. Its richness lies in its unique constituents, notably flavonoids and indole alkaloids. This article explores the many … Read more

Mandarin essence, symbol of good fortune and abundance

The fruit of the mandarin tree is generally highly prized, especially at Chinese New Year, when it represents abundance and good fortune. Its fragrant peel is particularly appreciated in cooking, adding a delectable aroma to savoury dishes.In traditional medicine, the dried peel is generally used to regulate vitality, stimulate digestion, relieve abdominal cramps and reduce … Read more

Lemon balm, the cordial that dispels melancholic vapors

Lemon balm, the cordial that dispels melancholic vapors

Since Antiquity, men have made lemon balm travel across the Mediterranean basin so that it will eventually find its place in the pharmacopoeias of various places around the globe . Spreading from east to west, it began to spread very early in Asia Minor, was subsequently found to grow in Spain around 960, then across the Alps through the Benedictines. … Read more

When the season becomes synonymous with depression

As the arrival of the cold season brings with it the traditional ‘winter blues’ for some people, researchers are besieging depression from all sides: what are its origins and mechanisms, and can it be prevented? What is society’s image of winter SAD? Winter darkness is experienced differently in different cultures. At high latitudes and in … Read more

The hawthorn, the white thorn that goes straight to the heart!

Host of the countryside, the hawthorn likes the edge of forests where it seems to be on guard, both in the direction of open and covered places where, then, we see it teaming up with large deciduous or coniferous trees. But it is undoubtedly none to the hedge that it is, with the black thorn, … Read more

Guide to food rebalancing, zoom on chrono-nutrition

Chrono-nutrition is based on the principle of consuming the right foods at the right time, according to the body’s needs. Adopting a balanced diet means providing our body with what it needs at the right moment. The principle is simple: all foods are allowed; however, it is essential to learn to consume them in accordance … Read more

Adaptogenic plants: what are they?

Adaptogenic plants, an often overlooked treasure of nature, offer a multitude of benefits for our health andwell-being. In this modern world, where stress and fatigue have become commonplace, the discovery and use of remedies natural remedies to counter these ailments is of vital importance. Adaptogenic plants, with their unique ability to help the body adapt … Read more