The overweight and obesity epidemic has taken over the world, promoting the prevalence of chronic diseases. The common denominator of this problem is...
Category - Nutrition and Wellness
Nutrition and Wellness:Â People consume food since it provides the necessary energy and nutrients to be healthy. By eating a variety of foods that contains vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and lean meats, the body can replenish itself with the essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals to function effectively. Since healthy eating does not have to be hard, the main key is to eat a variety of healthy nutritious foods and drinking lots of water. By limiting the bad food that contains process sugar, salt, alcohol consumption, and bad fats a person can maintain a healthy weight. Many local healthcare professionals offer nutritional examples as well as describing the importance of a balanced nutrition throughout a series of articles and emphasizing how a proper diet combined with physical activity can help individuals reach and maintain a healthy weight. This can help reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases like heart disease and ultimately promote overall health and wellness.
Western diet: Immune activation, Metainflammation and Chronic Diseases
Healthy Metals vs Toxic Metals
Metals in the body are essential for proper cellular function. That being said, in order to ensure the metals you are ingesting are good for you and...
The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat related (NLR) family, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) is a multimeric protein that recognizes...
Inflammation is a necessary response, and it can initiate host defense response and repair damaged tissue. However, an uncontrolled inflammatory...
How to Boost Tight Junction Integrity Through Nutrition?
Tight Junctions (TJ) comprise different proteins that bind to the actin cytoskeleton to provide barrier integrity to our gut lining. Indeed, TJs are...
Tight Junctions: Defective Intestinal Barrier and Pathological Conditions
Our main interaction with food, pathogens, and inflammatory signals is made through our intestinal barrier. Indeed, our gut epithelium is where the...
2020 changed the way many medical professionals see and assess their patients. Similar to other offices, we adapted to make sure our patients...
At the current moment, we are still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Even today, we are bombarded with medical information on how to prevent...