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How to Structure Your Own Water
What is structured water, and how can you make it yourself? This article covers simple methods like sunlight, sound, vortices, and saline solution for structuring water at home.
Nutrition for the Cells
Iron is a vital mineral, a so-called micromineral, a trace element, that we need in small micro-amounts to be healthy. Too high an intake of iron, however, becomes toxic to the bo…
The Body's Iron Balance
Iron is a vital mineral, a so-called micromineral or trace element, which we need in small amounts to stay healthy. Too high an intake of iron, however, is toxic to the body.
Axel Bohlin back on the AWOL Zebra podcast
Axel Bohlin is a guest on the AWOL Zebra podcast again and announces that Fasciaguiden is now coming out in English.
Axel Bohlin is a guest on the AWOL Zebra podcast again
Axel Bohlin is a guest on the AWOL Zebra podcast and talks about why fascia is so important for our health.
We become the environment we live in
The environment we are in affects us in many different ways, both physically and psychologically. Not least, our physical and mental health are affected. So what do we mean by our…
We become what we think and feel
In daily life, we don't think about if or how we breathe. It usually happens unconsciously and automatically, controlled from the brainstem by the autonomic nervous system (involu…
What does it mean to feel good, and how good can you feel?
Many of us are probably asked the question often, sometimes daily, 'How are you?'. The answer often comes automatically without a second thought, 'Fine, thanks'. But what does it…
Exploring the Ecology of Life
My book, 'When Logic Came to Town and Man Broke in Two'—the final version of which is nearing completion—contains a chapter on how I believe we should understand the concept of ec…
Redefining what it means to be human
Good news is no news – this is, in principle, the motto behind all current media. It has always been this way. The only thing that varies is the intensity of the bad news.
Collagen as a Dietary Supplement
Collagen is the body's most abundant protein and provides structure to the entire body. It builds the skeleton, all types of Fascia such as tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, ski…
Are you listening to your body?
We've all heard it many times before: 'You have to listen to your body.' It may seem trivial, but for many of us, it's very difficult to do, and it's incredibly important.
Stress and Stress Management
Stress is a natural and vital physiological process for survival, providing the extra energy needed to handle a demanding situation that is hopefully short-lived.
Sleep, Rest, and Recovery
Two factors primarily control our sleep: the circadian rhythm and sleep pressure. We have a biological clock in the brain that governs the circadian rhythm in cycles of about 24 h…
Are You Getting the Right Nutrients?
The body needs nutrients for all its functions and systems to work. These nutrients are processed in cellular metabolism, creating energy for the cell's work of producing various…
Are You Moving Enough Every Day?
We are made to move at a moderate pace and far more than most of us do today. Long ago, when humans lived as hunter-gatherers, they moved for most of their waking hours. They coul…
How Do You Breathe?
In daily life, we don't think about if or how we breathe. It usually happens unconsciously and automatically, controlled from the brainstem by the autonomic nervous system (which…
To take a stand for the Living
I princip alla känner till PH-värde, men visste du att PH-värde i själva verket är en laddning?
Axel Bohlin talks about the importance of fascia on AWOL Zebra
Axel Bohlin joins the AWOL Zebra podcast and talks about why fascia is so important for our health.
How Good Can You Feel?
What does it really mean to feel good, and how good can you feel? Is well-being the same as being okay or being pain-free? Or is there another level of well-being? A level where y…
The building blocks, collagen as a supplement
Kollagen är kroppens vanligaste protein och bygger upp det mesta i vår kropp, Fascia, benvävnad, brosk, blodkärl, lymfkärl, ögon, hud, naglar, mm, mm.
