Is Endometriosis Causing Your Painful Periods?
Esther L Ellis via Duke Health – If you experience extremely painful periods, don’t ignore it. It’s important to seek care from an obstetrician-gynecologist as these symptoms may signal endometriosis.…
How Healthy Are Ancient Grains?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – Ancient types of wheat, like kamut, are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar, and cholesterol control. The number one killer…
Researchers Crack a Key Celiac Mystery
McMaster University via Newswise – Where in the body does the gluten reaction begin? People with celiac disease must navigate everyday life by avoiding gluten, a protein in wheat, rye and…
Gut Inflammation? You Might Not Need That Colonoscopy
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Undergoing a colonoscopy is no picnic. It is invasive, frightening and likely the butt of all your friends’ jokes. But thanks to a new method developed in…
Dr. Colbert’s Healthy Gut Zone System
Dr. Don Colbert – Did you know there’s one system in your body that’s responsible for the health of all other systems? Sure, if your nervous system or cardiovascular system fails,…
Understanding Gut Inflammation May Hold Clues to Mitigating Parkinson’s Onset
Van Andel Research Institute via EurekAlert – GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (JUNE 8, 2021) — Chronic inflammation in the gut may propel processes in the body that give rise to Parkinson’s disease,…
NEW Study: Vitamin D Helps to Improve Gut Function and Your Immune Response
Joy Jensen via NaturalHealth365 – Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a phrase used to describe a group of conditions, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, all of which involve chronic inflammation…
Why Improving Gut Health Should Be a Number One Priority
Lori Alton via NaturalHealth365 – We sometimes use the words “gut instinct” to refer to a deeply held belief or powerful impulse – without fully realizing just how appropriate that phrase…
The Robots Inside Your Belly
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Every list of the greatest Israeli inventions includes PillCam. PillCam is a video camera swallowed like a vitamin pill. It travels through the gastrointestinal tract, sending…
Jordan Rubin: I Recovered My Health Because of Soil-Based Organism Probiotics
Jillian Levy, CHHC via Dr. Axe – Your gut health is an essential part of your immune health, and if there’s anyone who knows this firsthand, it’s Jordan Rubin. Before becoming a…
Sleep, Death and the Gut?
Harvard Medical School via Newswise – The first signs of insufficient sleep are universally familiar. There’s tiredness and fatigue, difficulty concentrating, perhaps irritability or even tired giggles. Far fewer people have experienced…
Powerful Antioxidant Combats Gut Inflammation
Joy Jensen via NaturalHealth365 – Although researchers believe that many different factors contribute to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammation continues to get more recognition as a potential cause of the condition.…
Gut Reaction: How Immunity Ramps Up Against Incoming Threats
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute via Science Daily – A new study has revealed how the gut’s protective mechanisms ramp up significantly with food intake, and at times of the…
How to Prevent Gut Inflammation
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – It’s important to note that we’re not referring to fiber supplements here, but whole plant foods. Fiber supplementation with something like Metamucil…