Think about it, our gut is on the clock 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It’s charged with the important task of constantly sampling our internal milieu and ensuring our health while maintaining an inventory of all the food, beverages, medications, and environmental... [More]

While you sit around, your gut microbes ferment carbohydrates into short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) such as acetate, propionate, and butyrate. They also convert dietary and endogenous nitrogenous compounds into ammonia and microbial protein, while synthesizing and activating B vitamins and vitamin K... [More]

“Iron Chef” Mario Batali is showing his concern for the environment. Fans will be interested to know that Mario is introducing a new campaign by the Environmental Working Group to promote “Meatless Mondays.” The idea is to reduce the negative impact of excessive meat consumption by going one day per week without it... [More]

The anti-aging market continues to experience tremendous growth and is projected to bring in a whopping $291.9 billion by 2015, according to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. “The primal desire of humans to remain young forever has groomed and nurtured a goliath of an anti-aging ind... [More]

March is National Nutrition Month, which is a nutrition education campaign sponsored by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). This year’s theme is "Eat Right with Color." No matter what your opinion of the ADA, you can’t really argue with the theme. Americans do need to eat more color... [More]

With the inception of spring right around the corner, it’s the consummate time to consider our individual growth—the growth in our lives, the growth in our physical, mental, and emotional health. It’s also the perfect opportunity to ensure that the proper components of whole health... [More]

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis or NASH is a silent liver disease. The major feature is fat storage in the liver, along with inflammation and liver damage. In its early stages, when there is just fat in the liver but no inflammation or damage, it is called “fatty liver” or nonalcoholic fatt... [More]