Health Articles

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and it can be prevented with the help of some essential pieces of knowledge. Let's unravel the mystery of the heart and learn how to build a happy heart plan.

If you're having problems with PMS, including heavy bleeding, bloating, short or long cycles, clotting, menstrual pain, and headaches, read through this article. It can help you feel better.

Seasonal allergies driving you crazy? Use this article to understand how to finally go after the root cause of your symptoms. Strengthen your mucous to stop pollen from entering body, strengthen your immune Mast Cells to stop releasing histamine, and support your liver to better clear histamines that have been released. Learn Now!

Learn how digestion works and what Standard Process and MediHerb products to use. Learn the symptoms and best supplements to support the digestion of protein, fats and carbohydrates.

More than 50 million Americans experience various types of allergies each year. Your allergy handling system is comprised of mucous membranes, mast cells and liver clearance. If your immune system is weak, then it releases too much histamine leading to symptoms such as itchy skin and eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat and low energy.

If you're a man in your late 40s or 50s, you might be wondering why your libido has taken a nosedive, or why you're having trouble adapting to stress, concentrating and digesting your food. Well, it's probably not just because of stress. In fact, it's probably due to low testosterone levels and low stomach acid levels. 

It is never a good time to get sick, let alone in the winter. A common way we try to boost our immune system in harsh weather is by supplementing whole food vitamin C, minerals like calcium and zinc, and echinacea. But do the supplements even contain the active constituents that are required to boost our immune system?

When the thyroid is under stress the first thing that goes is your metabolism. It changes speed or shuts down completely in an effort to protect you from burning out. This can result in an array of common symptoms and body composition patterns. Connect the dots and make the connection to better health and wellbeing.

Far more Americans today face digestive issues such as constipation, foul smelling gas, and indigestion that are caused from having too little stomach acid than too much. Learn why this is and what to do about it.

Your large intestine (colon or large bowel) is about 5 feet long and about 3 inches in diameter. It is the home of billions of bacteria that help complete digestion. Too many undigested carbohydrates or protein can cause an overgrowth of bacteria into the small intestine (where bacteria do not belong). This can cause nutrient malabsorption and digestive symptoms. 

Whatever you call it… gas, flatulence, farts… it is your body giving clues about your poor digestion. Most food has some degree of protein, fat, and carbohydrate in it. These nutrients are called your macronutrients! We need these things to make energy, hormones, and repair our tissues. Since fat does not create a ton of gas as it oxidizes, let’s focus on the two biggest contributors to gas and bloating… protein and carbohydrates.