by Brenda Watson | Oct 7, 2013 | Adults, Digestive Health, General, Obesity
Inflammation describes a wide array of immune functions that are supposed to act as a way to get rid of harm in the body, and then to cease. When we get a cold, inflammation runs high as the immune system sends out its troops to conquer the “bad guy” and get it out of...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 13, 2013 | General
Silent inflammation is a chronic, low-grade inflammation that exists in the body in such a way that you don’t really see it or feel it. When silent inflammation persists it can trigger a host of negative health effects. In fact, inflammation is involved in most, if...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 13, 2012 | General
Vitamin D has received a lot of attention over the last few years, and for good reason. The negative health effects that have been associated with low vitamin D levels make up a long list, indeed. Dr. Smith wrote a great blog on vitamin D a couple winters ago with an...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 22, 2012 | General
According to a recent study published in the journal Chronic Illness, women with celiac disease are more likely to report stress, depression and disordered eating, even if they are following a gluten-free diet. The researchers found that women adhering to a...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 1, 2011 | General
Gastroenterologists from Johns Hopkins University are reporting something I don’t find surprising at all—kids are experiencing more serious and chronic bouts of constipation. Why? Lack of physical activity, inadequate water intake and fiber-poor diets are the biggest...
