Jamie Pitlick, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice , Drake University Sugar and artificial sweeteners comes in many shapes and colors. New Africa/Shutterstock.com Wandering through the grocery store, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the numerous brands and health claims on the dozens of sugar substitutes. It can be particularly confusing for those with diabetes or […]

If there was one aspect of our physical makeup that affected every other aspect, it would be our gut. We’ve already covered the stomach and small intestine here: How Poor Digestion Affects Muscle Building, Fat Loss, Hormone Levels, Inflammation & Overall Health. But now we’re going to cover our lower intestine, our colon, where a colony […]

The following is adapted from The Search for the Perfect Protein, chapter 3. Between 2.5 million and ten thousand years ago, Paleo-lithic Era man obtained much of their protein from game, fish, and eggs. At that time, animals roamed free and pollution wasn’t a concern, so the overall nutritional health of humans was at a […]

There is an idea that if we have GERD or Acid Reflux this means we have too much stomach acid.  And this idea is pushed heavily by pharmaceutical companies who make quite a bit of money from antacids and acid blockers (known as PPIs) — for the rest of a person’s life. However, these only […]

by John D. MacArthur It is apparent that fluorides have the ability to interfere with the functions of the brain and the body by direct and indirect means. National Research Council (2006) Subscribe button Increasing evidence reveals that prenatal exposures to some widely used chemicals are implicated in the growing pandemic of developmental neurotoxicity.1,2 Fluoride […]