The Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen for 2020
Even holistic health advocates can barely keep up with health food news. And for good reason – those waters can get really murky. Is avocado
Even holistic health advocates can barely keep up with health food news. And for good reason – those waters can get really murky. Is avocado
Even holistic health advocates can barely keep up with health food news. And for good reason – those waters can get really murky. Is avocado
According to recent research, our bodies’ homeostatic temperature isn’t actually 98.6º Fahrenheit. In fact, it’s closer to 97.5º. How could that be? Scientists say the
It’s much harder than you’d think. To start with, you’d probably want to approach the International Criminal Court (ICC) which oversees the four categories of
The word “ayurvedic” can have elitist connotations for some.
After all, who are the people you hear using it? Avid yogis, restrictive eaters, spiritual gurus, and the like. But if we examine our feelings about why we consider those sources elitist, we come to an interesting examination point: is it actually wellness jealousy that causes such a reaction?
People who choose to eschew fast food and can’t relate to jokes about creaking joints and sedentary lifestyles in your twenties confirm what most of us already know and don’t want to admit…
We know it’s not good for us.
Leaky gut syndrome is a difficult beast to catch.
Unless you’ve had CT scans and a confirmed intestinal perforation, it can be difficult to diagnose. The current scientific consensus is that most of us have leaky gut, to some degree.
Leaky gut is also called “intestinal permeability” in the medical community.
You see, the gut is naturally supposed to control what substances are allowed into the bloodstream. It does this by maintaining a secure barrier via the intestinal lining and by making sure the microbiome of the gut is diverse and thriving.
The microbiota in the gut contains over three million genes.
It’s 150 times more diverse than the rest of the human body.
And because of the steady diet of junk food, sedentary behavior, and toxic chemicals Americans live on, the healthy function of our GI tract has seen a dramatic decline.