A paper published in Nature provides evidence in support of an emerging idea that artificial sweeteners are not directly bad for people (humans cannot even digest most of them). Rather, they may be bad for the zillions of microbes that live in people’s guts—and this,...
Are you worried about your digestive health? Learn about the symptoms and risk factors of small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a treatable condition that has been seeing a growing number of diagnoses. Digestive issues are a common complaint in today’s fast-paced society. Many of us want...
Lemon cultivars can be sweet, sour, and downright pucker-inducing. In the kitchen, they can be used in savory dishes and sweet treats, as well as employed as antibacterial cleaning agents. They’re good for digestion, too. That’s a lot of work packed into these little yellow...
Acne is one of the most common chronic skin disorders in Western world. Since it is a particularly visible disorder, acne impacts both physical and emotional well-being, forcing an affected individual to seek medical care. Unfortunately, it is one of the hardest conditions to treat,...
You asked for it. I just hope you really want to know. I haven’t posted anything about food combining before for a couple reasons, the first and most glaring excuse being that I don’t strictly follow these rules myself. The second reason is because my goal...