The gut is home to about 1,000 trillion bacteria with which we live in harmony. These bacteria perform a number of functions vital to health. They harvest energy from diet, protect against infections, and provide nutrition to cells in the gut. An imbalanced gut flora (more bad bacteria than good bacteria) will affect your immune function, absorption […]
Your Digestion and Your Immunity!
Our immune systems are complex. There are specialized white blood cells designed to eat away at foreign invaders, others to mount an inflammation response, some to tag problematic cells, and the list goes on. They all work in concert with one another to keep us safe. But the key aspect of our immunity that many […]
Probiotics – more than a digestive support
Probiotics are amazing! They are healthy bacteria that live in our gut (aka our gastrointestinal system) and help make up our intestinal ecosystem. Often we think of probiotics as a digestive support because they help us break down our foods, but we are finding out that they do so much more than that. Probiotics are […]
