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Your gut is a critically important part of your body. There's a ton of evidence growing through scientific study that your gut is perhaps more important than nearly any other organ. There's something called the "gut-brain axis," where gut microbes influence the health and processes of the brain, including possible links to Alzheimer's and other brain issues. Keeping your gut healthy, then, becomes one of the most important things you can do for your overall health. It not only helps with physical health, but it also helps with mental health as well. So, if you're experiencing digestive issues like diarrhea, bloating,...

The world is packed full of products designed to play on people's insecurities and vanity. What better insecurity to target than the fear of aging and the slow loss of "beauty" we all experience? Pressures from every angle, from Hollywood actresses to Instagram influencers, push unrealistic standards and make the rest of us feel bad. The trouble, of course, comes from the snake oil. There are thousands of products out there that do close to nothing, or literally nothing, or can even be harmful. It's extremely difficult for even seasoned beauty specialists to tell what works and what doesn't, not...

You've probably heard all about vitamin C over the course of your life. Decades ago, as we were growing up, we all knew it as that miracle vitamin that boosts your immune system. Drink orange juice, they said. It's packed with vitamin C to help prevent the common cold and flu! Well, over the last couple of decades, we've done a lot of research into vitamin C as a society. What we've learned is two-fold: Vitamin C probably doesn't boost the immune system the way you might want it to. Vitamin C is a core component in the synthesis of...

The world of health is often confusing and full of misinformation. Our blog has put a lot of effort into citing real sources and looking at actual evidence for the claims we make, and we rely on folks like you to let us know if something we say isn't correct.   One claim we see made across the internet is that sweating can help you detox your body. There's a lot to unpack with this statement, though, so we decided to dedicate a full post to the topic. To start, we need to look at the concept of detoxing in the...