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09/16/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

How do you get to be a “ridiculously healthy” senior citizen? Take care of your gut — research has linked gut health to healthy aging

There is no secret to being “ridiculously healthy.” It can seem that way — given how obsessed we are with miracle creams and magic pills — but the truth is, natural ways trump synthetic solutions each and every time. To further drive home this fact, one of the largest microbiota studies to date just concluded […]

08/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Probiotics protect your liver by decreasing the amount of fat build-up in the body

Researchers from Saudi Arabia have found out that probiotics can prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Their recent research showed that increasing the number of good bacteria in the gut helped reduce the number of lipids that gathered in the liver. NAFLD has been linked with diabetes, liver cirrhosis, liver fibrosis, and obesity. Like those diseases, […]

05/13/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Kimchi is one of the most powerful probiotic foods you can eat

Kimchi, the spicy, salted and fermented vegetables staple in Korean cuisine, is so much more than a side dish. In a comprehensive review of 130 studies, researchers in Korea looked at its health benefits as a probiotic. Probiotics in general are the good bacteria populating the gut. The human gut has more than 400 strains […]

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