by Keri Thorn | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Gut Health
What does gut health have to do with hay fever or seasonal allergies? Probably a good deal more that you might think. Allergies and hay fever are an inappropriate defensive response to pollen and other substances. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, “Besides being...
by Keri Thorn | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Gut Health
If you are undergoing treatment for a leaky gut and are not improving, you may be dealing with SIBO – small intestine bacterial overgrowth. SIBO (pronounced SEE-bo) is one of the causes of leaky gut, but the two vary a bit when it comes to treatment. The most...
by Keri Thorn | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Gut Health
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) have genes from another species transplanted into their DNA. This is done to increase production or yield or add some other trait not usually seen in the organism. So far, the organisms experimented with have been mainly plants,...
by Keri Thorn | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Gut Health
We usually think of using essential oils for their marvelous fragrance or as a spa treatment. But essential oils have been used as medicine as well for thousands of years. It is important to distinguish between essential and fragrance oils. Fragrance oils are...
by Keri Thorn | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Gut Health
For years, we’ve been taught that eating whole grain foods – from bread to pasta – builds good health. We also learned that whole grains are a lot better than refined versions: they contain more vitamins and a lot more beneficial fiber. Many would...
by Keri Thorn | Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, Gut Health
Kids can be picky eaters; there’s no getting around it. And while it’s tempting to go for an easy fix and just give them a bowl of Fruit Loops every morning, you know it’s not going to do their health any favors. Cereals are highly processed and they...