Beta-glucans are naturally occurring polysaccharides—a class of carbohydrates. They are found in cereal grains, yeast, fungi and algae. While whole cereal grains and fungal plants have been used for at least two millennia for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, the...
If you think nutritional supplements are something new, think again. Supplements in a a pill or tablet form go back about 3,500 years, and liquids and powders even further. Today new technologies—such as nutritional testing and Custom Nutrient Paks—take...
According to a 2021 study, 94% of Americans don’t consume enough fiber. Considering the popularity of low-carb diets today, this statistic isn’t surprising; after all, fiber comes from carbohydrates. It doesn’t come from protein and fat. What does...
Microplastics are in the news a lot lately, and for good reason. After twenty years of warnings from “conspiracy theory people” on the periphery, the plastic problem is now widely acknowledged. The world produces around 350 million tonnes of plastic waste...
“Common products inside your home are contributing to serious health conditions.” Thanks to volumes of research conducted since the 1980s, this statement can now be said emphatically—with few detractors. Moreover, with the problem now more widely...
Glutamine is an amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It is considered by most scientists to be a “conditionally essential” amino acid to humans since the body can usually synthesize sufficient amounts of it. The usually is a big caveat...
