Gut Bugs and Weight Update A new critter is in town! Well, it's not new, but he's making headlines! It's called Akkermansia muciniphila , a microbe that makes up 3 percent to 5 percent of your belly bugs....
Why Lifestyle Medicine Could Help Turn Around 5 Dreary Health Stats
The land of the free and home of the brave is having some health issues! I read some pretty depressing stats about this fact during the month. Rather than dwell on the sad news, I decided to share...
An Integrative Look At What Affects Brain Health
For any condition, there is usually more than one factor that contributes to it. Genetic predispositions, various triggers (such as infections, dietary factors, environmental exposures, lifestyle choices,stress), and other factors including hormonal balance, gut health, one's microbiome, and...
3 Holistic & Integrative Tips for Brain Health: In the News
I was recently researching the effects of fish oil on brain health after I found a study that linked decreased hostility to essential fatty acid levels. The power of how our lifestyle choices impact our brain health can...
Vitamin D & Calcium for Hot Flashes- Useless or Useless Study?
It's true; you probably don't need supplements, ONLY IF... ...you have a serene life with little stress, eat a superb, organic diet with pleasure, exercise daily, filter your water, aren't exposed to lots of chemicals, get 7-8 hours...
Top May Health Reviews In Bugs & Antibiotics News
With the end of May is upon us, it's the signal of the lazy, hazy, happy days of summer! It's also a cue that it's time for my Top Health Reads in wellness, health, nutrition, functional medicine, and...
Some Healthy Tips In Time for Beach Season
It's toward the end of May already, and if you're like me, you are daydreaming of beautiful beaches and a trip to Italy in July! However, some people may be more worried about baring their skin and harming...
A Surprising Way Your Relationship May Modify Body’s Inner Ecosystem
If you've been following my blogs, you know I have a love for the little critters that line our inner tubes. I'm talking about the microbes that inhabit our insides and outnumber our own cells 10 to 1....
A Surprising Way Your Relationship May Modify Body’s Inner Ecosystem
If you've been following my blogs, you know I have a love for the little critters that line our inner tubes. I'm talking about the microbes that inhabit our insides and outnumber our own cells 10 to 1....
Four Brain Hijacks That Increase Cravings
14.00 1. Eating At Night Is your brain hijacked with cravings at night? A new small study with females sheds "light" on why this may be so. Science Daily reports: "In a newly published study, exercise sciences professors and...