Month: June 2023

The Many Health Benefits of Mushrooms Mushrooms have been used by the Chinese, Japanese, Greeks, Romans, Vikings, and indigenous Americans for thousands of years for their medicinal and healing benefits.1 Dating as far back as the Qin dynasty in 221-206BC, Reishi mushrooms (G. lucidum) were used to treat…

July is Bone Cancer Awareness Month Bone cancer is often a result of metastasis, which is when a cancer from another part of the body has spread to the bone. There are also primary cancers of the bone, however is relatively uncommon. The American Cancer Society's estimates for…

Lifestyle Choices Can Protect You from Disease Lifestyle choices can prevent you from disease. Many chronic diseases are caused by key risk behaviors. By making healthy choices, you can reduce your likelihood of getting a chronic disease and improve your quality of life. Stopping smoking (or never starting) lowers the risk of…

Signs of Hormonal Imbalance in Men Usually when the topic of estrogen is mentioned, men’s health is not the first thing that comes to mind. After all, estrogen is only important for women, right? It’s testosterone that men need to be concerned about. Although it’s true that estrogen is…

How to Create a Men's Health Diet Plan There will never be a “one size fits all” men’s health diet plan – a diet that suits everyone. We each have unique palates, cultural influences, eating experiences, and possible dietary restrictions or health conditions that make food more than…

Can Your Gut Microbiome Predict Your Longevity? In a paper by Dr. Nathan Price, PhD, Thorne’s Chief Scientific Officer, and Dr. John Earls, PhD, Director of Health Intelligence at Thorne, published by Nature Metabolism, microbiome and deep phenotypic data from more than 9,000 adults, between ages 18 and 101, were…

The Close Connection Between Your Gut Health and Sleep Quality Your gastrointestinal tract – your gut – has a direct link to your brain. Its health can affect your sleep, emotions, behavior, and physical capabilities, which is why it’s often referred to as “the second brain of the human…