by mandy | Jan 29, 2022 | Evidence Based, Inflammation, Nutrients, Nutrition, Science-Based, Supplements
Gut Health and Vitamin D Do you know the role vitamin D plays in your gut health? The incidence of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has increased over the past few decades, especially in developed countries. I was particularly interested in the role vitamin D plays in the therapy of IBD, since low vitamin D [...]
by mandy | Jul 27, 2020 | Nutrition, Recipes
Let Food Be Thy Medicine I was looking for something different eat that is quick, healthy, hypoallergenic and has all the nutrients my body needs to be healthy, while also support healing the leaky gut. So I pulled out my famous gut-friendly pumpkin banana muffins. This is delicious with a spoon of pumpkin seed butter and [...]
by mandy | Dec 13, 2019 | Digestive/Urinary, Evidence Based, Inflammation, Science-Based
70% of the immune system in located in the gut (Lipski, 2013). The human body has several mechanisms that participate in regulating the immune system, including the innate immune system, adaptive immune system, immune-inflammatory response and regulatory system (Lipski, 2013). The innate immune system relies on certain receptors and secreted proteins that recognize common features [...]
by | Oct 14, 2019 | Diet, Digestive/Urinary, Wellness
Probiotics can enhance your immune system! The intestine is considered a key target organ to improve the quality of life in senescence, which can be modulated with a healthy lifestyle with a customized diet including probiotics. Probiotics are demonstrating immunomodulating properties that can alleviate the proinflammatory status of the elderly. “The preservation of gut barrier [...]
by | Oct 7, 2019 | Mental Health, Success Stories, Wellness
I made a client laugh once and she said: “I feel better already!” I found a study conducted in 2010 that examined the effectiveness of humor therapy in relieving chronic pain, enhancing the quality of life and reducing loneliness among older persons with chronic pain. In this study, older persons in a nursing home participated [...]
