Are you not feeling like yourself? Perhaps you have bloating or cramps, are always tired, have sensitivities to certain foods, or suffer from headaches and overall body pain. Any combination of these symptoms can get Read More
Americans spend over $2.5 billion annually on probiotic supplements. Which makes sense because probiotics have numerous health benefits, from digestive and immune support to weight management. The main job of probiotics is to help you Read More
We rely on our digestive systems to break down the food we eat and to absorb the nutrients we need for healthy functioning. If you do not take care of your digestive system, it cannot Read More
Food poisoning, or foodborne diseases, are caused by eating food or water contaminated by bacteria, viruses, and parasites—or their toxins—and can happen at any point during processing or production. Both fresh and prepared foods can Read More
Fulvic acid is an important acid found in the earth’s components like the rocks and the sediments of the river bodies. It is an organic compound and belongs to the class of humic acid. These Read More
Over the years I’ve seen many patients with anxiety, brain fog, and depression. Most had been over-medicating with prescriptions like Prozac, Lexapro, or Zoloft long before they came to me. Generally, these patients had experienced Read More
Awareness for gut-health issues is riding high, but the solution may not be what you think. Gut health is a growing health craze for good reason. Related problems affect roughly one out of every three Read More
In Ayurveda, agni means fire and this inner fire is critically important to our health. Our main digestive fire in our gut governs our ability to digest and process foods and toxins, as well as Read More
Representing more than 99% of our genetic material, the friendly microbes in our bodies take up a lot of space. Mainly residing in the gut, our bugs were here first, have co-evolved with us, and Read More
If you’ve ever enjoyed a hearty meal, only to find yourself plagued by a burning sensation in your chest and throat, you’re not alone. More than 60 million U.S. adults experience heartburn at least once Read More
Researchers have revealed that gut health is crucial to our overall health. Your gut influences everything from your immune system to digestion and even your brain. Therefore, keeping your gut healthy is highly important. An unhealthy gut is associated with a wide range of health problems ranging from skin issues to hormonal imbalance, anxiety to diabetes, and even depression and various other issues. To keep your gut healthy, it is important to understand key signs of an unhealthy gut and how you can get your gut back on a healthy track.
In many ways, your gut bacteria has a big impact on many aspects of our health. In the past few years research has looked more closely at how this enormous system of organisms influences—and even improves—health conditions, from heart disease to arthritis to cancer. But understanding how the gut microbiota works, and how you may benefit, can be daunting.
This is a new frontier of medicine, and many are looking at the gut microbiota as an additional organ system. It’s most important to the health of our gastrointestinal system, but may have even more far-reaching effects on our well-being.
What does all this mean? Should you even be concerned about your gut microbiota? A healthy gut microbiota is still important for health. Anything that can feed good bacteria and keep them plentiful is good for overall health. When the gut is happy, you are happy.
