Cortisol & Autoimmunity: When the Stress Hormone Becomes the Trigger

When we talk about the science of stress, we’re actually talking about the science of cortisol. I say this because the body cannot differentiate between physiological and psychological stress. That...

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Why Modern Medicine Misses the Mark (And What You Can Do About It)

Why are we in an autoimmune epidemic? I’m not the one who coined that term. The sharp rise in autoimmunity over the last decade is being treated like an epidemic of the Western world. Over 5% of th...

Why You’re Still Tired After 8 Hours of Sleep: The Missing Link Between Circadian Rhythm, Inflammation & Autoimmunity

There’s a strange kind of exhaustion that doesn’t make sense after having had 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. You probably went to bed early, avoided caffeine after midday, cut gluten, started yoga...

All About Nootropics — Herbs for Memory & Cognition

The growing demand for cognition and memory enhancing natural supplements has made nootropics a topic of interest lately. The term nootropic itself is actually a pharmacological term rather than on...

Herbal & Holistic Approaches to Chronic Pain

Chronic pain continues to be a topic of “concern” among virtually every kind of medical professional there is. And even though everybody is talking about it, very few seem to know what to do with i...