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I found it a bit of a sobering shock when a client told me just last week that she had discovered the use of alginic acid for acid reflux from a video by Dr. William Li. In all of the years I have been recommending strategies and supplements to tackle this very difficult and ubiquitous problem - from DGL, to mastic gum, to betaine HCl, and my very favorite, Siberian pine nut oil - I had never, ever heard of alginic acid, or "alginate," for the relief of reflux. How did I miss this? Digging into …

As anyone who has known me for even a relatively short period of time knows, I am a glutathione enthusiast. So much so that I have, on occasion, referred to myself as "The Glutathione Girl!" When people ask me what's so special about this amazing little tripeptide, I can recite its attributes like a schoolgirl who has done her homework: "It's the master antioxidant!" "It's the master anti-inflammatory!" "It's the master detoxifier - especially of metals!" You get the idea. I am a fan. So you …

For the longest time, I thought of creatine, if not exclusively, at least primarily as a bodybuilder's supplement. I knew about its use for building muscle, improving strength and supporting athletic performance, but it simply wasn't something that had particularly captured my attention. That began to change over the past several months. A client recovering from a traumatic brain injury mentioned creatine to her physical therapist and asked whether she thought it would be a good idea for her. T …

When it comes to autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, the standard medical approach is often to suppress the immune system with heavy-duty drugs—immune suppressants, steroids, biologics. But what if the immune system isn’t misbehaving so much as trying to adapt? A fascinating new paper just published in Medical Hypotheses explores this idea in depth, proposing a shift in how we view autoimmunity—not as a rogue malfunction, but as a kind of misguided adaptabil …

Introducing The Wondrous Roots' Spring Allergy Toolkit! Are spring allergies making you feel like you need a total systems reboot? Like your body's stuck in “pollen panic mode,” frantically waving white flags with every sniffle and sneeze? You’re not broken—you’re just overdue for a seasonal tune-up! And lucky for you, our Wondrous Roots Spring Allergy Toolkit is like roadside assistance for your immune system: recalibrating your histamine response, clearing the men …