With every passing year, you gain experience and wisdom. And, with every year of age, you gain empathy and perspective. Certainly, there are blessings and benefits to gain as we age. But, unfortunately, there are some less pleasant things that become a reality with each passing year as well. Joint pain Wrinkles Brittle hair Hair …
Your liver is one of the hardest-working organs in your body. It filters toxins, helps regulate blood sugar, processes fat, and supports hundreds of other daily functions. So when fat starts building up inside it, the effects can ripple outward in ways that are easy to miss. Fatty liver disease is more common than most …
Your liver works around the clock whether you think about it or not. While people often focus on the heart, brain, or digestive system, the liver may be one of the busiest organs in the body. It helps process nutrients, filters substances from your bloodstream, stores vitamins and minerals, regulates hormones, supports digestion through …
According to Dr. Jerry Aikawa of the University of Colorado: “Magnesium is the most important mineral to humans and all living things.” Magnesium is essential to cellular health, heart health and more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Magnesium is life. Unfortunately, magnesium deficiency is on the rise across America and much of the …
Magnesium is a mineral used by all of your organs, especially your heart, muscle, and kidneys. Anything that’s tight and achy — from cramped legs to tension headaches — can benefit from magnesium. If you suffer from cramps, migraines, unexplained fatigue or weakness, abnormal heartbeat, muscle spasms, a magnesium deficiency could be to blame. And …
You know the feeling all too well, that bubbling in your stomach signals an unwanted digestive issue, or the pressure of bloating that just won’t go away. We all deal with digestive discomfort from time to time, but if constipation, abdominal pain, gas, fatigue, and other issues affect you on a daily basis, you …
Picture this crazy scene: Two foreign armies – some 100 trillion soldiers strong between the both of them – set up camp deep inside your body. These tiny, microscopic soldiers are waging a war and your gastrointestinal tract is the battlefield. There are good guys and bad guys in this conflict, and whichever army has …
It’s easy to find an endless parade of suggestions, advice, and wisdom telling you how to detox your body to lose weight, but just how much of it is true? There’s always a new and trendy “detox diet” circulating through social media and being flaunted by celebrities, but very few are rooted in correct science …
You used to consider yourself a healthy person, but unwelcome symptoms have been sneaking up on you recently. How often do you find yourself taking Advil to escape a headache or skipping dinner with friends because you can’t stray far from the bathroom? If ongoing health issues threaten to harm your quality of life, they …
There’s a war going on within the warm, moist ecosystem of our bodies. Like armies on the battlefield, microorganisms compete to rule over our gastrointestinal territory. In this never-ending battle of good vs. evil, the winner depends on whether there is more of friendly bacteria (probiotics) or unfriendly bacteria (a bad fish taco). Probiotics are …
