Brad King, MS, MFS When you think about love and happiness, your gut probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But what if I told you that a handful of tiny microbes living in your digestive tract could help brighten your mood, deepen your connections with others, and even make you feel more loving? Enter Lactobacillus reuteri and other gut-friendly bacteria. These “happy bugs” do more than digest food—they actively communicate with your brain through neurochemicals like serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin[1]. Here’s the scoop on how they work, why they’re missing in many of us, and how...
People who get less sleep are more likely to catch a cold, but it turns out that these individuals also experience more systemic inflammation[6]. Though it's not proven exactly why reduced sleep causes inflammation, scientists believe that a lack of sleep triggers excess pro-inflammatory signals in our blood vessels
As the world starts to settle down from all the fear and confusion brought about over the past few years, there are many questions that have risen from the ashes of this confusion. One of these questions surrounds these mysterious spike proteins we keep hearing about. Spike proteins are believed to be the key drivers of a certain virus we dare not mention (just kidding, you all know I’m referring to COVID-19) and the myriad problems that seem to follow it everywhere it goes. What the Heck are Spike Proteins? Spike proteins are specialized proteins that are found on the...
This is a great supplement with lots of trace minerals and humic and fulvic acids, much like shilajit. Energizing and health-promoting, highly recommend it! Easy to add to smoothies.