Category: Spotlight on Health

Surface microvilli in the small intestine are highly regenerative.  Microvilli are finger-like projections that create a large surface area in order to optimize nutrient absorption.  If given a total rest […]

You do not have to go very far these days to see that vaping has become very popular with young adults and now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is […]

It is becoming more and more popular to see employees standing at their desks while working.  So, I asked myself, which is better standing or sitting while I work?  Well, […]

I was thinking about my New Years Resolution to get healthier in 2019 and got to thinking about how many cups of coffee I had in a day.  My usual […]

There are many auto-immune disorders, but the common thread is that the body becomes ‘allergic’ to its own tissues and attacks them by means of antibodies and differ only depending […]

Almost everyone has at least one sensitivity.  Many people are not aware, however, that their symptoms may be caused by inappropriate food choices.  They continue to eat the same foods […]

Just because we are going into Winter does not mean that client visits come to an end until it is warm out again.  It is important to make your sales […]

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is the “hangry” or “you don’t like me when I’m hungry” syndrome.  It is a common dysfunction that involves primarily the pancreas, adrenal glands and liver. […]

The adrenal glands are two busy little hormone factories which sit on top of each kidney in your body.  They produce epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline), dopamine, glucocorticoids (cortisol, cortisone, corticosterone), […]

It is a fact that many people feel more irritable, annoyed, or negative when hungry, the experience is called being “hangry.” The idea that hunger affects our feelings and behaviors […]