There are few activities more nourishing for both body and soul than planting and tending a garden. Gardeners have long known that the physical process of working with soil, water, and sunlight to coax a tiny seed through the miracle of growth and maturity has effects that go well beyond the pleasure of eating a…
Gardening Is Good for Your Microbes, Muscles, and Mood
The Most Efficient Way to Boost Gut Health, Better Than Any Amount of Probiotics
You probably know that if you lack vitamin D, you are prone to osteoporosis. In fact, it’s much more than that. Vitamin D also has a large impact on your intestinal health. Dr. Joel Gould, a Canadian dentist for more than three decades, has cured countless patients of dental problems. However, for most of his…
What Is Resistant Starch?
Starch is another name for complex carbohydrates used by the body for fuel. Resistant starch is exactly what the name implies — complex carbohydrates that “resist” digestion. This type of starch travels from the small intestine undigested to the large intestine where it provides fuel for the good bacteria (microbiome) that live there. When resistant…
5 Easy Hacks for a Healthier Gut
Your body contains trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, collectively known as the microbiome. While some bacteria are associated with disease, others are extremely important for your immune system, heart, weight, and other aspects of health. As you grow, your gut microbiome begins to diversify, meaning it starts to contain many different types of microbial species….
Why Food Is Actually Information: Studies Show Changes in microRNA
Food, a precondition for the possibility of life as we know it, is rarely appreciated for its true power. Far beyond its conventionally defined role as a source of energy and building blocks for the body-machine, new discoveries on the frontiers of science reveal that food is also a powerful source of information. We are…
7 Signs of an Unhealthy Gut!
7 SIGNS OF AN UNHEALTHY GUT! Let’s take gut health next level! The gut is a critical piece of health and healing. An Integrated Urinalysis Panel (IUP) is a gut-loving diagnostic tool! It gives an unparalleled view into gut health. Dr. Sean McCaffrey is a physician, speaker, teacher, author, mentor, and radio host. He is…
High Blood Pressure? Eat This for 7 Days
Hypertension has no obvious symptoms, but it is likely to cause major chronic diseases such as heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke, diabetes or kidney disease. High blood pressure is related to a high-salt, high-oil, high-calorie diet. There is a 7-day dietary intervention that could be effective to improve your blood pressure. According to WHO, more…
Flashback Friday: Benefit of Dates for Colon Health
Dates are one of the healthiest sweeteners. That’s what we use in The How Not to Die Cookbook. You can blend them with water to make date syrup or use date sugar, which is a whole food—just dried dates ground into powder—and as such is packed with nutrition, ending up with as much antioxidant power as…
Herbal Tea for Optimum Body Detox
Herbal tea is the perfect choice for cleansing your body from unwanted toxins that cause disease. Caffeine-free and natural, they are nature’s best remedy against fighting unpleasant symptoms associated with common modern ailments. Herbal tea may also help boost weight loss and promote a healthier lifestyle. If you are on any medication, it would be…
Sour Power
These days, seemingly everyone is waxing poetic about the microbiome. There is a growing body of scientific evidence to suggest that gut dysbiosis (microbial imbalance of the intestine) is associated with inflammatory and immune-mediated ills, including heart disease and diabetes. So to improve quality of life, more people are looking for ways to fertilize their…
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