When the body develops an autoimmune response, your own immune system sees you as the enemy. Your immune system tags...
When making a fermented food—like kefir or cultured vegetables—you can use a starter culture, which contains beneficial strains of bacteria...
One of the best ways to improve digestion—from your stomach to your colon—is found in your kitchen. Pre-digested foods mean...
What is missing from our diets? You could argue that more people need to eat more vegetables. Or that as...
Your digestive tract is essentially a long, hollow tube running from one end of your body to the other. Up...
The ways that an allergy manifests are unique to you. It could be hives, wheezing, eczema, red eyes, or a...
Did you know? Medications that lower stomach acid are intended for short-term use—about six weeks! Prescription antacids change the inner...
Anyone who struggles to lose excess weight knows that there is more going on than calories-in and calories-out. Getting rid...
Anyone who has experienced Irritable Bowel Syndrome knows how horrible it can make you feel. But did you know that...
Are sugar cravings simply a matter of willpower? As it turns out, your daily sugar fix may have more to...
Most of us know that too much fat anywhere in the body increases our risk for a number of diseases....
A large percentage of Americans—over 80%—struggle with acne on a daily basis. Good gut bacteria can help heal inflamed skin....
Daytime talk show host and medical doctor Mehmet Oz recently did a show on leaky gut and the health disorders...
Trillions of microscopic bugs live in us and on us. More often than not, these bugs help us rather than...
When researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) inoculated young female mice with healthy gut bacteria, they were surprised...
