5 Ways You Might Be Weakening Your Immunity
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…
5 Surprising Facts About Your Immune System
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…
Back to School Health Tips
Goodbye to summer! I hope yours was enjoyable and relaxing. Here in Florida, we’re hoping that the heat will lift soon. The kids are headed back to their classes and with…
Ancestral Microbiome May Hold Key to Modern Health
Although scientists are hard at work studying the human gut microbiome, the complexity of the task is such that we still know very little about the trillions of microbes that…
Gut Bacteria in Premature Infants Depends on Age
Not long ago, researchers thought that infants in the womb were free of bacteria. Infants are inoculated by bacteria during birth, and later by the environment and diet, they said,…
Another Must-Read: Wheat Belly Total Health by William Davis, MD
September is proving to be an exciting month for new book releases, including the newest book by renowned cardiologist Dr. William Davis—just released today! It’s called Wheat Belly Total Health…
New Book Recommendation: The Grain Brain Cookbook, Released Today!
If you loved reading Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter as much as I did, you’re going to love what I have to say next. The Grain Brain Cookbook is…
Are Your Gut Microbes to Blame for Your Cravings?
In my new book, The Skinny Gut Diet, I talk at length about how gut microbes are in control of your health, and how your particular gut balance determines whether…
Gut Microbes Are Target for Treatment of Diabetes
Prediabetes is a precursor to type 2 diabetes. It means that blood sugar levels are elevated, but not quite high enough to be considered full-blown diabetes. Without intervention, prediabetes will…
Moldy Homes and Parkinson’s—is there a Connection?
It was only after Hurricane Katrina flooded her New Orleans home that mold toxin expert Joan Bennett started to believe moldy homes could, in fact, make people sick—and only because…