Mark J. Kaylor PhD

Top 11 Functional Mushrooms

So let’s get off on the right foot. The title, “Top 11 Functional Mushrooms” is a bit of a hyperbole. I keep reading how titles nowadays need to have numbers in them to grab folk’s attention in this world of excessive information. It’s not that these mushrooms aren’t wonderful allies for our health, it’s just that, in all frankness, it’s…

Mushrooms as Potent Antioxidants

Anti-oxidants. Free radicals. We’ve heard these mentioned so often over the last few decades, with one side arguing that anti-oxidants are ineffectual, while the other side sings their praises. How can there be such contradictory points of view? Well, for a number of reasons, but first, we need to acknowledge that the research has been quite mixed. One key reason…

Matcha Tea, the Ceremonial Green Tea

The Japanese tea ceremony, known as Chanoyu or Sado, is a cultural practice that emphasizes the preparation and serving of matcha, a powdered form of green tea, in a specific traditional Japanese style. The ceremony is a highly choreographed ritual that has been practiced for centuries, and is often seen as a way to cultivate inner peace, mindfulness, and appreciation…

Tips for Seasonal Allergy Relief

Seasonal allergies, aka allergic rhinitis, and commonly known as hay fever, affect many people during the spring, summer, and fall months. An allergy is the result of a hypersensitive immune reaction to an antigen. Allergic rhinitis is caused by an allergic response to airborne allergens such as pollen, dust mites, pet dander, and mold spores. When these allergens are inhaled,…

Heart, Heart, and Heart

Three hearts? How can this be? “I may not have paid much attention in high school biology but I’m pretty sure there is only one heart.” Well, you’re right… and not right. There’s the first heart, the one we are all familiar with, the four chambered organ in our chest that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. Next…

The Perils of the Sweet White Powder – Sugar – 10 Tips for a Healthy Immune System (part three Addendum)

The original intent of this “addendum” to our immune series was to solely focus on the challenge that added sugars pose to our immune system. As I delved deeper and deeper into the research on added sugar’s impact on our immune system it became clear that it made the most sense to expand the effects of sugar to our overall…

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