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Study highlights need for diverse gut bacteria

When it comes to choosing a dietary supplement to support gut health, perhaps the most important consideration is choosing a supplement that provides multiple strains...
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Vitamin D supplements can help your irritable bowel

Low vitamin D status has already been associated with the risk of colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. So, it comes as no surprise that...
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Poor gut bacteria is causing your junk food cravings

If you’re trying to incorporate healthier foods into your diet but find you're still continually craving junk food, the challenge you’re facing is not really...
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Probiotics lessen effects of stress through gut-brain axis according to study

Evidence continues to mount on the importance of gut health in maintaining a healthy brain. This link has become known as the “gut-brain axis.” Now...
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Fermented foods have provided probiotic "supplementing" for thousands of years

Fermentation of food dates back about 4,000 years. Scientists and historians say that fermented foods were probably discovered by accident as ancient people sought ways...
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Bad gut bacteria does more harm than you realize

Illness and psychological disorders may result from bad gut bacteria. Your gastrointestinal or ‘GI’ tract is your body’s engine. In fact it’s sometimes referred to...
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Do Your Daily

Wherever you are health-wise, it hasn’t happened by accident, isn’t some sort of cruel punishment or divine gift, and so on. It’s the culmination of...
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Indigestion is the Problem With Health

Over 10 million Americans suffer one or more instances of indigestion and stomach discomfort per week. Gas, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and more is the...
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Understanding Allergies and How to Truly Treat Them

We know allergens exist and we have reactions to them but we don’t really think about why our sinuses go haywire, or why exactly we...
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A Diet High in Animal Protein Causes Cancer, ESPECIALLY Red Meat--UNLESS...

A proinflammatory diet replete in red, processed, and organ meat, among other foods, increases the risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in both men and women;...
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Save Your Energy for the Holidays, Instead of for Battling Toxins

Tis the season for a change in diet and an increase in processed food consumption. This also means it’s a good time of year to...
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Why Foods Make You Sick (And How to Stop That)

Foods can make you sick. Carbohydrates from grains, vegetables, and fruits can cause disease. Proteins from vegetable and animal sources (even eggs) can cause major...
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Give your taste buds a tasty holiday spice drink, and your body the health benefits it deserves this season

Using Optimal Fruit & Veggie Plus, you can get in a full day’s servings of fruits and vegetables and an impressive 20,000 antioxidant units while...
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How Cows Give You Diabetes

Autoimmune disease is an illness that occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Diagnosing them has proven difficult. Individuals seeking...
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Research Released on October 10, 2017 Links Antacids & Acid Blockers to Liver Disease

image from anh-usa.orgDo you take Nexium, Prilosec, Tums, Prevaced or any other antacid? If you do, please understand that new research shows they can create...

The Root of so many Diseases: Poor Digestion

(original credit for image unknown)Cooked and processed foods are perhaps the single most detrimental deterrent to optimal health. That’s a pretty bold statement when you...
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Microbiome importance: Study links poor gut health to stunted growth in children

Evidence continues to mount on the importance of gut health in maintaining a healthy brain. This link has become known as the “gut-brain axis.” Now...
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