by Brenda Watson | Jul 31, 2017 | Common Cold, Diet, Digestive Health, Environmental Toxins, Front Page, Gut Solutions, Human Microbiome, Immune System, Inflammation
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 with foreign “invaders” of all sorts—bacteria, viruses, fungi, allergens, toxins, and more. Your immune...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 9, 2015 | Diet, Mental Health
Proper diet and nutrition provide the building blocks for optimal health. This is also true for mental health. In a recent paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry Today, researchers stated that, as with other medical conditions, the field of psychiatry and public...
by Brenda Watson | Sep 30, 2013 | Children, General, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Breast milk is considered nature’s perfect food. Breast milk contains everything an infant needs to grow and develop, including nutrients, immune factors, and prebiotic fibers known as oligosaccharides. It was once thought that the prebiotics found in breast milk were...
by Brenda Watson | May 17, 2013 | General
I recommend omega-3 fish oil for everyone. It’s one of those nutrients that we simply don’t get enough of in the diet, and the studies in support of its health benefits outnumber any other supplement. While most of the studies in support of omega-3 are focused on...
by lsmith | Apr 10, 2013 | General
Currently, researchers worldwide are studying the contribution of the gut microbiota (the 100 trillion bacteria that reside in our gut) to human health and disease. In the United States, the Human Microbiome Project is making a dent in this broad field of study, with...
