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Antibiotic Use May Predispose Kids to Obesity and Asthma
By Heidi WachterFinnish study finds antibiotic use in young children may alter gut microbiome and lead to weight gain and asthma later in childhood.
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What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You, Part 2
By Anjula RazdanHow to read the telltale clues of health imbalances — and what you can do about them.
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Resistant Starch for a Healthy Gut
By Heather RogersLong underappreciated, resistant starch is a friendly carb component that delivers healthy microbial balance and weight-loss support.
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3 Infographics That Can Improve Your Health
By Heidi WachterThe most popular health-related infographics from our site in 2015.
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3 Miracle Cures (That Aren’t, Really)
By Anjula RazdanToo many chronic ailments have been pronounced “incurable.” Here’s how some forward-thinking practitioners are resolving such conditions — and transforming their patients’ lives.
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Food Additives Affect Gut Bacteria
By Heidi WachterResearch indicates that certain emulsifiers — used in many processed foods — promote colitis, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in mice.
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Growth Rate of Bacteria in Gut May Signal Disease
By Craig CoxNew research could help doctors diagnose some chronic diseases earlier and treat them more effectively.
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Digestive Enzymes
By Sheila Mulrooney EldredSuffering from heartburn, reflux, and other digestion challenges? Digestive enzymes can be an important step in finding lasting relief.
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Healthy Gut, Healthy Brain
By David Perlmutter, MDA neurologist explains the power of your microbiome to heal and protect your brain.
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Diversify Your Diet to Improve Your Health
By Craig CoxA new study suggests that increasing the variety of the foods we eat could be key to avoiding type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases.
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Gut Check
By Heidi WachterAccording to Rob Knight, PhD, the gut and its microbes — including trillions of bacteria — may be as important to who we are as our brains.
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Gut Check: How an Aging Digestive System Can Affect Your Health
By Craig CoxA new study finds that the older your gut, the more inflammation you may have.
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Users of Proton Pump Inhibitors More Likely to Suffer Heart Attacks
By Craig CoxA new study finds a greater risk of heart attacks in patients using the gastrointestinal drugs.
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What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You
By Kristin OhlsonAcne, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions can be red flags pointing to more serious health concerns. Here are six of the most common — and how they might be speaking for the rest of your body.
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Home Treatments for Your Leaky Gut
By Catherine GuthrieStrategies to repair your leaky gut at home.
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Anatomy of a Leaky Gut (Infographic)
By Experience Life TeamA quick primer on how each of your digestive organs are involved in and affected by leaky gut syndrome.
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Leaky Gut and Autoimmune Diseases: The Connection
By Catherine GuthrieScientists find that leaky gut syndrome can lead to the onset of an autoimmune disease.
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20 Common Conditions Associated With Leaky Gut
By Catherine GuthrieThe effects of a leaky gut extend far beyond the gastro-intestinal tract. As our understanding of the syndrome increases, the list of conditions related to leaky gut keeps growing. Here’s a partial list:
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Tests for Leaky Gut Syndrome
By Catherine GuthrieSome of the most valuable tests that can help identify direct and indirect signs of a leaky gut.
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How to Heal a Leaky Gut
By Catherine GuthrieYour intestines are home to a great deal of your digestive system, nervous system, and immune system. Here’s how to keep them healthy.
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The Athletic Microbiome
By Experience Life StaffResearchers at Ireland’s University College Cork set out to understand how exercise, or a lack of it, can affect the microbial diversity in our gastro-intestinal tracts.