Diabetes has been called the “epidemic of the 21st century.”[1] The consequences of diabetes are often underappreciated by the public, but the medical community...
You’ve probably heard the words probiotics, prebiotics, and antibiotics before, but what are they, exactly? All three affect your gut flora but in different way...
Antibiotics have been life-saving miracle drugs of the 20th century. However, the problem of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and microbiome disruption has posed...
The standard North American diet tends to weigh in heavily with refined carbohydrates and sugars, as is widely known. Many people try to improve the protein con...
Try typing this trio into your search engine and it leads directly to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Truth is, according to the internationally renowned Mayo C...
Imagine… …a wastewater treatment plant without enzymes or bacteria, and without regular cleaning of its filters; this would be a declaration of disaster for nat...
What is Stress? Stress is a threat to the internal balance (homeostasis) of the body. Stress related conditions including anxiety, depression, high blood pressu...
The Seasons and Health In Chinese medicine, each season and its element—wood, fire, earth, metal, or water—govern the flow of qi (energy) in the body. Proper fl...
Have you ever tried introducing a nonnative grass seed or an exotic variety of flower to your lawn or garden, only to have the same old vegetation naturally re...
When travelling to tropical and subtropical regions, there is always a chance of contracting a bacterial infection that turns into traveller’s diarrhea. It is e...
“Greedy guests who hastily eat at a host’s table, while at times good conversationalists, are parasites. The little creature who lives by his host, through him,...
True and False Sensitivities and What to Do About Them A hundred years ago, the idea of being “sensitive” to a food would have been absurd. Even just a decade a...
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