Mom's Coffee (and Tea, and Kombucha, and...) Tied to Kid's Height
(MedPage Today) -- Children whose mothers consumed caffeine-containing products at rates well above average while pregnant with them ended up shorter than offspring of women with the lowest caffeine intake, researchers found.
In two prospectively... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 31, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
How Grief Upsets Your Gut Health
After the death of Caroline Rustigian’s mother earlier this year, her physical health took a tumble. “I stopped eating and couldn’t keep food down,” says Rustigian, a public relations consultant and podcaster in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Desperate to feel better, Rustigian went to urgent care, where she was told that acid reflux was one cause of her tummy troubles. The doctor recommended medication, which eased her discomfort. However, the mother of two still didn’t feel like her old energetic self. “I was fatigued and just trying to get through each day,” she recalls.
Finally, Rustigia...
Source: TIME: Health - July 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Connie Chang and Juli Fraga Tags: Uncategorized freelance Gut health healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
How Changing Your Diet Could Have a Major Impact on Managing Lupus Symptoms
After Jewell Singletary was diagnosed with lupus, she developed rheumatoid arthritis as well—a common pairing, since both are autoimmune conditions—and had to use a cane to navigate her college campus. When she graduated, the now 38-year-old New Jersey resident decided to be more focused on supporting her health, in an effort to maintain her mobility as she began her career.
She started in the kitchen.
First to be tossed were sugary drinks, fried foods, and highly processed options, she says. Once she eliminated them, it didn’t take long before she could discard one more important item: her cane.
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Source: TIME: Health - June 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Can I drink Kombucha every day? Health benefits and how to make it
KOMBUCHA, the cold fermented tea drink, is proven to bring some phenomenal benefits to gut health and the immune system, but can you drink it every day? Express.co.uk spoke to some experts to find out the health benefits, how to make it, what to avoid, and most importantly, can you drink Kombucha every day. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Mysteries and Underdiagnosis of SIBO
In 2017, shortly after she turned 32, Phoebe Lapine had just spent the previous three years overhauling her health to make up for her ailing thyroid, the result of unchecked Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. She was following a gluten-free diet, drinking kombucha and taking prebiotics, and finally feeling her best when she noticed peculiar gut symptoms starting to rear their head: burping during meals, stomach discomfort, and a bloated belly that simply would not deflate. She turned to a functional doctor who quickly gave her a diagnosis: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a gut condition not uncommon for hypothyro...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Meaghan Beatley Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How to sleep: Drinking a gut-health drink before bed can result in a better night's sleep
A DRINK could help boost sleep, according to one nutritionist. Kombucha is thought to aid a better night's sleep alongside other health benefits. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brewing Love: Physician Spouses Grow Kombucha Business in NYC Brewing Love: Physician Spouses Grow Kombucha Business in NYC
A pair of physicians who met at the CDC turned their fondness of kombucha — and of each other — into a small business with big hopes for the future.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
The earth ’s secret miracle worker is not a plant or an animal. It’s fungi | Giuliana Furci
Without fungi we don ’t have bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. They are also crucial to protecting our climateLet ’s picture a dinner with family or friends that began by enjoying beer, wine, fruit juice or maybe a fizzy kombucha beverage. You’re contemplating a glorious basket of bread, wrapped in awe of its perfect crumb and fantasizing about the moment you slather it in butter or olive oil. Then come the fresh vegetables sauteed with soy sauce, maybe tofu or free-range beef with potatoes or rice, followed by cheese, or a chocolate dessert – and to top it off, a lovely cup of coffee or tea with s...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Giuliana Furci Tags: Fungi Environment Science Climate crisis Biology Source Type: news
The earth ’s secret miracle weapon is not a plant or an animal. It’s fungi | Giuliana Furci
Without fungi we don ’t have bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. They are also crucial to protecting our climateLet ’s picture a dinner with family or friends that began by enjoying beer, wine, fruit juice or maybe a fizzy kombucha beverage. You’re contemplating a glorious basket of bread, wrapped in awe of its perfect crumb and fantasizing about the moment you slather it in butter or olive oil. Then come the fresh vegetables sauteed with soy sauce, maybe tofu or free-range beef with potatoes or rice, followed by cheese, or a chocolate dessert – and to top it off, a lovely cup of coffee or tea with s...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Giuliana Furci Tags: Fungi Environment Science Climate crisis Biology Source Type: news
The Good Gut Guide to the best fermented food
Fermented foods such as yoghurt, kombucha and sauerkraut are widely recognised as being good for our gut health, which, in turn, is linked to better weight control, immunity and mood. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fermented Foods: The Dos and Dont's
Is all yogurt created equal? Does it matter if the kimchi is spicy? And what if my kombucha has sugar? Your questions answered. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Parker-Pope Tags: Content Type: Service Cider Microbiology Kimchi (South Korean Food) Probiotics Yogurt Sugar Digestive Tract Sauerkraut Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
How Fermented Foods May Alter Your Microbiome and Improve Your Health
Foods like yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut and kombucha increased the diversity of gut microbes and led to lower levels of inflammation. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anahad O ’Connor Tags: Microbiology Diet and Nutrition Digestive Tract Fiber (Dietary) Obesity Weight Diabetes Cell (Journal) ' Connor, Anahad Sonnenburg, Justin L Gardner, Christopher D Source Type: news
Kombucha benefits: Will kombucha help you lose weight?
KOMBUCHA is a fermented drink made from sweet tea and culture called SCOBY. What are the benefits of kombucha? Will it help you to lose weight? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kefir packs less of a probiotic punch than labels claim
(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Gut health is having a moment, with sales of fermented foods such as kefir, kombucha, and kimchi steadily on the rise. The benefits of " good bacteria " in fermented foods and supplements go well beyond the gut, moderating immune responses, heart health, weight, and even mood. But do products hold up to the claims on their labels? (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 12, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Probiotic benefits: Three things to make that are amazing for your health, says Dr Mosley
PROBIOTIC has become a health buzzword with sauerkraut, kombucha and kimchi becoming extremely trendy of late. With the numerous health benefits its easy to see why. Dr Michael Mosley discusses three things you can make at home which is a powerful probiotic to improve your overall health. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
