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Written by Dr KellyAnn Petrucci I call bone broth “liquid gold” because it’s loaded with nutrients that heal your gut, erase your wrinkles, soothe your joints, and make you feel good all over. But it also contains one nutrient that can give a few people some trouble at first. That nutrient is glutamine—and I want to talk about it today. First, here’s a little background. Glutamine is an amino acid that plays many roles in your body. You need glutamine to keep your immune system healthy, to help you recover from wounds and illnesses, and to build your muscles. It’s...

When you think of comfort foods, what comes to mind? Which foods are nostalgic and have a sentimental value? You know those ones that soothe your soul and make everything feel good again….  You would be forgiven for thinking of sweets and artificial foods. Everything that is likely to provide complete and utter DIS-comfort. We live in a world today where comfort foods have changed.   With winter well under way we crave foods with a comfort factor, whether for indulgence, nostalgia or to cater for boredom! Comfort food used to be traditional home cooked foods that brought on a...

Did you know that the bacteria in your body outnumber your body’s cells 10 to 1. It’s true, and most of them reside in your gut. Having the right bacteria in there has even been linked to numerous health benefits including weight loss, improved digestion, enhanced immune function, better skin and a reduced risk of many diseases.

Written by Deena Shanker Everybody's talking about gut bacteria. Pick a disease or disorder, and somebody, somewhere, has said that a probiotic supplement—an over-the-counter, unregulated pill usually filled with a single strain of friendly gut bacteria—might cure it, whether it’s cancer, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or a yeast infection. But there’s very little evidence that probiotic supplements do any good. “There’s a lot of promise here but not a lot of proof yet,” said Cliff McDonald, associate director for science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.  That promise has built a $34 billion market as of...