by Brenda Watson | Sep 24, 2012 | General
Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! Here is your newest weekly challenge (I mean opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the right direction for bringing health to your week. You could even add it to your calendar. Join us! Vitamin...
by Brenda Watson | Sep 5, 2012 | General
Gluten sensitivity is a milder form of celiac disease that involves a response to the gluten protein found in wheat, known as gliadin. Gluten sensitivity has been linked to a wide array of health conditions. I have encountered so many people—including myself!—who have...
by lsmith | Apr 11, 2012 | General
A recent article from the Journal of Environment International showed a significant connection between elevated blood mercury levels and autoimmune antibodies to parts of the thyroid gland, specifically thyroglobulin.1 Thyroglobulin is a protein made in the thyroid...
by lsmith | Jun 29, 2011 | General
A recent study to be published in the journal Pediatrics found that the prevalence of food allergy in children is higher than previously thought.1 It turns out that 8 percent of children—that’s about 1 in every 13 children—are affected by food allergy. Food allergies...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 13, 2011 | General
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease involving a reaction in the gut to gliadin, the gluten protein found in wheat, barley and rye. This gut reaction destroys the body’s own intestinal lining cells, a process known as autoimmunity. The treatment of celiac disease...
