Probiotics and Prebiotics – Goodies for your Gut
Your overall health is determined in large part by your gut health, with about 70% of your immune system residing in your gut. You have around 100 trillion live …
Tag: Prebiotics
Onions? Yes, Please!
Besides adding great flavor to your food, onions offer serious health benefits. They are full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber; they are also one of the best sources of …
Feed on Fiber!
One of the main reasons a plant-based diet is so good for you is that plants are the only source of dietary fiber. Meat has no fiber. Why is …
Superfood! Garlic
To improve your chances of avoiding or surviving Covid-19, it’s important to strengthen your immune system as well as reducing or eliminating any pre-existing conditions you may have. One …
Avocado is your BFF (Best Fat Fruit)
The avocado is an unusual fruit which is high in fat and low in sugar. The fat it contains is heart healthy monounsaturated fat which, according to the American …
Yogurt + Fiber – An Excellent Combination for Lower Lung Cancer Risk
A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that a diet high in yogurt and fiber results in a 33% reduction of lung cancer risk. The study …
Foods to Power Up your Immune System
Winter weather often seems to be accompanied by colds and flu, and we look for ways to keep from getting sick. If you want to improve your chances of …
The Gut – Your Second Brain
70 to 80 percent of our immune system is in our gut, which is probably why Hippocrates said that “all disease begins in the gut”. The bacteria in your …