What is Bacillus Coagulans? Bacillus coagulans is a spore-forming, lactic acid producing, Gram-positive, facultative anaerobe.[1] It was formerly known as Lactobacillus sporogenes until it was reclassified due to its plurality as a spore-former and a lactic acid producing bacteria. Spore forming bacteria are unique, because of their vegetative life stage as a spore.[2] These spores… Read More
Berberine IR
Written By Steven Horne Berberine is an alkaloid found in many herbs traditionally used for fighting infection and improving the health of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a bright yellow color, which means some plants containing it have also been used as yellow dyes. Berberine is a major component of the popular Western herbs goldenseal… Read More
Seven Foods to Supercharge Your Gut Bacteria
By Meghan Jardine, M.S., M.B.A., R.D., L.D., C.D.E., associate director of diabetes nutrition education at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting effective medical practice, higher standards in research, and preventive nutrition. Did you know we are only 10 percent human? Ninety percent of our cells are nonhuman, microbial cells.… Read More
The Importance of Water
Once again, to emphasize the words of Steven Horne on the importance of water: Don’t Sweat It Out: First, when you’re hot, drink more water. Force yourself to drink more water than you think you need. The only way to know that you’re drinking enough water is if you are urinating freely and your… Read More
Bad news for seltzer drinkers: your habit might be making you hungrier
Does Sparkling Water Cause Weight Gain? By Danielle Shine, a professional natural foods chef Plain water is too, well, plain, for many people, causing them to opt instead for sparkling. Sparkling, seltzer, fizzy, bubbly, club, or soda water is water that has been put under pressure to create fizz. In other words, water is “married” with… Read More