The holiday season is full of eating, drinking, and merriment, which inevitably leads to the holiday blues - regret we feel after indulging a little too much and putting on a few extra pounds. But it’s “normal,” right? So normal that the most common New Year’s resolution is weight loss. By the time January comes, [...]
It happens to the best of us. Sometimes our nerves get so worked up that we get the familiar “butterflies” in our stomach. This sensation is common enough that most people realize those butterflies are a result of your brain and gut communicating with each other. When emotions are high, our bodies feel it and [...]
In today's "clean-obsessed" world, people sanitize every surface of their homes and themselves. The belief that all bacteria is harmful has stuck, but it's not entirely true. Some bacteria is actually good for you. And being exposed to some of these bacteria could help you stay healthy. So, there is growing concern that, in our [...]
More than 70% of your immune system resides in your gut. Yes, you read that right. 2/3rd of of the immune tissue is located within the digestive system. That means that the intricate system that protects you and keeps you healthy is influenced by your intestinal flora and what happens in the digestive tract. In [...]
Whilst the function of the complex organ known as the gut microbiota is only recently being heavily researched, evidence shows that the levels of “good” vs “bad” bacteria impact the overall potential of a ‘happy gut’[1]. Although the role of the microbiota in disease and overall health has yet to be determined, there is a [...]
