All human beings have bacteria in and on their body. In fact, research has shown that the human body is composed of more bacteria than cells. A healthy human body is actually swarming with microorganisms inhabiting every nook and cranny on the body. It is in our gut, the gastrointestinal tract, that we can … [Read more...]
Why You Want to be Eating Cultured Foods
Our body requires many things to thrive in optimal health. We are all familiar with the importance of engaging in regular exercise, getting a good night’s sleep, and the value of drinking lots of water. Did you know that it is also important to do what we can to ensure our bodies are shielded … [Read more...]
Who Needs an Appendix Anyway?
Most people consider the appendix a useless appendage to the colon that no longer has a purpose in our body due to evolution and changes in the human body. Charles Darwin, among other, believed the appendix was a vestigal organ, that once helped humans digest tree bark. It is a thin worm-like sac that is … [Read more...]
Anxiety and Gut Health
This post contains affiliate links from which I will benefit if you purchase through them. Anxiety is a complicated and difficult thing to live with. 1 in 5 individuals in the USA live with this sometimes crippling disease. Most of what is done for treatment of anxiety gets at the symptoms and not the … [Read more...]
So Why is Gut Health So Important?
I am seeing more and more posts these days about gut health and the need for probiotic foods and drinks. It seems to me the topic is becoming more mainstream although I admit I follow many health bloggers so what is mainstream to me might not be to you. But why is this topic gaining in popularity daily? … [Read more...]
The importance of PREbiotics
Most everyone has heard of probiotics but what about prebiotics? Have you heard of them? Do you know what they do?] Let's start with a definition. According to the Google dictionary prebiotics are "a nondigestible food ingredient that promotes the growth of beneficial microorganisms in the intestines." the … [Read more...]