Inflammation

The Zonulin Molecule Might Explain Why You’re Gluten Sensitive

InflammationBy [email protected]December 11, 2015

A lot of you are under the mistaken impression that a gluten-free diet is just another food fad, something akin to John Harvey Kellogg’s assertion in the mid-1870s that a two-gallon water enema — followed up by a serving of yogurt ingested orally and elsewhere — could prevent disease. Well, thanks to a team of…

Inflammation: From Lifesaver to Natural Born Killer in a Heartbeat

InflammationBy [email protected]June 24, 2015

If you stop to think about it, inflammation is intended to heal the body, not destroy it. Say, for instance, you slice your finger with a knife. Your body organizes and dispatches a boatload of white cells to begin battling bacteria before you’ve even finished putting a Band-Aid on the wound. That works out just…