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Posted in Allergies, Immune System, Rheumatology, longevity on Jul 31st, 2009
Dietary Fats and Inflammation
You may need an oil change!
You are what you eat, that phrase is never truer than when speaking of essential fatty acids. Fats in general become incorporated in to your cells and influence the way they function. Your cells are heavily composed of fats. The cell membrane is responsible for [...]
Posted in Gastrointestinal, Immune System, Rheumatology, longevity on Jul 26th, 2009
The wrong species of bacteria in your intestines is related to inflammatory joint pain in more than half of cases studied according to a study published in the Annals of Rheumatic Disease. Many inflammatory conditions can be associated with a disruption of the beneficial bacteria that line our small intestine and colon including fibromyalgia, Lupus, [...]
Posted in Allergies, Gastrointestinal, Immune System, Weight Management on Jul 21st, 2009
The “Good Bugs”
Beneficial Bowel Flora in Health and Disease.
The digestive tract is host to a number of species of bacteria called normal flora. These beneficial bacteria live in the intestines to protect them from being colonized by disease causing strains of bacteria. The immune system being predominantly concentrated around the intestines is very influenced [...]
Dr. Valerie Phillips, N.D.
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