Oral Probiotics and Why You Need Them in Your Toolbox
By Barbara Tritz, BRDH You brush. You floss. You do everything your dental hygienist tells you to do. But you still have cavities, bad breath, or t...
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Licorice: A Sweet-Tasting Herb with Some Time-Honored Health Benefits
Sweet, sharp, and slightly herbal, licorice is a strong flavor that lots of people associate with chewy ropes of candy. But did you know that licor...
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Glycine: A Sweet Little Secret for Boosting Your Health
Glycine is a protein building block – helping your body form and repair collagen, the tissue that makes up our skin, joints, and muscles. But this ...
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Refresh Your Health with Spearmint
Minty, cooling, and refreshingly sweet, spearmint has been used for centuries to freshen breath and liven up our favorite foods and beverages. (Moj...
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Get Ahead of Holiday Overwhelm
Ah, the holidays. Here they come again! What’s your first thought? Twinkling lights? Festive music? Family gatherings?Or is it something else? Stre...
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Eleuthero: An Age-Old Adaptogen for Modern Times
Dealing with daily life – and the stress that comes with it – can feel like a never-ending call to action: Defend your health! Up your mental reser...
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What's All the Fuss About Bisindole?
Exciting news in dental research! Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in collaboration with teams from Sichuan University and the ...
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Restoring Vitality with Adaptogenic Herbs
Vitality. It’s a feeling of stamina, strength, energy, and resilience that gives us an overall sense of well-being – and the inner reserves needed ...
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Quercetin: Nature’s Colorful Super Nutrient
Vibrant yellow lemons, crimson tomatoes, rose-colored cherries, leafy green kale, verdant broccoli, bronze-skinned shallots. What is one nutrient t...
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The Science Behind Spore-Based Probiotics (and Why It's Important)
Have you ever seen your kid or dog eat dirt? You probably freaked out. But healthwise, maybe there was something innately beneficial to their urge ...
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Spotlight on Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
Hear the word “marshmallow” and savoring the gooey goodness of a s’more by a crackling campfire might come to mind. But the plant that gave marshma...
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The Vagus Nerve: What It Is and Why You Might Need to Calm It Down
Systems need good command centers to be successful. The human nervous system is no different. Comprised of over 100 billion nerves, the human nervo...
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Spotlight on Botanical - Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Rub the leaves of a lemon balm plant and smell the bright, uplifting, lemony scent that arises. Lemon balm, known in Latin as Melissa officinalis, ...
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