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Treating illness with probiotics

Trillions of microorganisms live in your intestinal tract, or “gut,” as it is commonly referred to and how we refer to it. These beneficial flora are absolutely essential for health and well-being: if you are healthy, chances are your beneficial microorganisms are thriving as well. However, making sure that these friendly flora remain viable and Read More

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The good & bad bacteria in you

There’s a struggle going on in your body right now, and the participants are tireless, vigorous, and resourceful. It is a classic confrontation between two forces—good and bad—and in this case it’s between “good” or beneficial, friendly bacteria and “bad” or harmful, unfriendly bacteria. This struggle is based in your gastrointestinal tract, which covers a Read More

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Why one “vitamin deficiency” is erroneous

Deficiencies? The idea of a single vitamin deficiency is erroneous for the following reasons: Vitamins are not used individually by the body, they have a synergistic relationship with other vitamins in their use by the body. Vitamins do not come to us by nature in individual packages, or isolated unto themselves. Eg: An orange does Read More

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Why you should be eating raw vegetables, fruits, seeds, and nuts

Did you know a diet of raw fruits, vegetables, sprouts, seeds, and nuts will provide nearly all of the vitamins and nutrients that are needed for the body to function properly? (The exception is Vitamin B12 which is found mainly in meat sources.) A diet high in vegetables will also meet or exceed the recommended Read More