Debra Banville Debra Banville

What Makes us human & healthy ? read the label

Genes can change and mutate; many can be switched on or off depending on other environmental challenges. But the story does not end here. We harbor on our skin and inside our bodies a vast number of bacteria (known as the microbiome). If you are healthy, many of these are of the “good kind…

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Debra Banville Debra Banville

Are you Eating to Survive or Thrive?

America is leading the World in the number of people who are overfed but undernourished. Despite food abundance, most Americans are surviving, not thriving. By 2020 more than a quarter of adults in most states are classified as obese with some form of metabolic disorder. This blog highlights some of the drivers and implications for this epidemic along with actions we can take if we truly want to thrive and improve our “health span”.

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