Stress is the body and brain’s natural physical, mental, and emotional response to demands, challenges, or perceived threats. It triggers a “fight-or-flight” reaction, releasing hormones like adrenaline and cortisol that increase heart rate and blood...
Inflammation is the body’s natural immune system response to irritation, injury, or infection, designed to protect tissues and initiate healing. There are two major types of inflammation, short term or acute, as with an injury, and longer-term or chronic, as with...
Those afflicted with depression are commonly prescribed pharmaceutical medications, most often selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, and Lexapro. The range of their uses has expanded from depression to anxiety,...
We now understand from ample science that your gut microbiome is the totality of microbes, their genetic elements, and environmental interactions within a defined habitat. This dynamic community is home to trillions of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses,...
If you read A Plant-Based Diet−Defined, you know that a healthy, whole food plant-based diet (WFPB) consists of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds while minimizing or excluding animal products and highly processed/refined junk foods and...
You may have been hearing a lot about plant-based eating recently, and with good reason. However, the term “plant-based diet” is somewhat open to interpretation when it comes to nutritional content and value. In other words, not all plant-based foods are good for you....
