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Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics, and Why You Should Care. 0
Aside from the impact on public health, antibiotic use can cause harm to your own body as well. Just one course of antibiotics can be like a bomb going off in your gut. Consider products that contains natural ingredients that have have antibacterial properties. Let's take a look at the dark side of antibiotics as well as some possible natural alternatives when warranted.
Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics: How do they work? 0
Many people have heard of probiotics, and how they are good for the gut. Some people have heard of the microbiome, and how it's a description of your inner ecosystem that determines gut, and therefore body health. If you've been reading these blogs you certainly have! Fewer people have heard of prebiotics and postbiotics, and how they fit in with probiotics, and how they impact gut health. Let's take a look at how these things work together, and why it's so important to both take a good probiotic and feed those helpful gut bugs.
Combating Chronic Inflammation 0
Controlling Inflammation has come to be seen as integral to maintaining health. Over half the people who die do so from a chronic inflammatory condition, Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, infections, autoimmune diseases and many other potentially terminal conditions involve inflammation- either as the primary or contributing cause of death. Beyond terminal conditions, inflammation can cause nearly untraceable silent suffering as it causes a myriad of symptoms that can be hard to trace but that can dominate a person’s life. So what is inflammation exactly, and why is it so perfidious? How do we control it?
Digestion Problems? Look to the Pancreas as Well 0
Having problems digesting? Do some foods pass right through you? Do you have loose stools or conversely are constipated? Feel bloated or have gut cramps? Feel weak, listless, or out of energy? These symptoms could all potentially point to a problem with digestion or absorption. An often overlooked factor is the state of the pancreas.
The Core Gut Health Principles: Rethink My Health Episode 12 0
Welcome to episode 12 of the Rethink my Health podcast where we discuss healthcare topics that matter the most. We get to the root cause and empower you, the listener, to take charge of your health. On today’s episode of Rethink my Health, Dr. Gez Agolli welcomes Dr. Lee Howard on the show to discuss gut health.Knowledge Base
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