probiotics

Probiotics vs. Prebiotics. vs. Synbiotics: Differences and Benefits

Everyone has heard of probiotics, but prebiotics and synbiotics are equally important for optimal health. Simply put: probiotics are microorganisms in the gut that play a significant role in...

Immune System

How Gut Health and Your Immune System are Related

Gut health profoundly impacts just about every aspect of human health, and immune function tops the list. The gut microbiome consists of trillions of microbes, so many that they outnumber human cells...

Nutritional Supplements

Do Multi-Strain Probiotics Work Better?

Amongst all supplements on the market, there are perhaps none less complicated than probiotics. Probiotics are widely accepted as beneficial, but wading through the marketing lingo, scientific...

Women's Health

How Do Probiotics Help Fertility

Understanding how the benefits of probiotics extend beyond the gut and help with fertility is a big leap for some people.* Even though our gut microbiome has many local benefits, a healthy colony of...

Women's Health

How Probiotics Impact Women’s Health

If a woman's intuition is a 'gut' instinct, then we should do everything in our power to ensure a healthy gut microbiota. Probiotics function as neuro-signallers, working with our brains, hormone...

Immune System

How Do Probiotics Support Immune System Function?*

Trillions of cells make up the microbiota that lives inside your gut. This enormous population of commensal organisms is called the gut microbiome, and scientists are looking at the connection...

Immune System

The Gut's Effect on Brain Health and Immunity

Your microbiome—the teeming community of trillions of bacteria in your colon—plays a central role in both a healthy digestive system and a healthy brain. The two are connected through your body's...

Nutritional Supplements

What's the Difference Between Probiotics & Prebiotics?

The microbiome plays a vital role in keeping us healthy by breaking down foods, producing hormones, and ultimately, keeping harmful organisms from taking over. Prebiotics and probiotics maintain the...

probiotics

Understanding Celiac Disease vs. Gluten Intolerance & Sensitivity

By Ian D. Bier, ND, PhD, LAc, FABNO With gluten-free diets in the limelight, celiac disease and gluten intolerance, and gluten sensitivity have morphed to mean one and the same. But the differences...

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