Why Your Digestive System is Where Health Begins
The digestive system is considered the second brain because it’s just as important to overall health and function. Learn more about digestive health.
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Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?
We have been led to believe that statins lower cholesterol levels and by extension reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. While statins indeed reduce cholesterol levels, this is only a part of the entire puzzle.
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How Statin Drugs Work, and Are They Worth the Risks?
We have been led to believe that statins lower cholesterol levels and by extension reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. While statins indeed reduce cholesterol levels, this is only a part of the entire puzzle.
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Are You Gluten or Wheat Sensitive?
Food sensitivities, allergies and testing is confusing as F@CK!
There’s always more to learn when it comes to food sensitivities and understanding the difference between gluten sensitivity and wheat sensitivity is a big one.
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Bad Fats or Facts? Saturated Fat & The Diet Heart Hypothesis
According to 2017 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update from the American Heart Association, heart disease remains the primary cause of death in the United States, even as the death rate from heart disease is going down.
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Normal on Blood Tests Are Not the Same as Optimal
Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is one of eight B vitamins that are essential for human health. It can be found in grains, plants, and dairy products. It is crucial for breaking down food components, absorbing other nutrients, and maintaining tissues. Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble vitamin, so it dissolves in water.
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmune Disease
Functional medicine healthcare providers treats autoimmune disease differently. Instead of only using medications to manipulate the immune system and mask the symptoms, they’re focused on getting to the root cause and reversing the process of autoimmunity.
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Is Your Multivitamin Killing You?
Most multivitamins contain ingredients that are harmful and toxic to your DNA. Find out how to tell the difference.
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Vitamin A Benefits, Uses, Deficiency and Foods
Most multivitamins contain ingredients that are harmful and toxic to your DNA. Find out how to tell the difference.
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Imbalances in Stress and Sex Hormones
Part of the Hormone Health guide What Happens with Hormone Imbalance? Hormones Don’t Simply Get Imbalanced. In a healthy, functioning person, hormones will be regulated and operating as they should, so when they are out of whack, it is a sign that something is not working properly. Hormones function as messengers between body systems to…
