Onion pits? Or Meat sweats? Hi my name Melissa, and sometimes I have armpit BO that would make angels cry. I’m just kidding, it’s not that bad lol. Two years ago I was taking a plant-based nutrition course as a part of my master’s program in Functional Medicine. I had given up all animal proteins
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Gut
Gut Bacteria Predicts Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms
Since 2020 I have spoken to many people who have come down with COVID-19 or know someone who has it. It seems that everyone has a different experience with it. I’ve spoken to parents of infants who have been diagnosed with it all the way to those in their 70s. I have come to see
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Gut
How Our Gut Bacteria Influences Various Heart Diseases & Risk Factors
Two separate studies observed the effect that low vitamin D levels had on Teeth, Gums & Heart. The Journal of Clinical Dentistry (2020) found people with chronic inflammation of the gums (periodontitis), & people who had both periodontitis AND Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) had significantly lower levels of Vitamin D when compared to those with
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Gut
Alternative Ways To Eradicate H. Pylori
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacteria that colonizes the stomach lining. It is found in the majority of cases – over 90% of duodenal ulcer patients and 70% of gastric ulcer patients infected. The prevalence of H. pylori infection varies from 20 to 50% in industrialized countries to over 80% in developing countries. The infection
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Baby
This Infant Temperament Predicts Personality 20 Years Later
Fear of Making Mistakes & Trying To Be “Perfect” Is Harmful: Kids who show sensitivity to making mistakes or doing things “wrong” in adolescence, may have a higher risk for internalizing disorders (such as anxiety and depression) in adulthood. During infancy, temperament serves as the foundation of later personality. One specific type of temperament, called
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Immune System
Coronavirus: How To Protect Your Immune System – February 4, 2021 Update
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) The coronavirus is fast-spreading, there are already a handful of patients with it at hospitals in Pembroke Pines and Fort Lauderdale, FL. Like other flu viruses, this can be a potentially fatal infection for those who are immunocompromised, children, elderly, smokers, etc. In my opinion, our best defenses are isolating ourselves from
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