Page 1 of Ben Mester's writing

1. Using Ozone to Purify Water and Air Ozone has been used to treat water, air, and the environment since the beginning of time. Thunderstorms regularily create ozone and other cleansing compounds such as hydrogen peroxide, which fall to the Earth, cleansing not only the ground, but... (posted by Ben 1 year 52 days ago.)

2. What's Better -- Synthetic Oil or Regular? In the modern age, as oil changes becoming more expensive and more routinely are being added into warranty packages, it's important to understand just what kind of oil is being used in your engine, whether regular or synthetic. The automotive... (posted by Ben 1 year 130 days ago.)

3. Beta Alanine Benefits and Side Effects Beta Alanine is a natural compound that's used in the body already on a regular basis. It's one of the amino acids the body relies on for healthy function, and many people are beginning to supplement beta alanine because of its positive health... (posted by Ben 1 year 136 days ago.)

4. What Does Nitric Oxide Do? I've recently been running across the compound nitric oxide, or NO, quite often in my studies of the human body. It seems that nitric oxide is being used in a variety of different fields regarding the human body. Not only has it been used in the... (posted by Ben 1 year 140 days ago.)

5. How Frequently Can a Person Donate Blood Plasma for Money? You'd actually be surprised by how often a person can donate plasma for money. Before doing research into the subject of plasma donation, I had been under the impression that a person could only donate very infrequently at their local plasma... (posted by Ben 1 year 142 days ago.)

6. Some Natural Water Filtration Methods In a world where dirty water is at the root of more deaths than almost any other factor, finding as many cheap and natural water filtration methods as we can is a very important thing. This is very true in the light of how expensive and bulky most... (posted by Ben 1 year 188 days ago.)

7. Dwarf Mondo in the Garden I've really come to enjoy ornamental grasses in the yard. They can do a great job enhancing the beauty of the yard. And perhaps the best part about them is that they're generally very low maintenance. Like dwarf mondo grass for example. Growing up... (posted by Ben 1 year 189 days ago.)

8. Stevia -- Benefits and Drawbacks Stevia is an herb that's considered to be a sugar substitute, and one that actually has many health benefits over artificial sweeteners. It's a practice of mine to not use artificial sweeteners or refined sugar. Both take their tole on the body... (posted by Ben 1 year 193 days ago.)

9. A Few Great Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide Though it's just a cheap and common household chemical, hydrogen peroxide has a wide ranges of uses. Hydrogen peroxide is technically an acid, and a very powerful one at that, even though it seems to only gently bubble when applied to a surface.... (posted by Ben 1 year 196 days ago.)

10. Some Health Benefits of Flax Seed Oil Flaxseed oil is something that can be taken in many forms, and if you haven't started, the health benefits of flaxseed oil are very compelling. But before we go into that, let's explore flax and flaxseed a bit. Flaxseed, also known as flax seed... (posted by Ben 1 year 198 days ago.)

11. Inositol Side Effects and Benefits Inositol is a compound that many researchers are studying heavily recently, mostly because of its positive benefits, but also because of a few inositol side effects. Of the reported side effects, most symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, upset... (posted by Ben 1 year 200 days ago.)

12. Intravenous Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide therapy, which has also been called oxygen therapy, is a relatively simple alternative medicine practice involving either ingesting hydrogen peroxide, or injecting it intravenously into the body, which will cause a release of... (posted by Ben 1 year 203 days ago.)

13. Choline Supplements and Information Choline supplements are starting to gain in popularity because some recent studies have shown that choline fulfills a variety of important functions inside the body, including controlling cholesterol and providing food for the brain. Choline is... (posted by Ben 1 year 206 days ago.)

14. GMO Food -- Transgenic Organisms What is a transgenic organism? Have you ever seen the phrase 'Non-GMO' as a label on food products that you see in the grocery store? GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, and also in the scientific community Transgenic Organism.... (posted by Ben 1 year 207 days ago.)

15. Magnesium Glycinate -- Bio-Available Magnesium Magnesium glycinate is a somewhat new creation in the world of dietary supplements. Most people haven't yet heard of it. Magnesium supplements in general though have been around for a very long time. Magnesium is one of those essential metals in... (posted by Ben 1 year 208 days ago.)

16. Pharmaceutical Grade Vitamins -- What are They? The average person has never heard of pharmaceutical grade vitamins before. I myself hadn't heard of them until recently. But as I was researching many different types of supplements, trying to figure out which supplements were essentials that... (posted by Ben 1 year 209 days ago.)

17. Types of Oil Leaks Oil leaks in vehicles are about the most common ailment a car will naturally run into. The reason is because the oil is everywhere under the hood, flowing around and lubricating all the moving parts. Oil can leak from just about anywhere. You can... (posted by Ben 1 year 209 days ago.)

18. Japanese Knotweed Resveratrol Resveratrol is a supplement now highly valued by medicine for its ability to fight cancer and prolong life, and Japanese knotweed resveratrol has very high concentrations of the medicinal substance. Resveratrol is the compound for which red wine... (posted by Ben 1 year 213 days ago.)

19. Gel Fuel Uses I've done a lot of writing in the past about gel fuel technology and how to make it and use it in conjunction with artificial fireplaces. But there are a number of other uses that I've discovered for gel fuel that I wanted to pass along to you.... (posted by Ben 1 year 213 days ago.)

20. Growing Japanese Blood Grass As an ornamental grass, Japanese blood grass is very vibrant and colorful. With a name like blood grass, you can understand why. I encountered it frequently when I ran a landscaping business and it was always beautiful and really enhanced the... (posted by Ben 1 year 213 days ago.)

21. Interesting Bible Verse -- Love Poetry The Bible is filled with ancient poetry that's both interesting and inspirational. One book in particular, the Song of Solomon in the Old Testament is a book of love poems written by an ancient king and dedicated to the woman he was planning to... (posted by Ben 1 year 214 days ago.)

22. Black Seed Oil and Black Cumin I've been doing an extensive study on anti-inflammatory herbs recently, and I came across an oil that I hadn't heard of before called black seed oil, which has also been called black cumin. At first I thought it was just one of the many oils now... (posted by Ben 1 year 214 days ago.)

23. Some Bug Bites that Cause Swelling Bug bites that cause swelling can be particularly distressing if you don't know what kind of bug bit you, and if the lump doesn't seem to want to go away. No one enjoys waking up in the morning to find a swollen, tender lump on their body that... (posted by Ben 1 year 219 days ago.)

24. Some Interesting Uses of Magnets In my research into natural health, I found something very surprising, that people actually use magnets for medicinal purposes. Magnetic therapy is a branch of alternative medicine that claims to promote positive health and wellness by exposing... (posted by Ben 1 year 219 days ago.)

25. Metathione and Glutathione on the Skin When I first heard about Metathione, also called Met Tathione, I didn't think that supplements were in regular use that would lighten the skin. Being from a beach city, I'm used to people wanting a tan, not the other way around. So I did a little... (posted by Ben 1 year 221 days ago.)