Widespread, decade use of antibiotics in both livestock husbandry and human healthcare has led to trace amounts of these drugs and their byproducts ending up in everyone's food.
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Learn how taking a break from actively digesting food does the body good. The scientific literature supports the notion that longevity is associated with fasting. “Intermittent Fasting” or “Fasting Mimicking Diets” are patterns of eating that essentially give the body (1) a period of rest and (2) a chance to use an anti-inflammatory fuel source known as ketones. As counterintuitive as it may sound, time without food is vital to our health and wellbeing.
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Did you know longevity is associated with low-calorie diets. Yet, the physiological mechanisms behind why low-calorie diets are so therapeutic are only just being understood. Could intermittent fasting be part of the explanation for why that is?
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Yet, why does nutrition's association with cancer remain a controversial topic to this day? The truth is cancer doesn’t happen overnight. It is a long-term process that likely involves what we are putting into our mouth.
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Though the gut is one of the most important parts of the human body, it's something that people typically do not think about until they begin exhibiting symptoms. A common condition called leaky gut can occur because of the foods that people eat. Leaky gut can lead to autoimmune diseases.
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Our immune system is made up of trillions of cells, tissues, and organs whose job it is to protect us from foreign invaders. 85 to 90% of the immune system is inside the digestive tract and controlled by the microbiome. When the gut is not working optimally due to factors, such as hidden food allergies and antibodies, toxins and other pathogens start leaking out into the bloodstream and poisoning the body. This is what sets a person up for an autoimmune disease.
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Making simple shifts in how and what you consume can have a dramatic impact in improving your skin health and lessen the severity of eczema flare-ups. To understand the impact of diet on skin health, it is important to first understand exactly what eczema is and how it can be impacted by other systems of the body.
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The #1 cause of thyroid dysfunction is an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto’s. Plenty of people who are living with it are unaware they have it. Learn more about its symptoms and what you can do to treat it naturally.
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Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition that affects between 1-3% of Americans. It is directly linked to havoc happening inside the gut which causes inflammation to show up on the surface of the skin. As a result, the skin can appear red and scaly, sometimes even cracked or bleeding. Psoriasis can also cause joints to swell or stiffen, brittle nails and hair loss.
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Most health-conscious people would rightfully assume that they are doing their very best by following national dietary suggestions. They are surprised when instead of feeling fantastic, their sense of well-being doesn't improve, or they experience rapidly worsening symptoms. The fact is what government health professionals are advising is actually causing people to become sicker than ever before. Wheat and other gluten-dense grains are causing inflammatory bowel diseases, such as celiac. Learn how integrative health can help you take back control over your health.
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We all experience different kinds of inflammation for various reasons at any given time. However, the signs can be easy to miss if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Understand why inflammation happens and how it can affect your daily and long-term health.
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