Your gut influences many different processes in your body. One of those is your immune system. As we’ve written about before, the bacteria within your gut, called your gut microbiome, … Read More
While there are lots of preventable health problems you could encounter in your lifetime, digestive health issues are something many people suffer from yet are not as popular to address. … Read More
We are proud to be sponsoring the Hitting Cancer Below the Belt RVA Boxer Brief 5K this weekend. Hitting Cancer Below the Belt was founded in 2011, by Melinda Conklin, … Read More
The food we eat can have a huge impact on our health – especially our gastrointestinal health. In some cases the food we eat can either cause gastrointestinal disorders, or … Read More
Living on and inside of you is an entire world of microbes called the microbiota. These microbes are extremely important to the way your body functions. In fact, they outnumber … Read More
The best way to make healthy and safe choices is to be educated about the food that you’re eating. Navigating the grocery store aisles can be hectic these days – … Read More
March 28th is Diabetes Alert Day. Organized by the American Diabetes Association, the day is meant “to sound the alarm about the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in American adults … Read More
Expiration dates are often not as simple as they could be. Sell by, use by, best if used by, better if used by, with all these different terms, many people … Read More
Food can affect your mood in a few different ways and knowing how can help you feel better day to day. Luckily, food that makes you feel good is food … Read More
“Leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can heal the patient with food.” Using food as medicine is not a new concept. The quote above comes from Hippocrates, the … Read More
