The human immune system, our biochemical defense department, charged with protecting the body and its tens of trillions of cells, is a marvel of intelligence and responsiveness. Nonetheless, the speed with which it reacts to enemies can sometimes cause problems.…
With the spotlight shining brightly on the immune system for the past few months, it’s no surprise that vitamin D has gotten so much attention. In reality, the sunshine vitamin is not a vitamin at all, but rather a steroid…
One of the most significant and multi-functional nutrients is vitamin B3. So important that, under deficiency conditions, the body has an emergency process for producing its own. Lack of B3 can cause neurological and cognitive issues, digestive distress and skin…
Everything exists by virtue of the fundamental forces of electricity. That includes our bodies. So it should come as no surprise, that nutrition is electrical as well. What we eat is processed by the digestive system and broken down into…
The liver the largest of our internal organs, is also the most multi-functional. It performs so many different roles in the body that medical school students often joke that, if you’re not sure of an answer on a physiology exam,…
Of the thirteen vitamins, the most medicinal and therapeutic is vitamin B3. So important for good health that it’s the only vitamin that the body can make a little bit of, under conditions of deficiency. Vitamin B3, also known as…
