Microbiome

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The drink that makes antibiotics useless (and it’s not alcohol)

The list of effective antibiotics is getting shorter, especially against one bacteria behind some very common and difficut-to-treat infections. To protect your chances they’ll work when you’re in need, you may have to give up your favorite drink…

Carolyn Gretton

Magnesium: An inexpensive defense against colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer rates are rising, so it’s vital to decrease your risk by avoiding lifestyle habits that can raise it. But research reveals the surprising way magnesium goes to work right where the cancer can start…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

6 reasons to eat a pickle a day

While the humble pickle isn’t typically considered a superfood, these six reasons for eating a pickle a day could be one of the easiest and tastiest “self-health” hacks around…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

1,600 reasons to eat this underappreciated superfruit

There are superfoods, and then there are super foods. I get especially excited when the food in question happens to be fruit. And when it’s one with 1,600 bona fide reasons it supports head-to-toe health, I think you will too…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

7 GI conditions linked with brain aneurysm

Research into the gut-brain axis, the signaling pathway between the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system, has uncovered connections never before known. The latest is especially concerning. If you have a GI condition, know your elevated risk for brain aneurysm…

Carolyn Gretton

Could we actually poop out ‘forever chemicals’?

There’s no escaping “forever chemicals.” They’re everywhere and, as the name implies, they stick around. They’re also linked to numerous disease conditions. But have we been overthinking the solution?