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Probiotic Foods That Can Help with Digestion
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Probiotic Foods That Can Help with Digestion

In addition to helping with digestion, probiotics may be able to reduce the chances of developing heart disease, improve the look and feel of skin, and may even assist in the fight against depression. That’s all great, but what foods must you eat in order to reap the benefits of probiotics?

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Fermented Foods Worth Giving a Try
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Fermented Foods Worth Giving a Try

Based around a process involving the deconstruction of sugars using bacteria and yeast, fermentation can help preserve foods and it may have some rather unexpected health benefits. We’ve created a list exploring what types of fermented food best provide these remarkable health benefits.

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Reasons to Eat Healthy That Aren’t Related to Weight Loss
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Reasons to Eat Healthy That Aren’t Related to Weight Loss

While eating right to maintain a healthy weight, and even shed a few unwanted pounds may be admirable, there are many other reasons to make healthy changes that don’t even bring losing weight into the equation.

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Natural Antibiotic, Bacterial-Fighting Foods
By ActiveBeat Author Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Natural Antibiotic, Bacterial-Fighting Foods

The news wires have been abuzz with disturbing reports concerning a newly discovered gene, called MCR-1, which reportedly makes normal bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics on the market. Up until now, colistin has only used as a last-ditch antibiotic when all other bacteria-eradicating drugs fail. However, reports from the Toronto Star and the British medical journal, The Lancet, MCR-1 detected in bacteria […]

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