by Jason Hooper | Dec 15, 2017 | Diet, Digestive Health, News and Studies, Probiotics
The University of Ohio hosts a research team led by Dr. Lisa Christian with the purpose of investigating stress and health in pregnancy. Recently, the team studied 77 toddlers ranging from 18 – 27 months old.[1] The parents filled out a temperament survey, and stool...
by Jason Hooper | Nov 17, 2017 | Digestive Enzymes, Supplement Recommendations
Systemic enzymes are a marketing term used to describe a category of supplemental health products. The peer-reviewed, scientific literature make very little reference to “systemic enzymes” (most likely because the name is misleading). Advertisers tell us that...
by Jason Hooper | Jul 26, 2017 | Buyer Beware, Supplement Recommendations
What’s the latest cleanse? Sipping on fresh lemon juice, in a near IR sauna, covering your body with avocados, and giving yourself a coffee enema simultaneously. Yeah, have fun with that! The problem with all of these cleanses and detox fads is that they go against...
by Jason Hooper | Feb 15, 2016 | Diet, Opinion
Black Belt Nutrition Black Belt Nutrition was founded by Patrik Dahlin, a biochemist who is also a coach for the Swedish FILA National Grappling Team. I chose to review this program because I am a huge fan of martial arts, and I would like to start competing again. At...
by John Brisson | Nov 20, 2015 | Digestive Health, Probiotics
Probiotics are supposed to improve digestive health, yet they sometimes make people ill – could probiotics cause them to develop overgrowth? Why do supplements hailed for improving digestive health make some people worse? Is it the shift in the microbiome that...
