You Snooze, You Lose

I mention sleep from time to time because it is so important to your well-being.  Studies are finding that inadequate sleep can trigger a slew of health conditions.  These days, people are cramming more and more things to do into their days, but there are only so many...

Exercise for IBS

Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! 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! Irritable bowel syndrome...

Diarrhea + Probiotics = Less Suffering

A recent Cochrane Systematic Review, which involves an extensive review of the scientific literature, found that probiotics are effective at reducing diarrhea. The results were similar across all 63 different trials that were analyzed. A separate review was done for...

A Salad a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

“Renew You” Challenge – Let’s start the year off right with my 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. Join us! If you’re reading this blog, chances...

And While We’re on the Subject of Probiotics…

I read recently that more and more Americans aren’t getting enough vitamin B12 in their diet, and that older Americans are more likely to suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency than their younger counterparts. But why should we be concerned about B12 in the first place?...