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Sunfiber Supports Gut Health

July 14, 2024

Sunfiber, a prebiotic fiber formulated by Taiyo, has been proven to be effective in small doses, and may support gut and digestive health.

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More Than Sustenance

The wellbeing of all living systems is interconnected. Food production has untapped potential to restore our collective and planetary health, despite a century of industrial degradation.

October 10, 2023

Megan Westgate, Non-GMO Project

Food production has untapped potential to restore our collective and planetary health, despite a century of industrial degradation, says Megan Westgate, Non-GMO Project. Read on for her insights.

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Probiotics and Prebiotics: Addressing Lactose Intolerance

May 31, 2023

International Probiotics Association

In recent years, probiotics and prebiotics have attracted substantial attention because of their potential to promote lactose digestion and decrease gastrointestinal symptoms. This overview briefly summarizes the research in this regard.

Microbes Matter in Blood Sugar Control

March 22, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

There’s nothing sweet about out-of-control blood sugars. Yet billions across the globe struggle to steady the high numbers broadly labelled as diabetes. Diabetes, the Problem A look at the three types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes: Beta cell destruction in the pancreas, possibly enabled when dysbiosis fails to...

Microbes Influence Flavor in Kefir

October 20, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.— The American Society of Microbiology published a study in mSystems on October 4, 2016, by the APC Microbiome Institute, in which they sequenced and anaylyzed the changes of microbial populations in three different kefirs from distinct geographic locations over 24 hours of fermentation. Analysis showed that Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens...