A Parasite-Free Life
Parasites are microorganisms that live anywhere and can affect anyone – they are simply all around us and cannot be avoided. A parasiti...
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Nov
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Oct
Foods that Fight the Common Cold
With any seasonal changes come the inevitable coughing, sneezing and colds. However, before it gets to this point, there are certain fo...
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Jun
Fermentation: When Food Gone Bad Is Good for You
Probiotics are absolutely essential to your health and well-being. These little beasties live in your digestive system and help you to properly digest your food. Largely ignored for many centuries, scientists are now discovering that these tiny organism play an essential part in preserving your health. Add probiotics to your daily diet by consuming fermented foods like organic sourdough breads, pickled vegetables, kombucha, yogurt, beer and cheese.
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May
From Farm to Fork: How to Pick Healthy Food Producers
It’s understandable that you are disillusioned, but there are companies that really do care about your well-being and strive to create food products that are healthy and good for your family; you just have to do a little work to sift the good from the bad.
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Apr
Probiotics: The Healthy Happy Pill
Bacteria is bad right? We use antibiotics and hand sanitizer to banish bacteria from our lives and live in sanitary environments in the hopes of staving off illness. But we are just beginning to understand the seminal role that healthy bacteria play in our lives. You see, bacteria is responsible for the proper digestion of our food, for improving our immune systems and, new studies show, even our happiness and mental health.
06
Feb
Best Prebiotic Foods to Boost Digestion
So you’ve probably heard of probiotics;those diminutive little bacterium that live in your tummy and keep you healthy, happy and sane. Well, in order to keep your little belly bugs alive, you have to feed them the good stuff and that’s where prebiotics come in. Prebiotics are insoluble dietary fibers that provides a food source for probiotics and promote healthy intestinal flora.
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Jan
6 Incredible Benefits of Probiotics
The Human Microbiome Project conducted a study recently which found that the body is made up of more microbes than human cells. That’s right; your body is seething with bacteria, but before you call the germ police, bacteria come in both good and bad varieties and good bacteria (probiotics) are vital to the healthy functioning of our bodies.