Can a meditation practice improve the health of your brain… and your gut? Meditation is one of the best things you can do to support the health of your mind and body. Many people use meditation as a drug-free alternative in a myriad of ways, including reducing stress levels, controlling anxiety, improving concentration and supporting better sleep. No doubt, investing a few minutes each day in a quiet place away from the world to meditate is a peaceful, mindful way to better health. But, can you meditate your way to better gut health? Let’s travel across the globe to find out… Let’s meet so ..read more

Could taking a multi-species probiotic improve symptoms of Long COVID?   We ask this question because the chances are very good that you know someone who has experienced Long COVID. More than 25 percent of the 134 million Americans who contracted COVID-19 had experienced symptoms of Long COVID, according to Census Bureau data. Nearly 10 percent of those patients were still struggling with the very same collection of Long COVID symptoms, including brain fog, extreme fatigue, cognitive challenges, insomnia, depression and gastrointestinal problems. Some of these Long COVID symptoms are conn ..read more

Summary: Did you know some antibiotic-resistant bacteria can live in your body for nearly a decade? Once upon a time, antibiotics were considered miracle drugs used to treat serious health problems and control the spread of once-fatal diseases. However, we have learned over time that antibiotics worked almost too well. Patients and their physicians came to rely on them so often for common health problems — from colds to sinus infections — that they can stop working altogether, creating problems with resistance to common antibiotics like those derived from penicillin or cephalosporin. When thos ..read more

Summary: Drinking lots of clean, fresh water is good for the health of your body and your gut. There’s not a day that goes by without someone somewhere reminding us about the importance of drinking clean, fresh water for our good health. This certainly makes sense. As much water as you consume every day, your body is using and losing large amounts of it for vital things like breathing, protecting your skin, transporting waste and toxins out of your system and maintaining your muscle strength. But experts neglect to remind us about why water is so important for maintaining our good gut health ..read more

Summary: The gut-brain link between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is very real. Several months ago, we discussed the genuine link between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and disruptions in the gut-brain axis. It’s hard to deny that connection, given that IBS patients experienced greater symptoms of depression and anxiety at rates more than double the norm compared to those without IBS. Apparently, this same research team from the University of Missouri was just getting started in finding connections with IBS… The painful link A second look at da ..read more

Summary: Are you a new mom having problems with breastfeeding your newborn? Even partial breastfeeding alongside formula feeding can help your baby’s developing brain.   The benefits of breastfeeding are undeniable. Not only is breastmilk the ideal nutritional source for most infants, there are extra benefits, like reducing your baby’s risks of respiratory allergies and asthma.   Although many new moms face challenges that prevent them from breastfeeding their babies every day, there’s no need to stress out!   Breastfeeding as often as possible in conjunction with formula feedin ..read more

Long-time EndoMune Operations Executive Dawn Goforth Leads New EndoMune Owners Medical Care Innovations EndoMune’s Innovative Products, Distribution Channels, and Operations Remain the Same as New CEO Goforth Positions EndoMune Probiotics for Sales Growth and Product Extensions for 2024 and Beyond. [SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS] — Today EndoMune Probiotics announced the company and its family of innovative probiotics supplements were purchased by San Antonio-based Medical Care Innovations. Medical Care Innovations is led by long-time EndoMune operations executive Dawn Goforth and her husband, businessma ..read more

Summary: Harmful microplastics are everywhere and even in our bodies, but there may be a gut-friendly solution in probiotics. Not a day goes by that we don’t hear something in the news about the growing challenges of plastics polluting our environment. The problem has become so severe, a growing body of research has concluded that microplastics (pieces of plastic the size of a sesame seed) are even polluting our own bodies, from our lungs to our blood. Where these microplastics come from is no surprise, given how much we rely on plastic for everything from tires to disposable water bottles ..read more

Summary: Probiotics may provide extra protection to unvaccinated people after exposure to COVID to delay infections and reduce their symptoms. Since the beginning of the COVID era, medical science has acknowledged the connection between this serious respiratory disease and a person’s gut health. Often, gut dysbiosis — disruptions in the healthy balance of bacteria in your gut — have been the focal point in studies that link your health to COVID. Not so long ago, we learned how probiotics can do a lot of good to alleviate common symptoms for patients already suffering from Long COVID. The bene ..read more

Summary: The diet you follow and how your gut manages it may determine how you’ll experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It’s hard to imagine a connection between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the human gut until you recognize how the gut-brain axis links your brain, gut and emotions. Unfortunately, many of us only notice our gut-brain axis when those connections are disrupted by many factors, including poor diets that often lead to an array of gut-related health problems that drive inflammation. The good news: Following a gut-healthy Mediterranean diet can do a lot of ..read more