Best Foods for Colon Cancer Prevention

Nutrition and the Gut Microbiome | Leigh Frame, PHD, MHS

Trillions of bacteria live in your digestive tract and play an important role in health. Of the thousands of species of gut microbes that live in your gut, however, … source

How Fiber Builds Stronger Bones

One of the best ways to boost the health of your gut microbiome (the bacteria living in your intestines) is to eat foods that contain soluble fiber. Although humans lack the enzymes to digest these large carbohydrate molecules, the bacteria that live in our guts rely on them as their primary food source. Diets that […]

Diverticulosis: When Our Most Common Gut Disorder Hardly Existed

More than two-thirds of Americans over age 60 have diverticulosis, but it was nearly unknown a century ago and remained extremely rare among populations … source