Body Systems

Autophagy – A Key to Better Health

October 23, 2022 by Esther Neumann and Martin Neumann

It is happening in every cell of our body, but hardly anyone knows about autophagy. It is an important process to maintain cellular health. In 2016, the Japanese researcher Yoshinori Ohsumi received the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering important links between fasting and autophagy. But already in 1963 the Belgian biochemist Christian de Duve […]

Is Exercise Medicine?

September 11, 2022 by Franklin V. Cobos II

Despite the resistance of some, I personally continue to insist that exercise plays a vital role in the maintenance of wellness. Exercise has proven to be more than merely a preventative measure that simply maintains a pre-existing state of good health; it is also very therapeutic and can slow or reverse serious illness. And we […]

The Intestinal Flora – The Unknown Organ

June 26, 2022 by Esther Neumann

Did you know that our body accommodates about 10 times as many bacteria as body cells? A large part is in the colon and forms the intestinal flora, which handles a wide range of tasks for our body. They help with food absorption, strengthen the immune system and promote peristalsis. Cows and humans have one […]

Digestion Optimized

April 17, 2022 by Martin Neumann and Esther Neumann

Most people’s hair stands on end when they hear the word chemistry. Be it because of the many negative media reports about chemical accidents or because of the boring, almost incomprehensible chemistry lessons that they are actively trying to forget. However, chemistry is extremely exciting. And in our digestive tract, there is so much chemistry […]

Celiac Disease – An Intestinal Problem

September 5, 2021 by Esther Neumann

Celiac disease is a condition like a chameleon. The symptoms are very versatile and the number of unreported cases is high. About one in every hundred is affected. It can take years for the correct diagnosis to be made. If the disease is not detected in time, it leads to severe malnutrition with many secondary […]

Small but Important – The Spleen

July 25, 2021 by Esther Neumann

If everything is going well in the bloodstream, it is not even palpable. The doctor can only palpate it when it is enlarged. It has very important tasks in the defense against diseases and in the red blood cell turnover. But if necessary, you can live without it. The spleen is a soft, small, spongy […]

Twelve Natural Ways to Improve Gut Health

July 8, 2021 by Elizabeth Hall and Poliana V. Vale

Discover the amazing contributions of gut bacteria to health and disease. Plus scientifically validated natural remedies that may improve your gut health in just few days! Your gut provides a home for trillions of bacteria. So far there are 2,000 known species of gut bacteria. The contributions of the gut microflora are astounding for they […]

Mitochondria – Power Plants of Our Cells

June 25, 2021 by Esther Neumann

They are found in almost every cell in our body. Without it, we couldn’t produce energy. We couldn’t breathe, nor would our hearts beat. We couldn’t move a muscle, nothing would work. This refers to a tiny organelle in our cells with the peculiar name mitochondrion. Scientists have suspected their existence for a long time. […]

Pancreas, Diabetes and Meal Frequency

May 30, 2021 by Esther Neumann

There’s something else behind the stomach – and that’s the pancreas. That’s how we learned it at school. In its first role, the pancreas is a vital digestive gland. In the unborn fetus, it is already developing on the 28th day and the Langerhans islet cells can be seen in the 8th and 9th week. […]

How to Bullet-Proof Your Immune System Against the Coronavirus

April 2, 2020 by Martin Neumann

We are passing through difficult times. A pandemic affecting the entire world, and not yet an end in sight. So far there are no effective remedies, and the development of a vaccine is at least a year away. Health professionals are struggling to keep the pandemic under control. But there is a protection available for […]