Probiotics can be confusing. Do they actually work?

Probiotics can be confusing. Do they actually work?

A recent study reveals that a certain strain of probiotic, bacillus, can treat leaky gut symptoms, which accompany many diseases.

Find out how your gut protects you and how you can protect your gut.

When your thyroid is not working properly, you may be subject to head-to-toe symptoms.

After visiting countless doctors and the Mayo Clinic with no results, Amie Valpone was able to heal herself from a decade of chronic pain and multiple ailments.

Alison Astill-Smith shares her own personal relationship between gluten, autoimmunity, and a "leaky gut."

Most skin disorders, like acne, eczema, and psoriasis, involve inflammation.

A little-known fact is that all grains, whether they're considered to be "gluten friendly" or not, cause inflammation in the body.

If you're suffering from chronic pain, it may be due to consumption of grains; and not just the traditional "gluten grains" either.

Listen in as Dr. Mike provides the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions.

Today, Dr. Holly Lucille welcomes Sarah Corey as a guest blogger. For more of Sarah's very useful information on stress and your health, listen as Sarah and Dr. Holly discuss "Are You Creating Stress in Your Life?"

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We are constantly surrounded by stress. Just being alive is a stress on our bodies.

Pile on the unreasonably high levels of chronic stress many of us are under in our daily lives and this can start to reek havoc on our bodies. Science indicates that
stress affects four major systems in the body, our digestion, our immune systems, our hormones, and our nervous system.

Glysophate is a chemical (herbicide) used to kill weeds that is sprayed on many GMO crops.

We had a saying in Naturopathic Medical School that stated, "if you want to heal a person, heal the gut." It's fitting that I have written about digestive issues like intestinal permeability or "leaky gut syndrome" and all of its complications various times in the past decade and the time has come again.

Intestinal permeability describes a cascade of symptoms and disorders that stem from small intestine's semi-permeable membrane becoming excessively permeable for a variety of reasons, allowing infiltration of microbial and metabolic toxins (as well as undigested food) into the bloodstream. These symptoms include fatigue, immune deficiency, food allergies, asthma and eczema.

Intestinal permeability may also be a contributor to other modern illnesses such as insulin resistance, obesity, neurotransmitter disorders, autoimmune disorders and cancer. In fact, it may account for 50 percent of chronic illness.

One symptom that I have not linked to intestinal permeability in the past, which has been getting my attention lately, is the vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, an overlooked aspect of inflammation.