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digestive health and gut health
The lesser known benefits of probiotics
Western lifestyle takes a heavy toll on the good bacteria in our gut. Frequent consumption of things like antibiotics, coffee, alcohol and sugar as well as certain artificial additives and...
The relationship between our nervous system and the gut
When we find ourselves wondering what might be going on with our digestive system, we naturally think of its component parts: healthy intestinal flora, digestive enzymes and nutrition as well as the...
The gut is our second brain
Why call the intestines our second brain? Neurons are nerve cells which send and receive nerve impulses, and scientists have discovered in recent years that our intestines contain many more of them...
The importance of fermented foods
Countless bacteria live in the intestines, both good and bad, and a healthy gut flora is important to good health. The gut literally acts like our second brain, and indeed produces even more...
Why you need enzymes and what you can do about it
What are enzymes? Our body has thousands of different enzymes, each of which enable a specific reaction. There are enzymes for the digestion of fats, or carbohydrates, for cell metabolism,...
The lesser known benefits of probiotics
Taking probiotic supplements is a common way to maintain good intestinal bacteria and therefore health. Good probiotics are necessary because the intestines' own friendly bacteria are not resistant...
Getting your digestion back to where it should be
Enzymes are substances we are familiar with from activities like washing clothes, but they also play a vital role in our digestion. Among the many different types of enzymes at work in our...
What is the microbiome?
There is increasing recognition that our total intestinal flora, also known as the microbiome, is very important to our health. The general opinion is that the more types of beneficial bacteria we...
Slow down, chew that food!
"Drink your food and eat your drinks." This strange but ancient saying has some truth in it as far as our digestive system is concerned. Why is chewing so important? As children, most of us were...