Category Archives: Advice

Our society as a whole has strayed far away from the diet our ancestors ate, and even from the way our grandparents ate! Only in the last 50 years has the idea of “quick food” been an option for us. O...

There seems to be mounting evidence that boron is beneficial to humans.1 Grooper states that boron promotes health, but that the mechanism is unclear.2 The proposed mechanisms of action that are benef...

There is much controversy about the role of Vitamin E in the prevention or treatment of disease. Perhaps the most important function of Vitamin E is its action as an anti-oxidant in preventing peroxid...

Fluoride is considered a non-essential trace mineral, meaning there is no biological need for this mineral.1 It plays a possible physiological role in the maintenance of teeth and bone structure and i...

Background of Author  The pH Miracle was written by Dr. Robert Young, PhD and Shelley Young. Dr. Robert Young is highly educated with degrees in nutrition, microbiology, and naturopathic medicine a...

Oxidative stress is a condition where the body produces highly reactive free radicals that can in turn damage cellular components and cause dysfunction of cellular processes leading to illnesses if no...

Gastrointestinal function has a neuro regulatory component. Some phytochemicals, such as bitter or pungent compounds, cause a direct release of pancreatic enzymes and bile salts, due to the high co...