When it comes to health, nutrition and disease there is a lot of diversity of thought. That’s the nice way to say there is bitter disagreement. And it’s only gotten worse during the divisive era of COVID-19. Government directives supposedly “based on...
A new randomized study has again proven the “clinical efficacy” of probiotics in supporting different digestive conditions. The new clinical trial determined that two different probiotic strains were able to both reduce abominal pain related to Irritable...
Have you ever wondered why licorice root is an ingredient in many whole food supplements? Most people just think of licorice as a chewy black candy. Sadly, most “licorice” candy today doesn’t even contain any real licorice. But licorice root is used...
Being a billionaire doesn’t make you a health and nutrition expert. It does get you all kinds of attention from the media, though. So, when a billionaire points out that probiotics are able to heal the gut and combat malnutrition, it makes headlines all over the...
Unbeknownst to most consumers, retailers quietly removed many antacid products from stores in 2019. Why? It turns out research shows that ingredients in popular antacids and acid-blockers can cause kidney damage and other issues—and even lead to cancer. In this...
A high-fat meal can silence communication between the intestine and the rest of the body, according to a new study on zebrafish conducted by researchers at Duke University. The goal of the Duke researchers was to examine the enteroendocrine cells that normally tell...
