Lynda Buitrago

Food or Fraud? Animal-Free Dairy Part 2

This is the second article in my series on Precision Fermentation. For Part 1, click here. In the last installment of “Fake Food or Fine Food?” I introduced “precision fermentation,” a synthetic biology (“synbio”) technology that is being used to make milk proteins without animals. It’s also being used to make cooking oils, animal fats, …

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Got Food Sensitivities? Eat ALL the Veggies for a Happier Gut

Leaky gut and other health factors will cause people to react differently to the same foods. One of the important factors in food sensitivities is the health and diversity of your gut flora. I recently attended a fantastic seminar about food allergies and sensitivities, and the most important lesson I learned is that you can …

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4 Reasons to NOT Take Synthroid or Armour Thyroid

Hypothyroidism, or low thyroid function, is a modern epidemic, especially among women. Most conventional medical doctors do insufficient testing, don’t ask enough questions about the patient, and are far too quick to prescribe synthetic thyroid hormone before they understand what is happening with a person’s biochemistry. Qualified functional wellness practitioners, such as myself, will discover …

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