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I’ve worked in the business side of the nutrition and supplement field for several years, so I try to keep track of what’s happening in the supplement product world as best I can. (I also work with bank portfolio management software and dairy cow nutritional feed ingredients, so sometimes I’m a bit limited in time [...]
Another article on beneficial bacteria in the gut–and in other areas of the body–is published this week in the New York Times. The angle on this piece,written by an evolutionary biologist, is fascinating. It discusses the idea that beneficial bacteria which aid our immune system response have their own unique genetic map–or genome–that can evolve and [...]
When I read stuff about the immune system and immune balance, I always see various names of cells that are all connected in some way to the body’s immune response. The Web site howstuffworks.com is a very good site at explaining, well, how stuff works. Its section on the Immune System has a chapter on [...]
How many times am I and others hearing the advice: “Eliminate gluten from your diet.” Or: “Get rid of all dairy
Don’t ever make me give this up.
products. You can get your protein and calcium from other foods.” Many “eliminators” claim that any given person’s health will improve. I can see where some might be swayed [...]
“The ‘truth’ about probiotic claims” is the title of a piece written this week by Chicago Tribune health writer Julie
Deardorf. She points out some good tips and cautions that people should be aware of when scouting and purchasing a probiotic food or supplement.
This blog has published several posts on probiotics (and prebiotics), so rather than [...]
Editor’s Note: Our very own Dr.Wallace provides some thoughts and data on how traditional medicine may be re-thinking its approach to disease management and prevention by observing how a balanced immune system responds to antigen “provocateurs ” that enter the body. Many times, conditions treated with powerful drugs might have been mitigated or even prevented earlier [...]
Did you know there are over 4 pounds of bacteria in a typical human gut? Most of these are good bacteria, they aid in digestion and live very happily. There are always a few rogue bacteria around, but in a healthy digestive system all the different species are in balance. However, just like the immune [...]
Editor’s note: in a recent post, Dr. Stuart Reeves of Embria Health Sciences explained the difference between probiotics, prebiotics and a combination of the two called synbiotics. Today’s post describes how gut health agents contribute to a health, balanced immune system.
If you have been watching television lately you have probably seen that over 70% of the [...]
(Editor’s note: As the holiday season moves into full gastronomical swing, some basic tips on gut health and how it can make a difference with your immune balance might be in order. Dr. Stuart Reeves of Embria Health Sciences explains how the world of probiotics and prebiotics works. Stuart has teased us with this. Today he posts Part [...]
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