A recent study found that blueberries significantly improve gut health, reduce systemic inflammation, and improve insulin response. They even decrease cellular factors linked to cancer. This [...]
Category: gut bacteria
Skip the probiotics — instead, try these five simple steps for improved gut health
Bioavailability is a big buzz word in natural medicine these days. Basically, it describes how well your body absorbs an ingredient — whether a supplement or drug — from your GI tract into your [...]
Forget what you’ve been told about raw produce
Why it isn’t always the most nutritious option You may have heard about the “benefits” of eating uncooked vegetables, fruits, and herbs. A growing number of raw food gurus believe that heating [...]
Colonoscopies present grave danger to those with Irritable Bowel Disease
I often write about the many dangers of colonoscopy as a screening technique for colon cancer. It’s portrayed as a benign, safe procedure and commonly accepted as a necessary preventative [...]
NEWS BRIEF: Is the secret to better blood sugar hiding in your gut?
More and more foods with beneficial health effects are being found to work through probiotic or prebiotic activities in the GI tract (cranberries and walnuts, for instance). And this mechanism [...]
Disturbing link between mental illness and common drugs
Ongoing scientific evidence links the vitamins and minerals found in healthy foods with impressive brain benefits. In fact, as I recently reported in my Daily Dispatch and Insiders’ Cures [...]
