After birth your child's digestive tract begins working for the first time. In the adult digestive tract, there are hundreds of millions of foreign bacteria and yeasts that hopefully form an ecological "rain forest" of friendly non-self organisms working to help digestion and support immunity. The proper evolution of digestion in the first few years of...

We now know that your immune system is intimately involved with the sleep process, handling a great deal of the communication and housecleaning activities that are totally different than the idea of fighting a bug. Your lymph system is a key part of your immune system and its function during sleep is explained above in the section Unclog Lymph System for...

Your sinuses and respiratory system represent yet another area of your body that has numerous foreign cells in constant residence and hopeful natural balance. Like your skin, these areas are front line barriers that protect your body. Keeping them healthy and free of baseline symptoms is a key to having optimal immune function.For many years we have used...

One of the big challenges for infants and small children is to evolve a healthy digestive tract, including a normal balance of power, immune system recognition, and digestive competence. Children old enough to swallow nutrients have more options and can employ any of the strategies in these Digestive Health Topics page.Infants and small children can use...

Cinnamon Plus™ contains cinnamon extract, coffee berry extract (decaffeinated), and banaba extract for healthy glucose metabolism. Cinnamon has been found to positively influence various health parameters often associated with proper insulin function, including natural support for healthy blood pressure and healthy metabolism of lipids (cholesterol and...

Bowel transit time and having well-formed stools are clear signs of digestive health. It is important to move digestive contents along in a timely manner to facilitate the clearance of toxins and avoid gastrointestinal (GI) irritation. GI irritation results from toxicity in the GI tract, and what is even worse, these toxins can re-enter your body (the...

We are in the midst of an opioid epidemic. These powerful drugs do help many with severe, disabling pain, but there is price that the body pays with long-term use.

This spice has benefits for sinus and immune health, gut health, and more.

It's the time of year that can bring lots of joy along with stress. Fortify your body to be resilient and enjoy the winter season!

Well-known for its support with healthy glucose metabolism, cinnamon also provides antioxidant support neutralizing free radicals and aids in a healthy, balanced immune system among other benefits.

Along with diet and lifestyle, age also determines your nutrient needs for a strong and healthy immune system. Are you getting the nutrients your body needs?

The superior form of vitamin E, tocotrienols, are powerful antioxidants with anti-aging benefits.

Treatment of periodontal disease results in improvements in endothelial dysfunction and reduction of the carotid intima-media thickness

Noninvasive stool-based detection of infant gastrointestinal development using gene expression profiles from exfoliated epithelial cells.

On the importance of selenium and iodine metabolism for thyroid hormone biosynthesis and human health.

Recent progress in studies on the health benefits of pyrroloquinoline quinone.

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics.