Microbiome

Carolyn Gretton

Help your gut head off this silent heart disease trigger

Your hard-working gut is involved in a lot more than digestion. It also plays a role in heart health. In fact, researchers have found a connection between the gut and an imbalance that could be silently raising your heart disease risk right now…

Joyce Hollman

The melt-proof ice cream additive damaging your gut

Have you seen that TikTok video where the ice cream sandwich doesn’t melt? It’s all thanks to an additive that gives your taste buds the ice cream you love, and your gut a toxic, acidic ingredient that does serious damage…

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

Why two people can eat the same calories—but only one gains weight

Why do some people gain weight easily, while others don’t? The usual suspects include genetics, stress levels, hormones and, of course, metabolism. But there’s a silent, microscopic player in this game that we often overlook…

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

The ultimate health hack: Optimizing your circadian rhythm

When your body can predict what you’re going to do and when, it can “meet you there,” priming your systems to perform at their peak. Here is why predictability is the ultimate health hack…

Carolyn Gretton

Gut microbiome and aging: Can a younger microbiome help?

Ample research shows the gut microbiome influences whole-body health. But as we age, so does the gut. Could maintaining a more “youthful” microbiome support intestinal regeneration and healthier aging?

Carolyn Gretton

The ‘pickled’ food that took down weight and triglycerides

Wouldn’t it be great if fighting obesity were as simple as adding one specific food to your diet? According to multiple studies, one food eaten for thousands of years may help — by stimulating your gut’s built-in GLP-1 support system…