Tag Archives: Probiotics

Why You Should Eat Fermented Foods

Most of us consume fermented foods in some form or the other ranging from dairy products such as yogurt and kefir to pickled vegetables.  Perhaps the most common fermented food consumed in the United States is sauerkraut followed by pickles. … read more »

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Epigenetics – Helping To Explain Positive Outcomes

Dietary supplements, botanicals, counseling, homeopathy, physical medicine and most, if not all, other modalities we use in naturopathic medicine often have an unexplainable component. The mechanism of action, or in ‘reductionist’ thinking, the single element or “magic bullet” is often … read more »

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Tips and Tricks For Building Immunity

The gradual shortening of the days signal a few things: the approach of autumn and its beautiful colors, the fact that Thanksgiving and then the hurried days before Christmas are just around the corner, and…the not so happy news that … read more »

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Probiotics – Making Friends with Bacteria

If you are one of those people with a tube of anti-bacterial hand gel clipped to your purse, or kept handy in the top drawer of your desk, then that title may have just grossed you out. Me, make friends … read more »

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