EATING CLAY: LESSONS ON MEDICINE FROM WORLDWIDE CULTURES

Clay-eating, the practice known as geophagy or geophagia, has long been a puzzle to Western medical practitioners. Until recently, eating chalk, soil...

GI Tract, Children, Wellness

Early Childhood Behavior and Gut Health

Gut Microbiota, Neurodevelopment, and Childhood Behavior Our gastrointestinal tracts harbor complex communities of microbes, collectively known as...

Wellness

Probiotics Have A Shelf Life!

Did You Know Most Probiotics Need to be Refrigerated? Unlike supplements, most probiotics have a short shelf life and should be refrigerated to...

Wellness

Top 7 Benefits of Collagen

Did you know collagen benefits go far beyond skin and joint health? Most people have heard of collagen, which is commonly used in lotions for the...

GI Tract, Nutrition, Wellness

Top 5 Foods for Leaky Gut

Guest post by Kathryn Kos of Primal Musings Best Nutritional Recommendations for Intestinal Permeability When I work with clients who are struggling...

Wellness

Top Health Promoting Activities of the Microbiome

Did You Know the Microbiome Lives Outside Your Gut? The Microbiome is not limited to only the digestive tract. The microbiome exists on the skin, in...

Wellness

Did You Know? Eat Seasonally for Optimal Health

Our Ancestors Ate Seasonally for Health and Survival Our early ancestors were not eating strawberries imported from another country during the...

Wellness

If Your Poo Could Talk

What Does Your Poo Say About You? The topic of bowel movements and bowel habits is one that is not talked about nearly enough. The first time I ask...

Wellness

Did You Know? Supplements Alone Won’t Do It

People walk into my practice all the time with grocery bags full of dietary supplements. As I discuss the rest of their lifestyle with them, I begin...