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A New Understanding of the Obesity Epidemic
Firmicutes  /  July 15, 2015

A New Understanding of the Obesity Epidemic

America ranks amongst the highest of all countries in terms of the prevalence of obesity/overweight in its population. No doubt, much of the blame can be placed on the dietary habits that so characterize the…

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Celebrate Who and What You Are
July 6, 2015

Celebrate Who and What You Are

There’s always a tendency in each of us to question ourselves when we consider our supposed foibles, but the following folk tale from Sacinandana Swami shines a different light on how we may choose to embrac…
You Can Lose the Weight – Four Simple Steps
June 29, 2015

You Can Lose the Weight – Four Simple Steps

Go to the mall. See a movie. Look around next time you’re in an airport. What you’ll see is the confirmation of all the statistics that we’re hearing so much about these days related to the ever-increasing p…
The Critical Role of Early Life Decisions in Creating the Microbiome
June 10, 2015

The Critical Role of Early Life Decisions in Creating the Microbiome

In Brain Maker, I dedicated a lot of space to exploring how we initially form our microbiome, the collection of more than 100 trillion organisms that live within our intestines. Certainly early life experien…
Dementia – Change Your Odds
June 5, 2015

Dementia – Change Your Odds

It has been estimated that there are around 45 million individuals worldwide who are suffering from dementia. Even more compelling are the projections that this number will nearly double in just the next 15 …
Gut Bacteria Chart Our Destiny
June 2, 2015

Gut Bacteria Chart Our Destiny

I have just finished reviewing what I believe is a seminal research article relating to the gut microbiome. The study, written by researchers in Sweden, is titled The Gut Microbiotia– Masters of Host Develo…
The Secrets Revealed by Teeth
May 26, 2015

The Secrets Revealed by Teeth

So much is now being written that connects many of our modern day health issues with changes in the microbiome, the hundred trillion organisms that live within us. Indeed, this was the impetus behind the hum…
How “Hurry Sickness” Threatens Health
May 19, 2015

How “Hurry Sickness” Threatens Health

These days we all seem to be pushing as hard as we can to meet our ever-increasing demands. I found the following verse by Eknath Easwaran to be instructional: Today’s mania for speed strikes right at the ro…
An Important Lesson from The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid
May 7, 2015

An Important Lesson from The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid

I always look forward to Sunday mornings, and one of the things I like to do each Sunday morning is to write for this website. And as I was preparing to choose a topic for this week’s blog, the doorbell ran…
Research – Probiotic Intervention Affects Mood
April 22, 2015

Research – Probiotic Intervention Affects Mood

New and exciting research is revealing a strong connection between our mood and the various bacteria that live within our intestines. This is certainly a sobering notion. Think of it: the bacteria living wit…
Probiotic Prevents ADHD and Autism
April 3, 2015

Probiotic Prevents ADHD and Autism

Right now in America more than 6 million children carry a diagnosis of ADHD. I think it is fair to say that autism has become an epidemic when you consider that, today, as many as 1 in 40 male births will ul…