Does Turning Up the Heat on your Water Change Your Gut?
Personal preferences become the parameters of our lives – and most of them, they don’t make much of a difference one way or the other. Does
Personal preferences become the parameters of our lives – and most of them, they don’t make much of a difference one way or the other. Does
It’s becoming common knowledge in scientific circles that our guts, or “second brains,” have a symbiotic relationship with almost every other system in our bodies.
The toxic bioaccumulation in our world has reached a fever pitch. Ten years ago, I was worried. Twenty years ago, I was cautious. Now? I’m
The complexity of the human body makes most of us paralyzed with indecision. Nothing we encounter in this world – the workplace, our love lives,
“Eat an apple on going to bed and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” At least, that’s what one Welsh publication advised its
We’re Homo sapiens, not Neanderthals. Although the species diverged around 650,000 years ago, they also existed at the same time, and probably mated. However, we
We as a society are hunting witches – not the kind that cast spells, of course, but the kind that cause digestive distress. From dairy to
The holidays are rife with opportunities to upset our tummies – especially the older we get. As the gut microbiome ages – and absorbs assault
Around 2,700 B.C.E., King Shen Nong of China made a mistake. They say it’s just a legend, but if it’s true… King Shen Nong changed
People are starting to get nervous. The sun is going down much earlier these days, the weather in most parts of the country has started
Personal preferences become the parameters of our lives – and most of them, they don’t make much of a difference one way or the other. Does
It’s becoming common knowledge in scientific circles that our guts, or “second brains,” have a symbiotic relationship with almost every other system in our bodies.
The toxic bioaccumulation in our world has reached a fever pitch. Ten years ago, I was worried. Twenty years ago, I was cautious. Now? I’m
The complexity of the human body makes most of us paralyzed with indecision. Nothing we encounter in this world – the workplace, our love lives,
“Eat an apple on going to bed and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” At least, that’s what one Welsh publication advised its
We’re Homo sapiens, not Neanderthals. Although the species diverged around 650,000 years ago, they also existed at the same time, and probably mated. However, we
We as a society are hunting witches – not the kind that cast spells, of course, but the kind that cause digestive distress. From dairy to
The holidays are rife with opportunities to upset our tummies – especially the older we get. As the gut microbiome ages – and absorbs assault
Around 2,700 B.C.E., King Shen Nong of China made a mistake. They say it’s just a legend, but if it’s true… King Shen Nong changed
People are starting to get nervous. The sun is going down much earlier these days, the weather in most parts of the country has started
Fatigue is such a broad umbrella, getting to the bottom of it sometimes involves your doctor giving you the third degree. But that’s because generalized
Fast Fashion, although it sounds like a very cool lightning-speed feminist superhero, is an insidious threat to our environments, our wallets, the climate crisis, and
The food we eat can have a significant impact on our sleep quality, and understanding the relationship between nutrition and sleep is essential for improving sleep hygiene.
Apple cider vinegar had its moment in the sun during the Pinterest craze of the early 2000s. Though it’s experiencing a resurgence now, the public’s undulating focus on the sweet and tart miracle elixir is nothing new.
Since at least 2,500 years ago, when the nomadic Aryan tribe soured their apple wine (read: fermented) and made apple cider vinegar’s ancestor, people have been using apple cider vinegar for all kinds of things – without the peer-reviewed chemical evidence we have today.
In part one of this article, we discussed the first two phases of digestion: intake and breakdown.
Although it may seem obvious to some, most people are vastly unaware of how their digestion actually operates. And if you don’t understand the mechanism itself, fixing the mechanism is a moot point.
(If you don’t understand what’s under the hood of your car, you could end up replacing coolant endlessly when the answer is a blown capacitor. I don’t know anything about cars — see how crazy that sounds?)
So in this post, we’re going to continue down through the digestive tract on our adult-level refresher of the system that effectively determines every feeling we have.