Spring is on its way! Birds are returning, the weather is warming, flowers are starting to bloom, and your nose is dripping! Yes, springtime is the height of allergy season for over 30 million of us across the United States. [ ... ]
To really understand digestion and how to have good gut health, it is important to understand what is really ruling roost down there, the GALT and the MALT. The body has a natural defense system built into the intestines: the GALT [ ... ]
A review of research studies involving Vitamin D, recently published in theLancet, suggests that this essential nutrient may not be helpful in preventing cancer, diabetes, or heart disease (Autier, Boniol, Pizot, & Mullie, Dec [ ... ]
There are many advertisements directing the public to vitamin and mineral supplements for the prevention and decreased duration of seasonal colds and flu. But these advertisements are often for products that are neither effective [ ... ]
Kicking your bad habit just got easier than you ever thought and utilizing the following “proven to work” steps will give you the tools and the understanding to get started. The following four steps are actually the key components [ ... ]
For decades, health care providers have been recommending that people lower their fat intake to improve their cholesterol levels and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. It may not be that simple. Usually, a person at [ ... ]
The holidays are a busy exciting time – shopping, decorating, cooking, family and social activities etc. However, the holidays aren’t always a happy time. Sometimes we can be stretched too thin and left exhausted, or [ ... ]
The liver is the largest organ in the body and has many functions. Think of it like a processing mega-center.The intake and distribution of nutrients occurs in the liver and it also is the detox hub of the body. Love your liver: [ ... ]
Kidney stones are small crystalline formations within the kidney. There are different types of kidney stones and your doctor can tell you what type you have. Depending on the type you have the dietary recommendations will vary. [ ... ]
Urinary tract infection (UTI) or more commonly called bladder infections can have uncomfortable symptoms and lead to kidney infections, thus they must be treated. Recurrent UTI’s are common- Persons’ with a history of bladder [ ... ]
