More reasons to avoid food additives

Looks like titanium dioxide (yes, that stuff in sunscreen–they also put it into food) should be added to the list of stuff to keep out of our food. Science Daily reports on a new study that shows that: Titanium dioxide crosses the intestinal barrier and passes into the bloodstream Titanium dioxide alters intestinal and systemic […]

Antibiotic Resistance

Medicine is not science. Science is never settled. Even things we take for granted (like “always finish your entire course of antibiotics“) aren’t set in stone. The rationale behind this commandment has always been that stopping treatment too soon would fuel the development of antibiotic resistance — the ability of bugs to evade these drugs. Information […]

4 Ways to Move Fluid Around Your Body that Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You

There’s a lot of things that your doctor can’t teach you during your 15 minutes together. One lesson that I never had with my gastroenterologist is this: you body is a dynamic system. Not static. Not stagnant. Dynamic. It’s meant to be moving, always. Breathing, in and out. Blood pumping. Lymphatic fluid circulating. Food being digested […]