A new study finds that half of daily calories US adults consume are from from junk food, and it's hardly a surprise, given our food environment
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A new study finds that a common food additive, ubiquitous in processed foods, changes the microbiome and the gut of healthy people
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Eating a whole foods plant centered diet promotes health in countless ways and plants’ secrets are slowly revealed – it probably also improves outcomes through a more diverse and beneficial microbiome.
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Changes to our diet in the last decades, such as the widespread use of highly processed foods and food additives, may be the reason for the rising incidence of food allergies
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Highly processed foods make up half the caloric intake of the average American; a new study finds that these foods are associated with a 30 percent higher risk of early death.
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Recent studies find that the state of the inhabitants of our gut may affect our immune system, our weight status, our susceptibility to disease, our energy levels, our mental state and our mood.
But how does one get the kind of microbial society that’s most conducive to wellness?
If you’re looking for an easy to follow, realistic, positive, healthy living goal for 2018, try eating real. I’m not suggesting you make all your food from scratch. It would also be highly impractical to mill your own wheat, or press your own oil. Just try to avoid the highly processed stuff.
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