Constipation is a common summertime concern. When you’re working up a sweat outdoors, your body is losing water. This puts you at risk of dehydration. As your body conserves fluids, one result can be constipation. You need adequate fluids and fiber to be regular. If...
Straining to go #2 … feeling sluggish and bloated … spending too much time behind the bathroom door. Constipation can be a real drain on your wellbeing! But before you consider chemical laxatives, you might want to try one or more of these more natural constipation...
Celebrated on November 19 each year, the goal of World Toilet Day is to raise awareness about sustainable sanitation practices and get people thinking about their own toilet habits. For this World Toilet Day, we’ve gathered some interesting facts to keep you in the...
Is it normal to poop a couple times a day? Just a couple times a week? Is it normal if your poop is nearly always shaped like a nut-filled candy bar? (Have you looked?!) Everybody poops and your poop is a window to your health. It’s not only good to look before you...
Parents aren’t strangers to food fights: You’ve likely struggled to get your child to eat more nutrient-rich foods and fewer refined “white” foods, such as sugar, crackers and bread. Fiber-loaded food powerhouses are especially desirable because fiber supports overall...
Human clinical study connects more of the dots between gut health and immune health We all catch colds. This year, there’s promising news as we enter peak cold and cough season. New human clinical […]
Functional medicine practitioner and best-selling author Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DNM, CNS founded one of the world’s top natural health websites, DrAxe.com. An article posted to his website makes 4,000,000 […]
While losing weight and getting in shape remain popular New Year’s resolutions, any conversation you may have with patients about healthier living and wellness should also emphasize how to […]