Gut Health
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Can Antibiotics Affect Your Ability to Exercise?
Yes, according to recent research, and it all comes down to how antibiotics throw the microbiome out of balance. Learn why.
Can Probiotics Help You Sleep Better?
Yes — because the gut is involved in nearly every aspect of our health.
Demi Church’s Success Story
A woman struggling with three autoimmune diseases discovers the healing power of food and lifestyle changes.
Are We Half Human and Half Microbe?
Many experts have noted that our bacterial cells outnumber our human ones by about 10:1, but according to recent research, it might be more like 1:1.
What Chronic Conditions Might be Exacerbated by Food Reactivity?
Food sensitivities can make chronic conditions, such as Crohn’s disease, IBS, and ulcerative colitis worse.
Can Food Reactivity Be Healed?
Many food sensitivities can resolve over time — as long as the gut has a chance to heal and foods are reintroduced slowly.
What Are Common Triggers for Food Intolerances and Sensitivities?
Leaky gut syndrome frequently precedes food intolerances and food sensitivities. Here’s why.
7 Tips to Boost Your Butyrate
If you’re eager to increase your own butyrate levels, here are several ways to start.
Why Is it Important to Reintroduce Foods Over Time, When Possible?
Eating a wide variety of healthy foods is important for both physical and mental health, says our expert.
What Is a Food Sensitivity?
Food sensitivities often cause delayed — not immediate — reactions such as joint pain, fatigue, and brain fog.
How Butyrate Can Help Protect Against Leaky Gut
Butyrate can help keep inflammation in check by strengthening our gut lining.
Do Environmental Toxins Play a Role in Food Reactivity?
Glyphosate, which is used in the herbicide Roundup, and mercury in fish can contribute to leaky gut.
The Health Benefits of Butyrate
Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that plays a surprisingly big role in overall health.
Allergy, Sensitivity, or Intolerance? A Guide to Food-Reactivity Issues
Learn more about the difference between food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities, what might be behind their increasing prevalence, and what you can do about them.
What Is the Skin Microbiome?
Turns out our skin has as many microbes as our gut. Here’s why that matters for health.
Should People With IBS, Leaky Gut, or Other Gut Issues Eat a Raw-Food Diet?
If you have digestive challenges, a raw-foods diet might not be right for you. Here’s why.
Why Some Germs Are Good for Immunity
Learn why a little exposure to germs and viruses is good for your health.
Advice From a Trainer: 5 Tips for a Successful D.TOX
The top strategies for success this trainer learned after going through the Life Time D.TOX program multiple times.
Why Autoimmune Diseases Are on the Rise — Especially After COVID
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune conditions are on the rise, partly because of the prevalence of long COVID. Discover what can trigger autoimmunity and how a functional-medicine approach can help.
For the Aging Gut, Change is Good
As we age, our microbiomes change — and that might be a good thing. Here’s why.
