Quercetin Phytosome® to Enhance Exercise Recovery and Performance
Quercetin serves as the backbone structure for many flavonoids - a group of plant pigments largely responsible for the colors of many fruits and flowers. Flavonoids are also responsible for the medicinal actions of foods, juices, herbs, and bee pollen. Quercetin is...
Natural Approaches to Adrenal Fatigue
Have you ever been extremely tired and then all of a sudden felt a burst of energy? More than likely, the sudden burst was due to the release of adrenaline and cortisol from your adrenal glands, a pair of glands that lie on top of each kidney. If you have ever been...
Digestive Enzymes to Aid in Food Intolerance
Food is supposed to nourish and heal us, but sometimes food is the problem. In particular, many people suffer from food intolerances or allergies that can produce not only digestive issues like gas, bloating and loose stools, but also set the stage for more serious issues. Fortunately for many, help is usually quite easy in the form of digestive enzymes
What is SIBO? And, what will Help me?
Introduction Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) may seem like a new condition, but I first wrote about it over 35 years ago. At the time, in the early 1980s, there was a lot of focus on the overgrowth of Candida albicans in the intestinal tract as a factor...
Glutamine Health for the Gut
If you are trying to heal your gut, I definitely recommend glutamine. There are other recommendations as well. For example, prebiotics usually refer to non-digestible, but fermentable dietary fibers that promote the health of the microbiome. I really like the formula that I developed for Enzymedica. It is called GI Recovery.
DPA – The Missing Omega-3 for Health and Wellness
Much of the research and attention on fish oils has focused on the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n3), but a burgeoning body of new science is now indicating that the third most prevalent very long-chain omega 3 fatty acid in fish oil, docosapentaenoic acid (DPA, C22:5n3), is also critical to human health. It definitely possesses some unique benefits.
Another Serious Side Effect of Heartburn Drugs Discovered, Learn How to Get Off These Drugs Now!
More than 15 million Americans currently use proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, to treat heartburn due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Studies show that while these drugs relieve symptoms fast, the longer you take them, the greater the risk of serious side effects.
Alpha-Lipoic Acid Improves Multiple Sclerosis
Many times there are extremely positive preliminary results with a natural product improving very serious health condition and there is no follow up studies. In 2005, a clinical trial indicated that a common dietary supplement can produce meaningful improvements in multiple sclerosis.
Risk for Dementia and Depression Real with Nexium and Prilosec
The use of acid-blocking drugs, like Nexium and Prilosec, in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and indigestion is a prime example of how drugs designed to only suppress symptoms can create a long list of possible adverse effects and outcomes.
One Serving of Greens Daily Slows Brain Aging by Over a Decade
Is memory loss and decreased brain power inevitable as we age? Many people in their 40s, 50s and beyond are told that it is and there is nothing that can be done about it. Is that true? Of course not. Steps can be taken to not only stop memory loss, but also reverse it. Here is a simple step. New research from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that eating just one serving of leafy green vegetables a day takes a decade off an aging brain. Two servings produced even greater effects. I explain how below.