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The Brain is Connected to the …What? Yes. The Intestines!
Have you ever been so stressed that you got a stomachache? Have you ever noticed a mood change (a little anxious, or a little down) after a course of strong antibiotics? Has your fear ever made you lose your appetite? As much as we know about the brain, we are barely scratching the surface of ...
Depression & Anxiety Are Physical Diseases
If your legs are healthy, no one is surprised that you are a good runner with strength and stamina. And if you are in a car accident with multiple injuries, including a broken leg, no one is surprised that your mobility is impaired and you can no longer run. Your running behavior has been damaged. ...
Better Brains, Better Lives
We all know that the brain is the seat of our consciousness—it contains our thoughts, memories, emotions, problem solving skills, and artistry. In DaVinci’s brain, there lived the Mona Lisa, and in Harper Lee’s brain it turns out that To Kill a Mockingbird was stored. You could not love your children, watch a movie, tie ...
The Top 3 Supplements for Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of disability in people over 65. It is usually treated with NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), but NSAIDs have many potentially serious side effects, and they actually make the condition worse because they inhibit cartilage repair and accelerate cartilage destruction. Fortunately, there are lots ...
Are Your Hormones Ganging Up on You?
Hormones are amazing, powerful, dangerous and confusing. Hormones are released from endocrine glands. The major endocrine glands in the body are the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, testes and ovaries. Here, we are going to focus on the hormone estrogen—the good, the bad and the ugly. Unfortunately, given ...
Want to Live a Long Time? Polyphenols Will Help Get You There
There is a huge amount of marketing around anti-aging interventions. Creams, potions, diets, medications, devices, surgeries, fasting, exercise programs—all with a claim to turn back the hands of time. There is no perfect and easy answer, but there are some things you can do to slow down the damage that is done as we age, ...
Millennials Are Using Nutritional Supplements More Often Than They Did Before the Pandemic
The use of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements (VMS) among Americans is on the rise. According to new research from Mintel (Chicago, IL), among the 78 percent of Americans who are vitamin* users, a third (34 percent) have increased their usage since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including nearly half (47 percent) of Millennials. ...
Natural Help for Migraines
Migraine headaches are the third most common illness in the world, affecting 12 percent to 22 percent of Americans and at least 8.3 percent of Canadians. Ninety-one percent of them can’t function normally during their attacks and frequently miss work. Nutrient Deficiencies Many young people who suffer from migraines are deficient in certain nutrients. 42 ...
Uterus: Friend and Foe? The Problem of Endometriosis
There would be no human life on our planet without the reproductive power of the uterus. When my children were younger, I described the uterus as a warm and cozy nest. When the egg is fertilized, it is gently dropped into the nest to be protected and nurtured. It was a few more years before ...
Nutrition For Mood Support
Did anyone else read the Harry Potter books or watch the movies? One of the most terrifying things I encountered were the Dementors—dark, ghostly, floating monsters who froze the air and sucked the life out of their immobilized victims. Shiver! I learned later that J.K. Rowling herself had struggled with severe depression, and these monsters ...
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