The phrase “leaky gut syndrome,” an unappealing term for “increased intestinal permeability,” has been part of the health-oriented vernacular for more than a decade.
The trendiness of dietary acid and alkaline balance — along with diets that promote “alkaline” vegetables and fruits and discourage “acidic” meats, dairy and processed foods — has waxed and waned for decades. But what
It was such a simple sound bite: Know your number and know your risk. When research emerged in the 1980s implicating dietary and serum cholesterol in the development of heart disease, cholesterol became the nutrient that
For every cell in the human body, there are about 10 nonhuman cells. These microbial residents of our gut, skin, eyes and nasal passages collectively are referred to as the “microbiome” — and research of
We all know people who appear old or young for their years, but now scientists may be able to tell us how well we are aging by measuring the length of our telomeres — the
Mention the word “detox” to an audience of registered dietitians, and there will be as many different reactions as there are online search results for a “detox diet.” In the context of nutrition and health,
Long before probiotics became the darlings of the microbial world, cultures throughout history and across the globe were celebrating fermented foods. Born as a preservation method and used for millennia, the Neolithic tradition of fermentation