by Brenda Watson | Aug 28, 2017 | Cleansing & Detox, Cold and Flu, Common Cold, Conditions, Environmental Toxins, Front Page, Immune System, Personal Care, Prebiotics, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Stress, Supplements
With the start of school and the change from summer to fall, you know what comes next—the dreaded cold and flu season. It’s only a matter of time before someone in your family comes down with the sniffles, a scratchy throat, or a cough. Whether you’re dealing with an...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 11, 2017 | Autism, Chronic Disease, Cleansing & Detox, Cold and Flu, Common Cold, Conditions, Depression, Digestive Health, Front Page, Heart Disease, Immune System, Inflammation, Mental Health, Obesity, Preventable Issues, Stress, Weight Loss
When you think of immune health, the illnesses that come to mind are cold and flu, bacterial infections, or even autoimmune conditions like type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. But you might be surprised to learn that immune health plays a role in many more...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 7, 2017 | Chronic Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cleansing & Detox, Cold and Flu, Common Cold, Depression, Diet, Digestive Health, Exercise, Front Page, Immune System, Obesity, Personal Care, Sleep, Stress
I’m focused on immunity this month because if we wait until cold and flu season hits to work on building up our immune systems, it might be too late. The best way to fortify your immunity is to identify the ways you might be weakening your immune system in the first...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 31, 2017 | Common Cold, Diet, Digestive Health, Environmental Toxins, Front Page, Gut Solutions, Human Microbiome, Immune System, Inflammation
Your immune system is a complex network made up of an array of cells and biological compounds that work together to keep you healthy as your body comes into contact with foreign “invaders” of all sorts—bacteria, viruses, fungi, allergens, toxins, and more. Your immune...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 26, 2017 | Adults, Children, Common Cold, Diet, Digestive Health, Immune System, Indigestion, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Supplements, Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about summer travel lately. There are a number of products I recommend traveling with, but if I had to narrow it down to just one, I’d say don’t leave home without your probiotics. Traveling usually involves going to new places...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 11, 2016 | Adults, Antibiotic resistance, Antibiotics, Children, Cold and Flu, Common Cold, Digestive Health, Human Microbiome, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Respiratory issues
As this year’s flu and cold season wanes down a bit, I found it heartening to read that science is focusing on a way to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections to help limit over-prescribing of antibiotics. Over the last decades doctors have been far too...