A new deadly side effect of antibiotics
The medical and scientific communities are becoming increasingly aware that although antibiotics have saved lives, they also have a very dark side.
Studies have shown that long-term antibiotic use can disrupt your friendly gut flora to the point where your immune functioning is dramatically reduced, making you more susceptible to infections and disease.
Studies have shown that long-term antibiotic use can disrupt your friendly gut flora to the point where your immune functioning is dramatically reduced, making you more susceptible to infections and disease.
- Tags: Antibiotics, Disease, Healthy Living, Probiotic, Vitamin D
We’ve never seen this in the history of mankind!
We are at a very unique time in our existence with respect to food and nutrients, and unfortunately, this is not a good thing.
In our grandparents’ day, one of the most prevalent concerns was not having enough food and the resulting nutrient deficiencies…in other words, being underfed and undernourished.
6 Factors that cause early death—and how to stop them
Here are 6 of the most significant (controllable) factors that cause early death. See how many of them apply to you, and how you can stop their harmful effects.
And quite likely live a longer life as a result!
And quite likely live a longer life as a result!
- Tags: Exercise, General Health, Healthy Living, Immune Health, Sugar, Toxins, Vitamin D
What you don’t know about flu shots
You can tell that fall is here because all the local pharmacies have huge signs telling you to “GET YOUR FLU SHOT!” Although most doctors and pharmacies push flu shots as your best protection against the flu, the actual statistics say otherwise. Let’s take a closer look at what you probably don’t know, but must know, about flu shots.
- Tags: Immune Health, Probiotic, Vitamin D
Being low in this can be deadly
When someone asks me what nutrients they should be getting, my response is All of them.
That being said, while all 2,000 of the vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients in existence are impressive in their own way, there is a Superstar that deserves special recognition.
That being said, while all 2,000 of the vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients in existence are impressive in their own way, there is a Superstar that deserves special recognition.
- Tags: Healthy Living, Vitamin D, Vitamin K
My response to the latest Vitamin D “scare”
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in June and featured in a recent Good Morning America segment has claimed that Americans are taking too much vitamin D, defined as over 4,000 IU per day. The study warns that too much vitamin D can lead to health issues like elevated blood calcium levels, calcifications, and kidney stones.
- Tags: Vitamin D