Sauerkraut is so full of vitamins and probiotics that ancient sailors ate it on long voyages to stay healthy

Raw, fermented foods are brimming with health-promoting probiotics and have been staples of the human diet for thousands of years. One such ancient food is sauerkraut, produced simply by covering cabbage with water and letting it sit for several weeks. Naturally occurring…

Deep winter rejuvenation strategies

The organs of the human body feed primarily on light and all the forms of qi that are available in nature. Early doctors of oriental medicine understood that our great cosmic meal varied from season to season with the ever changing angle of the sun’s rays. For those…

Human and mouse studies sharpen focus on cause of celiac disease

Blocking a factor that can activate the human immune response against intestinal bacteria or certain foods could prevent the development of celiac disease.

Amid the murk of ‘gut flora,’ vitamin D receptor emerges as a key player

Within the human digestive tract is a teeming mass of hundreds of types of bacteria, a potpourri of microbes numbering in the trillions that help us digest food and keep bad bacteria in check. Scientists have found that the vitamin D receptor is a key player amid the gut bacteria — what scientists refer to as the “gut flora.”

Preventing Spinal Cord Damage Using A Vitamin B3 Precursor

Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers.