by Brenda Watson | Sep 15, 2017 | Conditions, Diet, Front Page, Inflammation, Skin
We usually think of skin conditions as being affected on the outside—after all, our skin comes into contact with so many different substances throughout the day, how could it not be affected by all that? While it’s true that your skin can react to what you touch, it’s...
by Brenda Watson | May 31, 2017 | Adults, Cleansing, Cleansing & Detox, Diet, Dietary Fiber, Digestive Health, Enzymes, Exercise, Herbal Cleansing, Longevity, Recipes, Supplements, The Detox Strategy, The Skinny Gut Diet, Uncategorized
Congratulations! If you have arrived at this last step and already applied some of the recommendations given in these posts to your own life, you are on your way to being in the best health that you can be. This step in the RENEW Total Body Detox program is focused on...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 10, 2014 | Children, Cold and Flu, Common Cold, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Research continues to show that probiotics promote immune health. In particular, they have been found to have a beneficial effect on upper respiratory tract infections, which include cold and flu. Up to 80 percent of your immune system resides in the gut, so it’s not...
by lsmith | Aug 20, 2014 | Breastfeeding, Inflammation, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Inflammation is one of the main ways in which the body heals itself. When inflammation is employed in the short term, it comes and goes when needed, and is resolved in due time. When you get a cut or bruise, or when your body fights a cold, you usually feel worse for...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 18, 2014 | Human Microbiome, Obesity, Probiotics & Gut Flora
The connection between gut bacteria and weight gain is a subject of great interest among researchers. It’s a topic of great interest to me, too! The search is on for probiotic therapies that prevent weight gain. In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical...