Digestive Health

Our digestive tract is technically outside of our body, a long tube that takes in substances and sorts them for us so nothing harmful gets into our bloodstream. In addition to digesting food, our gut is also where 70-80% of our immune cells live. Bacteria and food are kept outside of our body, in the digestive tract, and are only aloud to pass the gut lining and into the bloodstream if deemed safe. A diversity of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract helps keep proliferation of microbes in check. Immune cells in the gut lining, called Peyer’s Patches’, help identify harmful invasions.

Human microbiome is the subject of continued investigation

The human microbiome is a poorly understood, but critical, component of health. Community structure is influenced by many factors, including genetics, diet, and xenobiotic and antibiotic use (4, 5, 9, 15). The gut microbiome, in particular, plays an important role in...

The Common Root Cause of Hashimoto’s, Hives and IBS

Update: Not sure how I missed this, but a 2015 case study has just been submitted to a medical journal connecting Blastocystis hominis to Hashimoto's! See reference #9 below for a link to the study to print and take to your doctor! When I first set out to figure out...

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