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01 Jun

Posted at 18:56h in Gut Health, Probiotics

By Sarah Lobisco, ND You’d have to be in the midst of a pretty effective media fast to not have noticed how frequently the subject of the gut microbiome is appearing as top headlines in the press. The science of how the inhabitants that reside in...

07 Apr

Posted at 03:14h in Bone Health, Cancer, Diet, Gut Health

[caption id="attachment_3515" align="aligncenter" width="300"] dried plums[/caption] We used to call them prunes – at least until popular perception made the word prune synonymous with “laxative.” Since the growers, packagers and marketers want you to know that dried plum are good for much more than just constipation...

23 Mar

Posted at 02:04h in Bone Health, Gut Health, Natural Supplements

There’s a reason most cercial protein powders are loaded with the amino acid glutamine. Glutamine is the most abundant non-essential amino acid, and is the primary fuel for enterocytes lining the small intestine. (Rather than using glucose as an energy source for themselves, enterocytes use...

07 Mar

Posted at 06:22h in Gut Health, Pregnancy, Probiotics

Rob Knight is a pioneer in studying human microbes, the community of tiny single-cell organisms living inside our bodies that have a huge — and largely unexplored — role in our health. “The three pounds of microbes that you carry around with you might be...