Our BM’s can tell us a great deal about our health, our digestion and our colon. Stools that float, are light tan, or have mucous in them will tell your doctor your digestion is not functioning properly. If our stool is small, hard pellets, it may indicate your ileo-cecal valve is not working well. Ongoing […]

We can and should have certain species in our body, but after antibiotics and other pharmaceutical treatments (corticosteroids, cancer treatments, or oral contraceptives), certain species are killed or reduced and other species grow out of proportion and candida is one of them. Other factors are eating a diet high in refined carbohydrates, excess alcohol consumption, […]

Metabolic syndrome is an umbrella term used to describe a group of factors that raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It’s estimated that almost a quarter of adult Americans have metabolic syndrome. It’s linked to unhealthy lifestyle choices and certain genetic factors. But here’s the good news: you can bring metabolic […]

The word inflammation comes from the Latin inflammare, to set on fire. In the context of our immune system, heat, redness, pain and swelling form as a reaction to either injury, or a perceived threat in the body. If you've ever hit your thumb with a hammer, you can see how inflammation normally occurs. In […]