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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Gut
A Deficiency In This Fatty Acid Can Be Causing Your Diabetes, Depression, Weight Gain, & Neurodegen. Diseases
What Is Butyrate? For all the science geeks: Butyrate is a main end product of microbial fermentation of dietary fibers in the human intestine and plays an important role in the maintenance of intestinal balance and overall health. For those who just want to get to the point: In other words…. It is a fatty
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Lab Testing
GI Maps Stool Test: What Your GI Doctor May Be Missing
Do you have constant gastrointestinal problems? Have you been to GI doctors, who can never find anything wrong with you despite how bad you feel? Have you had stool tests done by GI “specialists” but nothing ever comes up? Do you have acne on different parts of your body that just won’t go away? Do
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Energy
What Do Emotions Look Like?
This study from 2013 aimed to see how emotions impact the body, so that researchers can better understand mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. And possibly find early biomarkers for emotional disorders. To do this, scientists used 4 different experiments to see which ones impacted emotions the most and what that would look like
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