another cool study on fecal microbiota transplants (fmt); this one about aging
AGING, INFLAMMATION, THE MICROBIOME, AND FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTS Earlier this month, a dozen researchers from several universities in the Netherlands published a study in Frontiers in Immunology titled Aged Gut Microbiota Contributes to Systemical Inflammaging After Transfer to Germ-Free Mice. What’s especially interesting is that it deals with a subject I touched on in YESTERDAY’S […]
the importance of touch as part of your therapy and healing process
HOW BIG A DEAL IS TOUCHING AS PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS? Thirty five years ago Rick Springfield was singing about the future — the year 2016 to be exact (you’ll have to watch the music video to remember this fact). The soap opera star turned musician (or maybe prophet) sang, “Everybody’s talking to computers, […]
fatty acid metabolism and inflammation: why paleo is superior to low carb
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID METABOLISM AND INFLAMMATION: ANOTHER REASON THAT PALEO IS SUPERIOR TO LOW CARB You’ve only heard me say it about a million times — when it comes to your health, inflammation is everything. The problem is that it’s rare to find people who truly understand what inflammation is, let alone the fact that […]
sugary soda taxes promotes diet sodas, which leads to double the weight gain
Americans Love Their Soda! “Overall sales of carbonated soft drinks dropped for the 11th consecutive year in the U.S. Total volume declined 1.2% in 2015, an acceleration from 2014’s 0.9% drop, as the biggest three players in the category all reported falling demand, according to a new report from industry tracker Beverage Digest.” Taken from […]
more on the debate over whole food or synthetic nutrition
WHOLE FOOD NUTRITION -vs- SYNTHETIC NUTRITIONIS THERE A DIFFERENCE? “Vitamins and herbal supplements command a significant chunk of floor space. The pills, capsules, and powders make up 5 percent of all grocery sales in the United States. All told, Americans will spend $21 billion on vitamins and herbal supplements in 2015. If protein powders are […]
could the medical profession be doing better when it comes to educating patients about nutrition?
DOCTORS AND NUTRITION? COULD DOCTORS BE GETTING BETTER RESULTS BY DISCUSSING NUTRITION W/ PATIENTS? “Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill asked nutrition educators from over 100 medical schools to describe the nutrition instruction offered to their students. While the researchers learned that almost all schools require exposure to nutrition, only […]
are you as healthy as you think you are?
“I used to think that as long as I had athletic ability, low body fat, and a ‘six pack’, everything was good —- I was “healthy”. In other words, in my mind, my health was intimately tied to how my body looked and the fact that I was good at sports. Unfortunately, higher education did […]
it starts with food
BOOK REVIEW: IT STARTS WITH FOOD “Reactive foods are heavily linked to Inflammation, Leaky Gut Syndrome (Increased Intestinal Permeability), and pain. This is the natural cycle of all sorts of disease processes…. Again, the reason that these specific food groups are to be avoided is their penchant for reactivity. Reactivity causes Inflammation, illness and […]