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...

Your digestive tract is the primary place of interaction between your immune system and foreign cells. The 3-5 pound mass of foreign cells that exist at any one time in your gut actually contain more cells than your body! In essence, this foreign cell mass is a type of "metabolic organ" that is vital to your digestion and health.  Much of your immune...

It is always possible that stress can be the entire cause of any digestive-related symptoms. This is because there are many nerve endings in your digestive tract, and stress chemicals banging into the wall of your digestive tract can produce any symptom of indigestion, irritation, and impaired or disrupted motility. In actual practice, stress is typically...

While it is quite obvious that you can't eat and sleep at the same time, there is a profound inter-relationship in the way eating and sleep influence each other. For example, when you don't get enough sleep you are going to be tired and your body will feel stressed easier. This causes you to eat more food to try and get energy, especially if youre having...

Recent headline news stated that calcium doesn't help bones. Know the facts regarding calcium supplements and factors that affect calcium absorption and bone building.

Maintaining a healthy gut in the first few years of life may be more crucial than you think! Cutting-edge research reveals that gut health can profoundly influence brain function and behavior later in life.

A new study shows more clear evidence of the inseparable link between digestive balance of foreign cells and human health. In this study it was proven that specific bacteria provoke the human immune system into a pro-inflammatory condition, adversely influencing intestinal immunity and predisposing to inflammatory bowel disease.

The recently discovered “gut-retina axis” describes a delicate inter-relationship between gut flora, immune cells that signal the retina, and the eye microbiome.

Your gut health is directly connected to your total body health - including thyroid function!

Do you have trouble remembering names, lose your keys more frequently, or have a lack of motivation? If so, you may need to boost your acetylcholine, known as the memory neurotransmitter.

Gut barrier in health and disease: focus on childhood

Gut permeability, its interaction with gut microflora and effects on metabolic health are mediated by the lymphatics system, liver and bile acid

Influence of red wine polyphenols and ethanol on the gut microbiota ecology and biochemical biomarkers.

Food chain mycotoxin exposure, gut health, and impaired growth: a conceptual framework.

Studying Bacterial Communities Inside Us To Better Understand Health And Disease