Digestive enzymes are catalysts that help break down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats into a more simple form, enabling them to be absorbed by the body. Digestion begins in the mouth, where amylase starts to break down carbohydrates. If you chew enough on a piece of whole...
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At last, the long days and warm nights have arrived! According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, summer is the most "yang" season of the year.The heat and the sun draws you outdoors to feel the warmth on your skin, allowing you to fill up on Vitamin...
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When I ask my nutrition patients what makes them happy, for most they describe happiness as a feeling of physical and mental balance. When we are happy we all radiate health. People say we are glowing. In fact, we feel like we are glowing!...
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The leaves are blowing in the wind. The sun is setting earlier, and the air has a certain crispness to it. The yang, or hot energy of summer has started to wane, and autumn is in the air!This is an important transitional time from summer,...
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As we move farther and farther from the sun, there are fewer signs of life and a stillness in the air. For many, this is a difficult season, filled with long dark hours and barely lit days. Nevertheless, it's a very important season.Most Chinese medicine...
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Spring is coming! A time of birth and growth. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it's associated with the liver and the element wood. As we spring clean our homes, we should also spring clean our bodies. It's the perfect time to change from winter warming...
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A Leaky Gut occurs when spaces develop between the cells of the gut wall allowing bacteria to grow as well as toxins and food to leak into the bloodstream. Medications and certain treatments that cause damage: NSAIDS- such as ibuprofen, increase intestinal permeability by damaging the...
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Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that populate your digestive tract. Good bacteria helps to break down sugars, and as a byproduct produces lactic acid. Lactic acid plays an essential role in a healthy immune system as well as helps to promote the release of...
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Digestive enzymes break down proteins, cellulose, starches and other foodstuffs. In doing this they make it possible for the intestine to absorb nutrients. The digestive process is therefore inhibited if these enzymes are absent or deficient. The cause of enzyme deficiency maybe from external factors...
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Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients. They are the orchestra in a concert. Each instrument has an important role to play and each essential for the overall performance. Among the many tasks they perform they help to give strength to bones, heal wounds, and nourish...
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