The Protective Properties of Gut Bacteria on Cancer
Dr. Olisa Mak, ND Gut-bacteria have been known for a long time to have protective effects against many different conditions including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease1, ankylosis spondylitis2, and depression1. The newest research is now bringing to light the mechanistic aspects of these protective effects. In a recent article, researchers found an increase in chemoprotective metabolites that […]
Can Healthy Gut Bacteria Reduce Your Risk of Cancer?
Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND Humans are Inoculated with Gut Bacteria at Birth Taking into account that the human body is comprised of approximately 10 trillion bacterial cells and only 1 trillion human cells, it’s high time we took these little bugs seriously. As humans, we are inoculated with gut bacteria at birth or, as more recent […]
Nature Over Nurture: How Can Lifestyle Factors Really Effect Cancer Risk? Part 2
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco Lifestyle and Cancer Risk In the previous article, I discussed some statistics on cancer and how diet and lifestyle play a role in prevention. In this article, I continue with a focus on lifestyle and plant medicine. One article wonderfully exemplified how lifestyle impacts health outcomes. It was a large […]
How Maternal Health Influences Breast Milk
Dr. Sarah King, ND @sarahhealthyfox The ability to grow and nurture our babies is truly a miraculous part of a woman’s body. Nature has ensured that if we give birth in the middle of nowhere, our breasts will provide baby with what it needs to survive. Studies have even shown that having an adequate milk […]
I Want to Knock Your Socks Off! The Health Benefits of Going Barefoot
Razi Berry In many ways our culture is obsessed with shoes, with $55 billion dollars per year are spent on sneakers alone. Shoes have evolved from leather hides wrapped around our feet to keep them warm to symbols of status and sexuality. More people know Imelda Marcos for her collection of 3,000 than they know […]
Autoimmune and Allergies: What to Do?
Dr. Kimberly M. Sanders, ND @_drkimsanders Allergies For many people, the spring season is a bittersweet time of year. The blossoming flowers and trees are beautiful to look at, but they may bring along seasonal allergies. The symptoms of seasonal allergies include itchy, watering eyes, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, and sore throat. Allergies are caused […]
7 Ways to Get Your Skin Ready for Summer
Dr. Sarah Cimperman, ND @DrCimperman Skin is the body’s largest organ and it’s our first line of defense against foreign invaders like microbes and environmental toxins. More than any other part of the body, this protective outer layer is exposed to damaging environmental conditions like the winter weather that leaves skin dull and dry. Fortunately, […]
Is Getting Stronger Your Best Cancer Protection?
Dr. Marc Bubbs ND, CISSN, CSCS @DrBubbs Increasing the amount of “movement” you get in the day is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of cancer and all other chronic degenerative conditions. Every year, there are 14 million new cancer cases diagnosed globally and diagnoses are expected to increase by 70% in […]
5 Steps to Reduce Springtime Allergy Symptoms Naturally
Dr. Jody Stanislaw, ND It’s that time of year again when the pollen is floating around causing many to endure those annoying springtime allergy symptoms…coughing, sneezing, runny noses, and itchy & watery eyes. You can take medicines to block histamine or dry up your runny nose…which may cause drowsiness, liver stress, and/or they can lose […]
Our Belly Bugs May Produce Helpful or Harmful Metabolites to Modulate Cancer
Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND @DrLoBisco If you have been paying attention to natural health lately, you probably haven’t been able to escape the explosion of research on the microbiome and its role on health. These little critters that line our insides and take residence in our inner tubes affect everything from our mood to cancer risk. […]