So what’s the verdict on this integrative treatment, and does it warrant the fanfare? We investigated. It is not the only way to support NAD+ levels in the body, of course. It is also possible to increase NAD+ levels through oral supplementation of one of its precursors, such as niacin (vitamin B3), nicotinamide, and nicotinamide riboside (NR), the last option being a direct precursor2, and has been shown to be the most effective at supporting your natural levels of NAD+....

Each organ works to eliminate excess waste that’s produced by natural metabolic processes, otherwise known as toxins. Here’s a guide on how to support each of your detox organs with specific nutrients from food. It reigns over all toxins of the body by cleaning and filtering every ounce of blood and metabolizing all chemical substances, even the good kinds. Bitter foods and foods that promote the body’s production of internal antioxidants, especially glutathione, are best for liver detoxification....

Though period flu is not a medical condition and can’t be diagnosed, the symptoms are very real for many women. To better understand what causes period flu and how to treat it, mbg spoke with integrative physicians and OB/GYNs. While these pre-period symptoms are similar to those of influenza, period flu is distinguished by its cyclical nature. “Period flu symptoms can occur between ovulation and the beginning of your period,” integrative medicine doctor Alejandra Carrasco, M....

Soon-to-be-dads tend to focus on the practical stuff, like car seat installation, baby-proofing the house, and the like. While settling the hardware of parenting is important, Sara Shadravan, a Los Angeles–based parenting coach and educational consultant, encourages dads to remember to tackle the bigger picture. Here are a few ways to start preparing for fatherhood, according to parenting experts and fathers themselves: Here are a few to consider: Of course, there’s no need to limit yourself to books....

Suboptimal gut flora opens the door for unfriendly microbes to step in and disrupt balance. Think of probiotics as little helpers that restore order and help maintain harmony in the gut ecosystem.* You want them to outnumber and antagonize the unwelcome bugs, including unfavorable bacteria, yeast, and parasites.* Probiotic bacteria actually compete against unfriendly flora for bacterial binding sites on the inside lining of your intestines, further protecting you.* One way to populate your gut with probiotics, to promote or restore harmony and get all their many benefits, is with the right foods, which support the growth and proliferation of the good bacteria that crowd out the bad ones....

Probiotic supplements contain healthy bacteria to support the microbiome, a collection of trillions of bacteria that live in our gut. “Think of probiotics as your little helpers that restore order and help maintain harmony in your gut ecosystem,” Vincent Pedre, M.D. told mindbodygreen. The microbiome is intricately connected with digestive health and the immune system. In fact 70 to 80 percent of the immune system lives in the gut1. Scientists believe that the immune system and the bacteria that live in the gut co-evolved2 to communicate and support one another....

The way the very common act of queefing affects people varies, but it’s not unusual to feel embarrassed or frozen in the moment as you try to understand how it happened. I mean, what do you do or say? Should you feel ashamed? (Never!) Do they only happen during sex? Because the passageway of your vaginal canal has ridges, curves, and grooves, air doesn’t always seamlessly enter and exit. That means queefs can happen “in any situation where air is pushed or trapped in the vagina and is expelled,” explains Roskin, “like when an object is inserted in the vagina and removed or when the body changes positions....