Gut Healthy Soups: What You Need to Know
What makes a soup good for your gut: fiber-rich beans and grains, plant variety, less sodium and a fermented finish.
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Miso Benefits: What the Evidence Shows
Miso is a fermented soy paste with some live microbes and promising but mostly observational research, plus a lot of sodium.
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Is Sour Cream Healthy? What the Evidence Says
Sour cream is mostly fat with few nutrients, but in 2-tablespoon portions the research does not flag it as a problem.
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Perimenopause and Constipation: What You Need to Know
Why bowel habits can slow down in perimenopause, what the research shows, what may help, and when to see a doctor.
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Do Cashews Cause Inflammation? What the Evidence Says
For most people, cashews do not cause inflammation. Here is what the trials, the omega-6 worry and allergy risk actually show.
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Are Pickled Onions Good for Gut Health? What the Evidence Says
Most pickled onions are vinegar pickles with no live cultures. Fermented onions are different. Here is what the evidence shows.
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Gut Health Bundle: What You Need to Know
What gut health bundles usually contain, what the evidence says about each piece, and how to judge one before you buy.
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Are Onions Good for Digestion? What the Evidence Says
Onions feed helpful gut bacteria with fructans, but the same fibers can trigger gas, bloating and heartburn in sensitive people.
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Aloe Vera Juice: What You Need to Know
What aloe vera juice is, what the gut research shows, the safety concerns with latex and whole-leaf products, and how to choose one.
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What Is Bacteria? A Clear Answer
A plain answer to what bacteria are: how they are built, how they are grouped, how many live in you and which help or harm.
