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posted 2019-10-22 02:29
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HerbSprout.comCertain foods and herbs support the growth of short chain fatty acids (SCFA). These fiber-rich foods - such as fruit, vegetables, and legumes - contai...
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posted 2019-10-10 09:45
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HerbSprout.comJapanese traditional medicine (Kampo medicine) has a long historical development in Japan that dates back more than 1500 years, and even further back in China. Kampo is similar to India's Ayurveda in its integrative approach that a balance of the human body and mind, mental and physical, are critical to our health. Today,...
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posted 2019-10-04 12:06
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HerbSprout.comScientists have found that differences in a person’s gut can be a clue to our specific health propensities, to cancers, but also something as immediat...
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posted 2019-09-30 19:44
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HerbSprout.comHow is Ayurvedic health different from the other approaches to health care? The modern scientific approach has been focused on standardization and applying solutions that work for the majority of people, such as if you get sick, you take this particular medicine and you will be healed of the ailment. Ayurveda on the other h...
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posted 2019-09-17 16:11
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HerbSprout.comIn addition to animal studies, several studies of natural products have been performed on human gut microbiota. Gegen Qinlian Decoction (GQD), a traditional Chinese herbal formula, reshaped the gut microbiota in a clinical study by China Pharmaceutical University (see reference below) in which 187 T2D (type 2 diabetes) pat...
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posted 2019-09-10 06:22
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HerbSprout.comWe know that ginseng is healthy for the body. But how does ginseng promote health? and is it beneficial for the long term? The short answer is yes, it is generally beneficial to our microbiome health for the long term. A report in the July 2018 Journal of Ginseng Research (Volume 42, Issue 3; see https://doi.org/10.1016/j....
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posted 2019-09-01 06:00
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HerbSprout.comSage possesses a number of properties that support brain health. Camphor, carnosic acid, carnosol, and phenolic acids are among the known anti-oxidant...
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posted 2019-08-31 14:49
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HerbSprout.comCurcumin a powerful anti-inflamatory herb/ spice, is a key compound found in turmeric root. Scientists now believe that chronic, low-level inflammation plays a major role in almost every chronic, Western disease. This includes diseases of the heart and brain, such as Alzheimer's. Neurons are capable of forming new connec...
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posted 2019-08-29 21:18
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HerbSprout.comWhile other blog entries are focused on the healthy balance of trillions of microbes that reside inside our bodies, this entry discusses the unhealthy...
