What You Need to Know About Acquired Immunity

Dr Brent Bauer December 1, 2023 The immune system has two parts. The immunity you’re born with is called natural or innate immunity that’s encoded into your genes.1,2 The second part of the immune system is called acquired or adaptive immunity. The acquired immune system continues to develop as you go through life and are […]

Achieve Next-Level Health & Wellness with Medicinal Mushrooms

Dr Isaac Eliaz October 9, 2023 Medicinal mushrooms are powerful healers — and their benefits never cease to amaze me. I first learned about these remarkable fungi during my early exploration into traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) more than 30 years ago. Back then, however, nobody was talking about mushrooms outside of the TCM pharmacopeia.  But […]

Mould Uncovered: How to Protect Yourself From Mould in Your Food and Home

Dr Thomas Wnorowski August 19, 2020 Are you suffering from symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, or asthma, and are struggling to find relief? Maybe your health has been steadily declining but no one has been able to help you with a diagnosis? If this sounds like a story you can relate to, it is […]

4 Reasons to Love Quercetin

Kathi Head, ND November 28, 2023 Thorne has always been on the cutting edge of new flavonoid product introductions – including quercetin.   Quercetin – the what, where and how  What. Although it’s likely you’ve heard of quercetin supplements, you might not be familiar with what quercetin is and does. First some biochemistry – okay, just […]

Forever Chemicals Suppress Immunity – How to Detox and Repair

Clinical Synergy New Research Shows How PFAS Suppress Immunity — Medicinal Mushrooms Offer Multi-targeted Defense   Known as “forever chemicals” because they persist in the environment without biodegrading, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have become a widespread source of environmental contamination with far-reaching health impacts. Prior research demonstrates that PFAS are linked to liver, thyroid, reproductive, […]

Iron: An Essential Trace Element for Healthy Energy

People take supplements to improve or optimize their health. So what happens when you look at the label, and the ingredient list is filled with unrecognizable additives? There’s no single nutrient responsible for energy production in the body. Macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements work closely together to provide the ingredients your body needs for […]

A Vitamin C Rundown

People take supplements to improve or optimize their health. So what happens when you look at the label, and the ingredient list is filled with unrecognizable additives? From collagen formation to its function as an antioxidant and for the immune system – vitamin C (also: ascorbic acid) fulfills important tasks in our body. Here you […]

4 Foods that Weaken Immune System Health

Laura Lewis  August 23, 2022 We have plenty of resources available in this blog and on our website about what you can do to boost your immune system. The other side of the healthy-immune-system coin, however, is avoiding the foods that weaken immune system health. By removing the damaging ingredients from our cooking, we can […]

NAC and the Flu

Flu season is upon us. The CDC says flu hospitalizations are already the highest they’ve been in over a decade. They estimate between October 1 and November 5, 2022, at least 2.8 million people in the US contracted the flu, and at least 1,300 died from it [1]. While you may not be able to […]

11 Herbs You Need To Know For Immune Support

People take supplements to improve or optimize their health. So what happens when you look at the label, and the ingredient list is filled with unrecognizable additives? There are many excellent herbs to support immune health and function. From Astragalus to Goldenseal, Olive Leaf to Oil of Oregano, learn from Gaia Herbs Formulation Manager, Susan […]

Neem: An Understudied Panacea

Neem, or botanically: Azadirachta indica, is a tree that is part of the mahogany family, Meliacaea. It is one of the most effective and relied upon pesticides in organic farming around the world, and it is a medicine that has been administered for thousands of years. Despite this, the research into this herb is lacking, […]