This time of year is a marker of sorts: The cooler fall months usher in a holiday season full of sweet temptations and loads of comfort foods, coupled with the start of cold and flu season. But what does the season of sweets and treats have to do with the cold and flu season, or more specifically, how you weather cold and flu season? It all has to do with blood sugar.

Helping Our Kids Thrive in a Time of Uncertainty

Full disclosure: I am a mom of a tween girl, so this topic is close to my heart. The research was distressing to read, because frankly, the mental state of tweens and teens in this country is bleak.

If industrial pollution in your neighborhood killed hundreds of fish in your river, tripled your water bills, was linked to an increased risk for congenital disabilities, bladder cancer, and hyperthyroidism, and spewed fine particulate matter (PM_2.5)—an air pollutant that can deposit deep in your lungs—would you demand change?¹ This is precisely what communities nearb

Low Vitamin E Levels Linked to Risk of Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes (GD) is a common complication during pregnancy that can lead to poor health outcomes like preeclampsia and type-2 diabetes for mothers and low blood sugar at birth in infants.

Who doesn’t want to feel calm, cool, and collected? How about less stressed, and focused but relaxed? The amino acid L-theanine can help you achieve better focus and a more relaxed state of mind.

It’s all about the small joys in life: sharing a funny moment with a stranger, the sigh of relief when you find the keys you thought you lost, the feeling of a hot shower after a long hike, the smell of cookies baking in the oven, or munching on refreshingly cold grapes at a summer picnic. With their crisp bursts of sweet flavour, organic grapes reel in these sweet, small moments of joy.

"Promise yourself … to give every
living creature you meet a smile."

–The Optimist Creed

What it is, and how to get it under control

Have you heard of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, aka, SIBO? It’s a form of dysbiosis, in which an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine can lead to an array of uncomfortable symptoms in the short term, including excessive gas, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation, and more serious consequences if left untreated.

Fungi Perfecti reported the discovery of multiple unauthorized accounts on Amazon.com selling counterfeit products using the brand name Host Defense Mushrooms.

Frequent Standing or Walking Breaks Offset Sitting’s Negative Effects

It has been said that sitting is the new smoking. This is following research linking prolonged sitting to higher risks of health problems, including cardiovascular disease.