The holiday season is typically a time for indulgence, filled with rich, sugary, and high-fat foods that may be delicious but over time aren’t exactly friendly to our gut microbes. Changes in eating habits can throw your gut microbiota off balance, potentially weakening your immune system—just when you need it most during flu season. However, […]
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Beat the Heat with Healthy Homemade Treats: Yogurt, Kefir, and Kombucha Popsicles
Summer is already heating up with record temperatures blanketing some parts of the planet. Cool off with these icy popsicles that are made with a nutritious twist. Fermented kombucha, kefir and yogurt can boost the probiotic potential in your diet while providing a break from the sweltering temperatures. Besides, homemade popsicles are incredibly easy and fun […]
Probiotics Get the Party Started
Traditional holiday feasts are not so microbe-friendly. A week of high fat and sugar treats can throw your gut microbes into a tailspin, possibly weakening your immune system just in time for flu season. Repeat this mantra: Healthy can be delicious. And try these ideas below to keep those friendly microbes merry this season. Menu […]
Is Kombucha an Alcoholic Drink?
Popular media recently toasted a novel probiotic beer concocted by scientists at the National University of Singapore. Yeah, beer is healthier now. But if imbibers are looking for a probiotic beverage with a bit of alcohol, they need look no further than kombucha, a fermented drink made by mixing tea and sugar with bacteria and […]