At least one good bowel movement per day is necessary for health. Two or three bowl movements per day are fine, but not required. If you get constipated, it is a major plumbing problem and consequently stresses all aspects of detoxification. Many times adequate fiber (Fiber Helper™) is enough to keep your bowels moving along and suggestions given in the...

The inability to properly digest food is a key sign that energetics of the digestive tract are not in good shape. While it is best to avoid known irritants, it is also a good idea to be able to digest as much as possible otherwise food choices can become too limited, in turn leading to malnutrition. Improving any category on these digestion pages will...

2009 was a busy year as gene-related exploration tools opened up a treasure trove of new discoveries. We've learned why some of the obvious good health habits, like getting enough sleep and exercise are more important than ever, and we've learned new things about health that were barely imagined even a year ago. Many of the following stories are feature...

A unique strain of mouse was bred to have no insulin receptors on its bone-building osteoblasts, although it had insulin receptors every place else. The mouse became fat. As it aged it grew even fatter and its blood sugar levels shot up and it developed severe insulin resistance. The mouse was treated with osteocalcin and the problems reversed....

Norwegian researchers found that overweight individuals were significantly lacking in vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E. This lack of nutrients was associated with a mild elevation

Up to this point most deaths from the new swine flu have occurred in Mexico, striking indiscriminately at young and old. What alarms health officials is the ability of this flu to kill seemingly healthy young adults, which is a prerequisite for a pandemic. I have also received a number of questions from concerned individuals wondering if boosting their...

Today marks the one-hundred-year birthday of the FDA. To celebrate, the FDA plans a gala event at the Harvey W. Wiley federal building. The FDA is touting Dr. Wiley as the “Father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act,” inviting his decedents to attend their event. The FDA is quite proud of the heritage Dr. Wiley has bestowed upon them.

Those with hypothyroidism have significantly increased free radical production, a problem that is further magnified if cholesterol is also elevated. This means that individuals with inefficient metabolism should take higher levels of antioxidants to protect against problems occurring as part of the hypothyroid issue.

FOXO-dependent regulation of innate immune homeostasis.

AMPK controls exercise endurance, mitochondrial oxidative capacity, and skeletal muscle integrity

Exercise intolerance and the mitochondrial respiratory chain.

Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress and Immune-Inflammatory Pathways in Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

Mitochondrial cytopathy in adults: what we know so far.

Insulin causes hyperthermia by direct inhibition of warm sensitive neurons.