The Best Defense: Boost Your Immune System
By Alyssa FordYour immune system works to keep you healthy 24 hours a day. Here's how to help it operate at peak efficiency.
Your immune system works to keep you healthy 24 hours a day. Here's how to help it operate at peak efficiency.
Nutrition experts answer some of the most common questions about this nutrient — including how you know if you are eating a low-fiber diet.
Insoluble fiber, soluble fiber, and prebiotic fiber are all essential to our health and well-being. Here's why — and which foods have them.
Even a relatively nutritious diet can deliver inadequate amounts of fiber. Learn why it’s so critical to your health — and which foods are high in fiber.
Our new columnist explains why our lifestyle choices matter in building resilience — and addressing the growing mental-health crisis.
Sarah Kay Hoffman, author of the new book, The Leaky Gut Meal Plan: 4 Weeks to Detox and Improve Digestive Health, shares two gut-healing (and delicious!) recipes.
Bone broth is a staple of the paleo diet. Here's how it differs from regular broth and stock.
The debate over the future of fecal microbial transplants — and who will have access to them.
Food poisoning can trigger irritable bowel syndrome. Here’s how — and what you can do about it.
There's been a stark rise in autoimmune disorders over the past 50 years, from type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis to celiac disease and asthma. What is autoimmune disorder? The first step toward a cure is understanding and controlling the causes.
An integrative-medicine doc weighs in on the dos and don’ts of using activated charcoal.
Endurance training may alter our microbiome for good, according to a recent study.
Our expert weighs in on the health benefits of drinking celery juice.
The growing threat of antibiotic resistance is leading some researchers and doctors to investigate the power of natural remedies.
Understand the role of histamines in the body — and which foods to avoid if they’re causing problems.
The appendix plays a key role in storing good bacteria and keeping our microbiome healthy.
Intestinal organisms can be a trigger for troubling health issues. But new research finds they can also help the body heal, especially from autoimmune diseases.
If you suffer from SIBO — small intestinal bacterial overgrowth — you might want to be careful about which probiotic supplements you choose.
A2 milk is a cow’s milk that is growing in popularity. But is it truly easier on your gut than regular milk?
After suffering from ulcerative colitis for more than three decades, one man discovered a way to get to the root cause of his illness.
L-glutamine is a great choice for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike.