Bovine colostrum has become an increasingly popular supplement that helps support muscle strength and stamina while promoting your digestive and immune health. These potential benefits are enticing, but colostrum does take time to be effective. Let’s take a closer look at colostrum and how long it may take to work. What is Colostrum? Colostrum is…
5 Ways to Boost Your Immune System
Your immune system comprises several different organs and structures within the body, all designed to protect you from damage and disease caused by foreign microbes. When it works properly, it can properly discern between your own healthy tissue and any invading bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Important components of your immune system include the lymph…
What Should I Know About Vitamin C?
Vitamin C deficiency can cause a wide range of problems, including gingivitis, bleeding gums, easy bruising, nosebleeds, damaged hair, and unhealthy skin. Although rare, severe vitamin C deficiency can result in scurvy (or scorbutus), which is characterized by joint pains, poor wound healing, and generalized edema. That all just goes to show how crucial vitamin…
Colostrum and the Fight Against IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), also referred to as spastic colon, is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that occurs in several forms. If IBS is not closely managed, it causes long-term intestinal cramps, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and other GI issues. Colostrum and the Fight Against IBS was last modified: July 13th, 2018 by Sovereign…
10 Ways to Improve Your Gut Health
Your digestive system consists of a complex network of organs that are designed to break down food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate waste. This intricate system measures about 30 feet on average and starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. Unfortunately, the combination of junk foods, alcohol, stress, and other modern environmental factors can…
Colostrum and the Gut-Brain Axis
Your body is home to trillions of microbes. Most are harmless, but many play an active role in your health. A large portion of helpful bacteria can be found in your stomach and intestines, ensuring healthy digestion and metabolism so that you can get as much nutrition from your food as possible. However, growing research…
8 Natural Antioxidants You Didn’t Know About
When the cells in your body become oxidized (a complex process where they are chemically combined with oxygen), they produce compounds known as free radicals. Free radicals cause damage to cells, proteins, and even your DNA, which can contribute to diseases and accelerate aging. Free radicals are fairly ubiquitous in the environment as well as…
Opioids and Narcotic Bowel Syndrome: Here’s What You Need to Know
Narcotic bowel syndrome (NBS), also referred to as opioid-induced central hyperalgesia, is becoming increasingly prevalent due to the use of narcotics to treat pain associated with chronic disorders and as a consequence opioid dependence. The symptoms of Narcotic Bowel Syndrome include abdominal pain, constipation, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and if left untreated, may lead to long-term…
11 Ways to Improve Your Digestive Health
Maintaining optimal digestive health is important to the body’s overall well-being. About 70% of the immune system is located in the digestive tract. If an individual cannot properly digest, absorb, and eliminate food, other bodily functions may suffer. 11 Ways to Improve Your Digestive Health was last modified: June 7th, 2018 by Sovereign Laboratories
Natural Remedies for Growing Pains
The condition known as ‘growing pains’ refers to soreness in a child’s legs. It causes throbbing or aching pain and generally occurs at night. In some instances, growing pains cause a child to wake up from sleep. Natural Remedies for Growing Pains was last modified: May 3rd, 2018 by Sovereign Laboratories