Gut Health and Immunity Recovery Time Can your gut health affect recovery time from long-term immune challenges? A study recently found gut health could affect long-term immune recovery time, especially when adding probiotics with the bacteria Bifidobacterium into the protocol for long-term immune challenged patients. Some foods to include in a diet for improved gut …
Dark Chocolate Boosts Memory and More! Research continues to reveal the health benefits of dark chocolate. Most of the health benefits from dark chocolate comes from cacao. Cacao contains polyphenols which are responsible for most of the health benefits in dark chocolate. Studies have confirmed cacao can benefit your heart, blood vessels, brain and nervous …
Is there a relationship between gut health and emotional wellbeing? A recent study linked bacteria in the gut to positive emotions, healthier emotion management skills, and better physical health. Over 200 women in the study filled out a survey assessing their feelings and how they handled emotions, as well as providing stool samples. The study …
Is zero-calorie sugar replacement healthy? A new study showed the sugar replacement called erythritol, found in stevia, monk-fruit and keto reduced-sugar products, has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol found naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Erythritol is popular because it looks like sugar, tastes like …
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Is a daily consumption of meat good for your heart? A Cleveland Clinic and Tufts University study revealed a 22% increased risk for heart disease for every 3.3 oz serving of cooked lean meat per day. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and many other parts of the world, …
There’s no doubt about it – the holiday season is the most challenging on our health. All the family get-togethers, the mall-hopping and hustle and bustle of shopping decreases our workouts and distracts us from the things that keep us healthy. Increasing the chances that we’ll make poorer choices for ourselves and our families. At …
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We hear lots of talk about “Flora” or intestinal bacteria. Or maybe you’ve just heard that we need acidophilus or bifidus to help with digestive disorders. So what is it? We have a natural ecological system in our body referred to as “flora”. This is mostly in our skin and our mucus membranes (mouth, nose, …
Sugar harms your health in many ways. Most people know this, yet few control the intake of it. Worse yet, they are given to children in greater and greater quantities. An example is soda pop: more than a quarter of all drinks consumed in the United States are soda. More than 15 billion gallons were …
