Something you might already know intuitively but maybe need a written reminder of once in a while: Good gut health is the gateway to better overall health. “Our gut is a complex, complicated organ ...

Earlier this month, US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr released new dietary guidelines urging Americans to “eat real food”. Rather than consuming highly processed and sugary foods, the guidance ...

Deep within your GI tract, there lives an active community of microorganisms known as your “gut microbiome.” Despite their ...

Eating enough protein doesn’t always mean your body can use it. On the 'Live & Well' podcast, AmplifyeP24's Courtney McHugh ...

“When the gut is happy, this also promotes the production of calming chemicals in the body like GABA, and helps maintain ...

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If you have Crohn’s disease, you may have noticed which foods trigger your intestinal symptoms, especially during a flare-up. Learning to avoid these food triggers and finding the best diet for your ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Swallowing a piece of gum is usually harmless. While your digestive system can't break down the gum's chewy base, the common belief that swallowed gum stays in your system for seven years is just a ...

How Does the Digestive System Work? So there you are, sitting at lunch, enjoying some grilled-chicken pizza and a few orange wedges. When you're finished, you take a last drink of milk, wipe your ...

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines. But some of what you eat makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes ...