by Brenda Watson | Aug 19, 2016 | Diet, Fermentation, General, Leaky Gut, Skin, Teens, The Skinny Gut Diet, Uncategorized
Are your kids back to school yet? If not, hang in there, the time is fast approaching! And perhaps this year, you can consider sending healthy texts to make a difference in what your teen chooses to eat! Now that’s a novel idea~ My beloved granddaughter has been...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 19, 2015 | Human Microbiome, Leaky Gut
The intestinal lining is a protective interface between the digestive tract and the rest of the internal organs and systems. It is a semi-permeable lining that, when healthy, lets in small digested nutrients and keeps out larger undigested food particles and...
by lsmith | Oct 15, 2014 | Liver, Probiotics & Gut Flora
The liver is the body’s powerhouse of detoxification. The main function of the liver is to filter blood that comes directly from the intestines to the liver via the portal vein. The health of the liver, therefore, is very much dependent on the health of the gut. The...
by Brenda Watson | Oct 3, 2014 | Human Microbiome, Inflammation, Leaky Gut, Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that involves an immune system attack of the protective sheath (myelin sheath) that covers nerves. This destruction has a damaging effect on the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. The disease process varies...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 10, 2014 | Constipation, Infancy, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Reflux
Infants given a daily probiotic for the first three months of life experience less colic, reflux, and constipation, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics. Almost 600 infants were involved in the study, half...
