This is about 18 months old, but it is worth looking at again, given all of the hype in the popular press about gut health in 2019. Researchers at University…

There's a lot of hype out there about good fats and bad fats. Omega-6 fats were once criticized as unhealthy, but researchers for the American Heart Association have concluded that…

Health coaches and nutritionists may find Dr. Saxena's differentiation of common personas helpful. She has discovered in her practice that there are five different types of people seeking health advice.…

This interesting study shows that depriving an animal of nitrogen containing foods can have a beneficial effect on the diversity of the microbiome. The primary nitrogen containing foods in the…

There's a growing body of research that the best way to ensure a diverse microbiome is to eat many different plant foods each week. Recent research at the University of…

There are a number of prominent websites that are devoted to attacking practitioners of herbal medicine as either unqualified or dangerous or both. Many of those who make a career…

Ever since reading The Human Superorganism by Rodney Dietert about a month ago, I have been obsessed with the role of the microbiome in human health. One of the things…

The mainstream of Chinese medicine, as canonized in the Yellow Emperors classic, is largely about using nature as a guide to achieve excellent health and long life. The classical text…

There's a growing body of compelling evidence indicating that a healthy balance of microorganisms inside the human body is a major factor in health. There are strong associations with obesity,…

I'm sure I'm not the first person to think about this or even to write about it. However, I have not stumbled across it during my Web travels thus far.…