One in ten Americans gets heartburn every day, and 44% have symptoms at least once a month. But even sufferers can be totally confused about what causes these symptoms and the best ways to manage them. Let’s get to the heart of the problem. What Is Acid Reflux/GERD? A lot of people think these… Continue Reading
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Gaining Weight? Why Gut Microbes May be to Blame
Do you long for foods that aren’t good for you? Is your metabolism sluggish? Do you retain body fat and gain weight easily? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to take stock of your gut microbiome – the collection of microbes that live in your digestive tract. These… Continue Reading
Want to Eat Healthy? Cook at Home!
Between parties and celebrations, you eat out a lot more often during the holidays. And this means that more than half of us will gain at least a pound, and 10% of us will gain five pounds or more. Still, while we might put “lose weight” at the top of our resolutions list, more… Continue Reading
A Granny Smith Apple a Day Keeps Obesity Away
An apple a day is supposed to keep the doctor away by reducing the risk of developing cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. But it’s time to add to that list, because in addition to being rich in important antioxidant polyphenols, flavonoids, and fiber, it turns out that the non-digestible compounds in… Continue Reading
Early Antibiotics Exposure Leads to Obesity Later
When you’re born, you get everything from your parents – your genes, your name, and even your habits. But did you know that you also get your gut bacteria from them? Yet quite often, both before and after birth, children are given antibiotics that can change the bugs that they get, resulting in some… Continue Reading
Exercise Increases Healthy Gut Bacteria
From lowered cancer risk, clearer, less sensitive skin, to increased weight loss, more and more research praises the benefits of having a wide variety of healthy probiotic bacteria. So if these microbiota are so good for us, what can we do to promote diversity? According to new research, we need to eat more protein… Continue Reading
Obesity Risk Begins Before Kindergarten
While some people gain weight later in life for a variety of reasons, many remember struggling with weight from an early age. This comes as no surprise, as we acquire and adopt lifestyle habits early on. But how early is early? It turns out, the likelihood of someone being obese begins to increase as… Continue Reading
LeanBiotics™ – The New Weight Loss Solution?
There are many traits that make each of us – even identical twins – unique. This includes our personalities and our fingerprints, and now we can add our intestinal flora to the list. But why is this important? Well, with all the recent research being done on how the microbes in our gut affect… Continue Reading
Too Many Americans Don’t Get Enough Sleep
Even after the rush of the holiday season, many of us feel like there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to get things done. Sacrificing sleep time and feeling run down seem to have become the norm, but it this true for everyone? Perhaps not everyone, but it is true for a… Continue Reading
Consistent Sleep Schedule Linked to Lower Body Fat
It’s well-known that not getting enough sleep can contribute to weight gain, but that fact raises a number of questions. How much sleep is enough sleep? How much is too much? Does sleep quality matter? And does when we go to sleep affect us? Fortunately, a new study provides some answers to these long-held… Continue Reading