Certain supplements are routinely recommended during the winter months. Vitamins A, C, and D support immune health and antioxidant defenses along with zinc.* Probiotics help to optimize mucosal immunity in...
Choline is an essential nutrient naturally present in certain foods, especially animal products such as liver, salmon and eggs. Although humans produce some choline in the liver, the amount is...
The immune response depends on intracellular oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions. Redox active molecules fulfill key functions in immunity. Redox reactions trigger and shape the immune response. Regulatory mechanisms provided by redox-activated...
Elder or Elderberry (genus Sambucus) is a genus of about 10 species of deciduous shrubs or small trees with many trunks, that are native to forested temperate and subtropical areas...
Through mutation, humans lost the ability to endogenously produce vitamin C the way other mammals do, and we have to get it from dietary sources. But how much we really...
Cordyceps is an interesting exotic fungus that grows on caterpillars living in the high mountain regions of China and Tibet. It is parasitic and eventually consumes most of the caterpillar....
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP, is a naturopathic physician specializing in gastrointestinal health. He has been in practice for 40 years, and on the faculty of the National University of Naturopathic...
Consistent lack of sleep can be maddening! For many people who have trouble sleeping, just the idea of lying down at night introduces feelings of worry and dread of insomnia. ...
Also known as “soil-based organisms”, spore producing bacillus bacteria species live in the top soil, and have been ingested by humans over the course of their evolution, as they harvest...
