Gut Health

New Study Connects Gut Health and Vitamin D Levels

January 6, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Vitamin D seems to be the new cure-all for many health problems today. The reality is many of us are low on vitamin D, and with people just now figuring that out, it seems to be fixing many problems. Low… [read]

Study Shows Antibiotics At an Early Age Linked to Health Conditions Later In Life

December 28, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: December 29, 2020

A new study has linked antibiotics in children under two, to illnesses and conditions later in life. Children under the age of two who received one dose of antibiotics were more likely to develop asthma, eczema, hay fever, food allergies,… [read]

Why are we showering so much?

November 3, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: November 3, 2020

Today’s concept of showering is relatively new. Only within the last 100 years have we become a society that showers on a near-daily basis. Around the world, some countries shower more than others, with Brazil reporting an average of 12… [read]

Fructose is Directly Linked to Gut Inflammation in New Study

October 3, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: October 26, 2020

A new study finds that fructose, a commonly used sweetener, causes intestinal inflammation to worsen. Inflammation in the intestine can lead to Intestinal Bowel Disease (IBD) like Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. The study comes from Stony Brook University and… [read]

New Study Links Parkinson’s to Abundance of Opportunistic Pathogens in the Gut

September 17, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: September 21, 2020

Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that affects movement. As early as 2000, research has shown that Parkinson’s disease originates in the gut. Many studies have proposed that pathogens from the gut travel to the brain via the nervous… [read]

New Study Shows Patients Test Positive for COVID-19 in the Gut

September 14, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: September 14, 2020

Many COVID-19 patients are testing positive for COVID-19 through stool samples even after testing negative for viral respiratory infections. Scientists have found that patients have prolonged viral gut infections, even without gastrointestinal symptoms. SARS-Cov-2 primarily spreads through respiratory droplets but… [read]

Study Shows Antibiotics At a Young Age Can Disturb Gut Bacteria, Affecting the Maturation of the Immune System

August 14, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: August 24, 2020

A study published by Genome Medicine has shown that antibiotic usage in young animals increases their likelihood of developing inflammatory bowel disease when they are older. This evidence furthers supports the idea that using antibiotics in children under the age… [read]