by Jessamine Sothard | Dec 16, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health
Exposure to germs is part of life. Every year there is flu season, RSV season and let’s face it–COVID is here to stay also. Unless you want to live in an isolated bubble it’s essential to fortify your immune system to handle germs better. For myself, my family...
by Jessamine Sothard | Oct 7, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health, Hormone Health, Nutrition
Glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide, has become a central figure in agricultural practices across North America since its introduction in the 1970s. Known commercially as Roundup, it revolutionized weed control, making it easier and more efficient for farmers to...
by Jessamine Sothard | Sep 16, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health
Digestion is an intricate, highly coordinated process that breaks down food into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth, and cell repair. Understanding this journey from ingestion to excretion can provide insights into optimizing digestive health, a...
by Jessamine Sothard | Sep 3, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health
By now, almost everyone has heard of probiotics, the active cultures in a range of dairy products such as yogurt, some cheeses, and kefir, and fermented foods such as miso, kimchi, and sauerkraut. Kombucha is also a powerful probiotic. Most of these are tasty...
by Jessamine Sothard | Aug 5, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health
When the going gets hard, we experience constipation. Although it’s not a fun subject, it’s one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in healthcare practices. We may all experience constipation at some point, and certain conditions make it more likely...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 22, 2024 | Blog, Gut Health
You’ve probably been prescribed antibiotics throughout your life to fight infections. You’ve seen antibacterial soaps and detergents. We are taught to eradicate bacteria. That must mean all bacteria are bad, right? Actually, no. The truth is that many bacteria are...
