by Brenda Watson | Apr 2, 2015 | Adults, Antibiotics, Cleansing, Diabetes, Dogs - Pets, Environmental Toxins, General, Human Microbiome, Immune System, Mental Health, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Supplements
For many years I have written about the benefit of probiotics on our health. In my early years, working in a Natural Health Clinic that offered total health solutions, I experienced first hand the great effects probiotics have on people. I worked one on one with many...
by Brenda Watson | Jun 27, 2014 | Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Mental Health
Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention to the present. It is the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. It is a state of observation without judgment. Mindfulness meditation is getting a lot of press lately, and for good reason. It has...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 8, 2014 | Brain, Dietary Fiber, General, Mental Health, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Prebiotics are soluble fibers that feed beneficial bacteria and lead to an increase in those bacteria along with a decrease in potentially harmful bacteria. Prebiotics can be found in food, certain fiber supplements, and in prebiotic supplements (which are fiber...
by lsmith | Aug 21, 2013 | General
Clostridium difficile infection is linked to 14,000 deaths each year in the United States and continues to increase each year.1 Antibiotic use is the major cause of C. diff infection, but other medications are known to increase risk, including proton-pump inhibitors...
by lsmith | Jan 23, 2013 | General
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition often considered difficult to understand. The main characteristic of CFS is persistent and relapsing fatigue, usually worsened by physical and mental exertion. It also involves neuropsychological symptoms including loss of...
