Credit: Shutterstock What’s the deal with gut health? Why is it the focus of so many wellness enthusiasts? It’s because the gut (also called the digestive system) is a big deal: every dimension of our health starts at digestion. It’s literally where our food and nutrition choices first start to affect our bodies. ...
Ginger root and turmeric powder | Photo Credit: Adrian White Today’s modern diet is unfortunately full of unhealthy traps. We have sneaky sugar, low-quality carbohydrates, too many animal products, and common encounters with heavily processed foods to blame for this. To combat these risks to our health, we will discuss the enormous beneficial ...
Ginger root and turmeric powder | Photo Credit: Adrian White Everybody’s immune system could use a tune up once in a while. Learning which foods boost the immune system naturally is a powerful first step anyone can take towards better immune support— though there’s lots more that can help too: like vitamins, minerals, ...
Cordyceps The buzz around adaptogenic mushrooms is real. More people are answering the call to better health when they hear about edible, medicinal, and gourmet mushrooms like maitake, shiitake, lion’s mane, chaga, and many others. But in a world full of “flavor of the minute” superfoods, do adaptogenic mushrooms really meet the hype? ...
The role of gut microbiota in health and disease is getting a lot of attention lately. The microbiome is a community of trillions of good and harmful (“bad”) microorganisms in your body. In a healthy body, the good and bad microorganisms are in balance. There are some factors that may ...