Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally.
One of the concerns the consumer market has about foods, supplements, medications or pharmaceuticals (in other words, anything they put into their bodies) is safety. It seems every other week we’re reading about some new safety breach in a food product or a bottle of over-the-counter medicine. Could be the presence of heavy metals or [...]
There a lot out there about stress and immune health, and stress and digestive health. But what about all three? Stress. Gut health. Immune health. The all three interact with each other. What’s the real story? Here’s a brief explanation. Stress can alter the bacterial composition of the digestive tract. When that happens, good/bad bacteria [...]
As I’ve mentioned in this blog, I’ve been taking EpiCor for about 4 years now. Daily. I’ve never had any issues with side effects or any adverse episodes or reactions. And there have been no adverse events reported to the company or regulatory bodies. Still, when a health product that you trust receives even further [...]
A recent article in a Canadian newspaper has some interesting immune health suggestions and pronouncements I had not seen before. The story talks about preparing your immune system for cold and flu season, as though your immune system is a downhill skier and needs to be exercising regularly, otherwise, the start of ski season and that [...]
Another story today poo-pooing nutritional supplements. This one is on NPR. It reports on the recent University of Minnesota study of older women who took dietary supplements over the course of many years. The study shows a 2% greater mortality rate with the women who took supplements vs. the control group who did not. Of [...]
As I sort through a lot of social media traffic on immune health, it’s always amazing what I find. The remedies, cures, solutions, etc.accompanied by wild claims and no trace of legitimate science behind them (let alone safe, quality, cGMP manufacturing) continues to astonish. It’s amazing that the supplement industry is able to continue to [...]
It’s probably a common perception that if you are in need of significant weight loss, and you are successful in shedding those pounds in a healthy, sustainable fashion, your immune health will likely improve as well. In fact, weight loss can result in improved cardiovascular health, improved joint health, improved cognitive and emotional health, improved ocular health, [...]
The CEO of the company that owns Embria Health, maker of EpiCor, tells audiences that his father used to casually feed fermented by- products to his cattle on his small farm. He eventually noticed that cattle eating those fermented material seemed to be healthier and require less attention than other herds. Soon, he was developing [...]
This blog has posted a lot of content over the past 3 years about stress and how it can knock your immune function out of balance. Exercise, healthy eating, sleep and supplementation with EpiCor are some basic ways to support your immune health while under stress, and reduce your chances for stress related illnesses. Today, [...]
How do you measure improved immune function? Maybe by fewer sniffles and sneezes along with less itching and watery eyes during allergy season. Maybe by less coughing and wheezing along with reduced fever and body aches during winter crud season. Here’s another measure, especially if you are an employer that provides group health insurance to your [...]
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