The liver is one of the largest and most important organs in a person’s body. The liver is about the size of a football located on the upper right side of a person’s body, behind the lower ribs. Almost all the blood in a person’s body passes through the liver and it has hundreds […]

  Fiber is part of plant-based foods that the body cannot digest or break down in fruits, vegetables, or grains. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber dissolves in water and forms a gel, which can slow down the passage of food. It is found in dried beans, oats, barley, banana, […]

  Taking care of your kidneys is important for many reasons. The kidneys process body waste by filtering excess water, toxins, and other impurities from the blood. The kidneys also activate vitamin D to maintain healthy bones, make hormones that regulate blood pressure, and control red blood cell production. They also regulate salt, potassium, phosphorus, […]

  Osteoporosis is a slow progressive disease that weakens bones to the point they become weak and brittle and then break easily. It is known as a silent disease because you experience no symptoms until you break a bone, most often in bones in the hip, backbone, and wrist. Both women and men can have […]

  Most of us have heard of prebiotics and probiotics. Now nutritionists and the natural health community are talking about postbiotics. Postbiotics are essentially the byproduct of prebiotics and have recently been found to be beneficial to the body. Postbiotic components includes short chain fatty acids, cell components, proteins, metabolites, and peptides.   The research […]

  Are you feeling tired, having mood changes, getting sick often? Do you experience muscle weakness or pain, joint pain, allergies, asthma, brain fog, elevated blood sugar, high blood pressure, or have weak bones? If that’s the case, you may not be getting enough Vitamin D. A study in Nutrition Research Journal in 2011 found […]