Collagen
Kollagen är kroppens vanligaste protein och bygger upp all struktur i kroppen. Det bygger upp skelett, all typ av Fascia som senor, ligament, ledkapslar, hud, blodkärl, lymfkärl,…
Quercetin
Quercetin är en flavonoid och kraftig antioxidant, som finns naturligt i många färgstarka växter, till exempel lök och kapris. Den hör också till en grupp av växter som kallas fyt…
Resveratrol
Resveratrol är en kraftfull antioxidant som hjälper till att stärka immunförsvaret och skydda kroppens celler mot för tidigt åldrande, motverkar klimakteriebesvär med förbättrad k…
The building blocks, collagen as a supplement
Collagen is the most common protein in our body and makes up most of our body’s structures such as fascia, bone tissue, cartilage, blood vessels, lymph vessels, eyes, skin, nails,…
The hormone cortisol
Long-term stress and strain on the body, due to factors such as excessive worrying, lack of sleep, and overworking for extended periods of time, can impair your immune system.
Synthetic or natural vitamin C?
Ascorbic acid is an organic acid that was discovered in the 1920s by Albert von Szent Györgyi, who extracted it from peppers.
Why do some doctors say that vitamin C supplements are unnecessary and even harmful?
In the public healthcare system, there is often a cool attitude towards nutritional supplements such as vitamins and minerals.
Is your Fascia acidic?
When the food we eat is metabolized, metabolites are formed. The metabolites can be acidic or alkaline, depending on what we eat.
Why is resistance to vitamin C still so great?
Why do all “experts” on TV say that we don’t need or that it’s harmful to take extra vitamin C?
Glutathione
Glutathione helps strengthen the immune system and protect the body, and is necessary for other antioxidants such as vitamin E and vitamin C to function effectively.
Omega 3
The body needs Omega-3 fatty acids but cannot produce them on its own.
Training for strengthened Fascia
Exercise increases collagen production in tendons, ligaments and all Fascia. To stimulate collagen formation in tendons and ligaments, it doesn’t matter if the exercise is eccentr…
Selenium
Important antioxidant that protects cells from oxidative stress.
Vitamin E
Important antioxidant that protects cells from oxidative stress.
Vitamin C
C-vitamin kan inte tillverkas av människokroppen utan måste tillföras genom mat och kosttillskott. Är viktigt för att bibehålla ett bra immunförsvar & behovet ökar drastiskt vid f…
Vitamin B
There are eight different B-vitamins, all of which are necessary for the body’s functioning and they interact extensively with each other.
Common deficiencies
Today’s lifestyle contributes to many people suffering from various nutrient deficiencies. This is primarily influenced by what we eat and drink, as well as factors such as stress…
Zink
Important mineral for the immune system and it affects fertility and sex drive
Curcumin
Has a strong anti-inflammatory effect
9 tips: How to keep your Fascia healthy and balanced
One of the best ways to keep yourself healthy, free from pain and injuries is to take care of your Fascia. Here are 9 tips on how to take care of your Fascia.
The importance of vitamin C in pregnancy, childbirth and jaundice in newborns.
Vitamin C has many different actions in the body. It is a coenzyme, which assist in various physiological processes in the body and it is a powerful antioxidant.
Oxidative stress – Is your body also rusting?
Oxidative stress – Is your body also rusting? JTVCdGhlX2FkJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIxNDQ2NSUyMiU1RA==As the cells in the body metabolize the food we eat and convert it…
The immune system: How it works & how to boost it
You probably know that the immune system is our defensive wall protecting us from the threats from the outside world – but do you know how it works and how to boost it?
Magnesium
Sugar, coffee and alcohol impair absorption and can cause magnesium deficiency
Probiotics
Contributes to good intestinal flora, which is important for the immune system. Probiotics counteract mental illness by contributing to a good intestinal flora
7 things you should now about Vitamin C
Vitamin C is good for the immune system, but did you know that it also supports tissue regeneration or that we use up 7 times more Vitamin C during stress?
Stress and sugar harms fascia functions
What we do know for sure is that the abundance of sugar has a negative effect on the fascia and makes it less elastic. Stress also affects the fascia in a disadvantageous way
Vitamin D
Formed in our skin with the help of sunlight and it is almost impossible to get enough in the north during most of the year
MSM
MSM contains sulfur which is needed to build up important amino acids in the body.
Lack of Sulphur and Vitamin C
Fascia has different firmness depending on how well the collagen is deposited into the tissue.
Exercises for the Fascia to increased mobility
Get a deeper introduction to new Fascia Research with the 2018 German documentary “The mysterious world under the skin”.