If you do not fix your gut problems, no amount of vitamins, minerals or health foods are going to make you well. Here's why: Food sensitivities and digestive issues are the direct result of some level of inflammation at the gut lining. Avoiding food triggers and...
How many times have you been prescribed an antibiotic in your life? Whether it was for strep throat, ear infections, bladder infections, or other mild infections. Most of the time, people blindly accepted their doctor’s recommendation without second-guessing the necessity of using antibiotics. As a...
Today’s understanding of the microbiome has profound implications on our entire body and mind. Something astonishing has been happening in medicine that is completely changing how we view health and disease. Today’s understanding of the microscopic life inside our gut—the microbiome—has profound implications for managing not...
Researchers are discovering how crucial microbes are to our health and to avoiding a range of newly common diseases. So it’s time to get dirty, eat better and stop overusing antibiotics. By B. BRETT FINLAY and MARIE-CLAIRE ARRIETA Our friend Julia moved to a small free-range pig and poultry...
The intestinal barrier integrity is essential for the absorption of nutrients and health in humans and animals. Dysfunction of the mucosal barrier is associated with increased gut permeability and development of multiple gastrointestinal diseases. Recent studies highlighted a critical role for glutamine in enhancing intestinal and...