SIBO - A MASKED VILLAIN

SIBO -  A MASKED VILLAIN

Comic book villains are the evil characters that negatively influence other characters in a story, and cause havoc to society.  I love watching the Marvel movies with my kids, and my 14 year old daughter is always attracted to the bad guys.  She loves Loki in the Thor movies, and we have just finished watching Daredevil (Season 1) and she liked the character Fisk who plays the protagonist.  It's her attraction to the duality of these characters that has made me pay more attention to the villains.  In your gut story, SIBO could be that evil villain.

ARE THERE HEALTH BENEFITS TO COMPUTER USE?

ARE THERE HEALTH BENEFITS TO COMPUTER USE?

Do you perceive computer use to be beneficial to your health or harmful?  I find computer use to be very stressful, but I will admit to being technologically challenged! While I value having email communication and being able to access research easily, I get pretty frustrated with social media and updating my website (which it’s currently in dire need of).  There are many recognized health risks associated with computer use, but I wanted to find out specifically if there is an association with computer use and stress (do other people feel the same way I do?) and is it possible that there are health benefits.

VEGETARIAN VS PALEO WARS

VEGETARIAN VS PALEO WARS

What is the best kind of diet for optimal health?  For several decades there has been a large vegetarian movement, but more recently the Paleo movement has been gaining momentum.  These two movements have some significant differences, yet there are strong advocates for both sides.  So how is a person to know which way of eating is the best?

LOCAL GROWERS AND PRODUCERS THAT MY GUT LOVES

LOCAL GROWERS AND PRODUCERS THAT MY GUT LOVES

It's easy to get depressed or angry when you start dwelling on all the chemicals that get sprayed on our food supply.  Food is meant to nourish us, but when herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides get sprayed on our food crops it means that we can't help but eat these toxic chemicals.  When plants get sprayed they absorb these chemicals through their leaves and root systems, which means that the chemicals become systemic in the plants and are throughout the foods we harvest.

MICROBIAL DIVERSITY FOR GOOD HEALTH

MICROBIAL DIVERSITY FOR GOOD HEALTH

Did you know that good health depends on microbial diversity in your gut?  The microbes that make your digestive tract their home play a key role in every aspect of your health.  Your relationship with those organisms is a codependent one - you provide a dark, temperature-regulated home that has a constant food supply, and in exchange the microbes regulate every metabolic process in your body including things like immune function, blood pressure, fat storage, hormone function and blood sugar regulation.