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Why Many Lactic Acid-Based Probiotics Don't Work (And How Ours Is Different) Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex The health benefits of probiotics are well-known. Probiotics are healthy bacteria that can help you to improve gut health, lose weight, boost your immune system and enjoy other incredible benefits. Unfortunately, many people who have added probiotic-enriched foods to their diet have been less than impressed by their lackluster results. Before you give up on probiotics and let their potential health benefits escape your grasp, a closer look at how probiotics work and what you can do to boost results is in order. How...

Should You Really Be Taking a Flavored Vitamin Supplement? Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex There’s something about a yummy vitamin that makes you wonder, “Is this really legit?” Because truly healthy, scientifically tested supplements and medications should be capsules or horse pills you swallow with water. Vitamins that taste decent are loaded with sugar and fillers. Only children’s medicines should be flavored because adults should be willing and able to swallow something even if it tastes horrible or doesn’t taste at all. Geez. Do adults really have to give up ALL the good stuff? Not necessarily...but there is an amount of...

Winter Blahs? Your vitamins can help. Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex Most people, it seems, experience a certain amount of what we regularly refer to as the “blahs” during the winter. Winter months in places where winter temperatures really do happen are a veritable breeding ground for low mood. We leave work and it’s dark by the time we make the commute home, if not when we walk out the door of the office. Gray skies and tree branches--despite the popularity of blue-gray color schemes indoors, it just doesn’t work as well outside. Cold temperatures force us indoors when we might...

10 Ways You’re Probably Adding To Your Toxic Burden Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex And you’re like, “This is not interesting to me because what in the world is ‘toxic burden’?” Toxic, environmental or body burden is defined as the total amount of naturally-occurring and man-made chemicals that are negatively present in the human body. It’s a fluid thing, because there are times when you’re taking in more or fewer toxic elements, and there are times when you’re body is doing a better or worse job of getting rid of them.  Obviously, “toxic” means bad. But what really happens when toxic...

Autism Caregivers, Don’t Forget About YOU. Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex Over the years (not nearly enough years to fully understand it) as autism has been studied, it’s evolved from being thought of as a purely psychological condition, mostly affecting behavior and social interaction, to being recognized as a medical condition with several overlapping sets of problems. One of the newest sets of problems placed within the autism puzzle is this: toxins, along with the two bodily processes that those toxins will nearly universally create–chronic inflammation and oxidative stress.  The Methylation Component Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR, in case you’re new to our...