Holistic Health

How the Gut Microbiome affects the Brain and Mind (video)

December 3, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: December 3, 2018

The gut microbiota is a huge topic and has some very significant implications for health and nutrition. Especially considering the Gut Microbiome is the big topic in health and science recently, you may know that not all microbes are bad.… [read]

How To Stop a UTIs & Yeast Infections Naturally, and How To Prevent Them From Reoccurring

November 29, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 29, 2018

The urinary tract includes the bladder, kidneys, ureters, and urethra. It’s said that UTIs occur much more often in women and usually affect the bladder and urethra, though minor kidney infections are much more prevalent than people realize. Kidney infections… [read]

Autism Prevalence Now 1 in 40 US Kids, According To New Study

November 29, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 29, 2018

Remember when it was one in sixty? The CDC reported one in fifty-nine children were diagnosed with autism last year using data from 2014. But now a new study based on the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health estimates that… [read]

Why Romaine Lettuce and Spinach Keep Trying To Kill Us, and What We Can Do About It

November 27, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 27, 2018

Last week the news told us to throw out your romaine lettuce. Food-safety investigators traced the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak to growing fields in California, but regulators still say it’s unsafe to eat the leafy green in 10… [read]

All You Need To Know About Turmeric

November 16, 2018 by Jane Chitty

Turmeric has in recent years become very popular among those who care about good health, with recent research showing that there are many benefits from its use in the treatment of different health conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Turmeric… [read]

Can You Take Probiotics While Taking Antibiotics or Chemotherapy?

November 14, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria. Doctors, concerned that probiotics can weaken the effectiveness of antibiotics, have sometimes warned patients not to take probiotics while on an antibiotic regimen or while on chemotherapy. But now the… [read]

Common and Unexpected Causes of Candida Overgrowth

November 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 13, 2018

There are more microbial cells than human cells in our bodies. Collectively the microbes are called the microbiome. Many different kinds of bacterial and non-bacterial organisms make up this microbiome. We breathe in and swallow some of them, but most… [read]