Who’s counting calories or grams of sugar during the holidays? Does it really even matter if you go for another helping of pecan pie or an extra cup of eggnog (with or without the brandy)? You may be surprised to know the calorie content of common holiday treats. Of course, sugar consumption doesn’t cause diabetes,…
16/8 Intermittent Fasting
Around the world, fasting has been and is still utilized as a cultural tradition, as an integral part of a religion, or as a component of medical therapy. Today, the practice of intermittent fasting as a means of losing weight or improving health has become popular in recent years. If you’re not familiar what intermittent…
Healthy Eating Habits During the 2022 Holiday Season
How to Turn Bad Health Habits into Good Ones during the 2021 Holiday Season The merriment of the holiday season brings gatherings and copious amounts of high-calorie food and drink. With so much temptation, it’s easy to slide into bad health habits during the holiday season. The good news is that you can turn those…
3 Colostrum Smoothie Recipes That Taste Great
Colostrum Smoothie Recipes Bovine colostrum is often referred to as a superfood. Produced by cows after giving birth, this milky fluid is packed with nutrients, vitamins, and antibodies to support the immune system of calves in their first few days of life. Bovine colostrum has many health benefits for humans. • Supports tight junction integrity…
How to Do An Overnight Colon Cleanse Using Colostrum
Have you heard of the overnight colostrum with fiber solution? Bovine colostrum has gained in popularity for its many reported health benefits. People have found it effective in fighting fatigue and supplying vital nutrients that might be missing from our daily diets. But the potential health benefits of bovine colostrum extend way beyond a daily…
Manage Leaky Gut with Dietary Changes and Exercise
Leaky gut, or intestinal hyperpermeability of the gastrointestinal (GI) lining which otherwise separates waste in the bowels from the bloodstream. When the GI lining becomes more porous than normal, it results in large spaces between the cells (“tight junctions”) of the gut wall. When these spaces open, materials like bacteria, fungi, parasites, undigested food particles,…
Promoting Your Children’s Gut Health
The human microbiome is comprised of the trillions of bacteria populating the human gastrointestinal system. This collective of microorganisms is complex enough that some experts have begun to consider it as its own organ system. It makes sense that the gut microbiome plays a role in digestion and metabolism, but it may also play an…