Your digestive tract is the primary place of interaction between your immune system and foreign cells. The 3-5 pound mass of foreign cells that exist at any one time in your gut actually contain more cells than your body! In essence, this foreign cell mass is a type of "metabolic organ" that is vital to your digestion and health.  Much of your immune...

After birth your child's digestive tract begins working for the first time. In the adult digestive tract, there are hundreds of millions of foreign bacteria and yeasts that hopefully form an ecological "rain forest" of friendly non-self organisms working to help digestion and support immunity. The proper evolution of digestion in the first few years of...

Ongoing wear-and-tear, traumatic stress, an injury, an eating disorder, or fighting a chronic illness may induce significant wear-and-tear in the digestive tract, leading to a lack of appetite or generally weak digestive power. It is important to turn this situation around, as the lack of digestive power handicaps important nourishment from getting into...

Your digestive system is a top health priority. Its smooth operation is absolutely vital to good health. Problems with your digestive tract may cause low energy in your entire body and strain your fitness and mood, leading to poor eating habits, food cravings and difficulty managing body weight—not to mention the obvious nagging digestive issues. At...

It is always possible that stress can be the entire cause of any digestive-related symptoms. This is because there are many nerve endings in your digestive tract, and stress chemicals banging into the wall of your digestive tract can produce any symptom of indigestion, irritation, and impaired or disrupted motility. In actual practice, stress is typically...

The outer cells of the inside lining of your GI tract are renewed every 24 hours. Cells several layers deep are renewed every three days. This fast turnover of mucous-producing cells is needed to maintain the structural integrity of the lining of the GI tract. If this natural process of repair is not functioning at an optimal pace then adverse effects of...

It's the time of year that can bring lots of joy along with stress. Fortify your body to be resilient and enjoy the winter season!

Pancreatic enzymes are essential for digestion. Stress and diet reduce enzyme production, causing more gas and bloating. Learn how taking certain digestive enzymes can help you get back on track.

Your liver plays a central role in the metabolism of any type of calorie. During weight gain your liver is being punched in the nose by inflammatory metabolic flu signals coming from your white adipose tissue (stored fat) and your digestive tract (bacterial imbalance, LPS, Candida, etc.). At the same time, your white adipose tissue is unable to store fat...

Stevia has gained substantial popularity as a natural no-calorie sweetener in the last several years. Do you ever wonder how stevia affects your body besides its no-calorie sweet taste?

Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans take prescription drugs. More than half take two drugs. Senior citizens, 65 and older, take on average 14 or more prescription drugs per year. This creates a major concern with negative drug interactions and nutrient depletions.

Alterations in the Intestinal Assimilation of Oxidized PUFAs Are Ameliorated by a Polyphenol-Rich Grape Seed Extract in an In Vitro Model and Caco-2 Cells.

Whey proteins in the regulation of food intake and satiety.

Primum non nocere: an evolutionary analysis of whether antidepressants do more harm than good

Protein, weight management, and satiety.