The gut microbiome is the new frontier of neuroscience. Due to the copious amount of research during the past decade, scientists now understand that bacteria in the gut affects a person’s overall physiology—including a vital link between that bacteria and...
Americans appear to have greater trust in herbal supplements than vaccines, and this has boosted supplement sales to record-breaking highs. According to a survey by the Council for Responsible Nutrition, 73% of Americans take nutritional supplements. Another survey,...
Optimal Health Systems SPECIAL REPORT Lockdowns and high vaccination rates have been a colossal failure on Native American reservations. Israel’s mandatory vaccination policy has resulted in hospitals flooded with people infected with the Delta variant. U.S....
A new study has once again demonstrated that a diet rich in flavonoid foods will help improve blood pressure, but this study comes with a twist: It found the blood pressure improvements were more significant when test subjects had a healthy gut microbiome. Flavonoids...
At this point it’s impossible to ignore the evidence that maintaining a healthy Vitamin D level is critical in the battle against COVID-19. Not only was Vitamin D highlighted decades ago as being critical for the immune system in general, more than a hundred...
While moderate physical exercise has been proven to consistently improve one’s immune system, strenuous exercise may exert an opposite effect—at least temporarily. This happens because strenuous exercise activates immunological and endocrine mechanisms...
