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05/20/2018 / By Janine Acero

The top 11 foods you should stop eating to avoid inflammation – UPDATE – correction

Editor’s note: After a review of this article, I’ve decided the information it presents from a book by a cardiac surgeon contradicts the well-documented health benefits of whole foods. Some of the foods originally listed here are very healthy, especially when consumed as organics. The original article relied on a doctor’s claim that “lectins” may […]

05/15/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Science-backed eating tips for those with inflammatory bowel disease

If you suffer from IBS, your diet can help treat your condition. Researchers have recently identified some science-backed eating tips for relieving or treating inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as colitis and Crohn’s disease, are disorders that cause chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. The signs and symptoms that are common to both IBDs […]

04/21/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

How much poop do you poo-duce in your lifetime? Check out these shocking figures

How much poop will you produce in your lifetime? It may not be a question you’ve mulled over, but it’s one that has definitive answers. A normal person will put out an average of 14 to 17 oz (or 400 to 500 g) of poop everyday, at a rate of roughly 0.8 in (two cm) […]

04/14/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Diabetes prevention study: Fiber helps reduce blood sugar, improve gut bacteria

Fiber helps lower blood sugar levels and improve gut bacteria, according to a study published in the journal Science. The study, led by researchers at Rutgers University, New Brunswick (RUNB), found that people with Type 2 diabetes who followed a diet rich in fibers had a greater reduction in blood sugar levels. In the study, […]

10/13/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

How are your enzymes? Even healthy diets don’t work without them; try these 4 tips to jump-start better digestion

Have you ever wondered why you are not losing weight or why that bloated feeling just won’t go away no matter how much healthy food you eat? You probably need to get your enzymes working to enhance your digestion. Enzymes act as a catalyst in living organisms. In the human body, they play an essential […]

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