by lsmith | May 1, 2014 | Adults, Children, Digestive Health, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Researchers are hard at working trying to characterize the human gut microbiome, the community of microbes that live within the digestive tract of humans, mostly concentrated within the colon. A number of studies have begun to classify the microbes found in people of...
by lsmith | Jan 22, 2014 | Dietary Fiber, Inflammation, Probiotics & Gut Flora
When you consider that the human colon houses many trillions of bacteria, you have to wonder at the immune system’s complexity. The intestinal lining houses the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), which makes up the majority of your immune system. And yet,...
by lsmith | Jan 8, 2014 | Adults, Cancer, Conditions, Dietary Fiber, Digestive Health, Probiotics & Gut Flora
The gut bacteria composition of people at risk for colorectal cancer differs from that of healthy people, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.1 Researchers from the New York University School of Medicine analyzed stool...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 6, 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! As...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 11, 2012 | General
Weight loss is one of the biggest concerns of, well, most of us. With over two-thirds of people in the United States overweight and one-third obese, weight loss is a big issue. I have always said that diet is the main factor of addressing any health issue, and weight...
