PROBIOTICS are live beneficial bacteria that are naturally created by the process of fermentation in foods like yogurt, sauerkraut, miso soup, kimchi, and others. Probiotics are also available in pill form and as an added ingredient in products like yogurt and health drinks. PREBIOTIC FIBER is a non-digestible part of foods like bananas, onions and garlic, Jerusalem artichoke, the skin of…

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a common English-language proverb of Welsh origin dating back to the 1860’s. The original wording was “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” The current phrasing, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, began usage at the…

Fat Reduction VS Weight Loss It may be confusing to hear that reducing fat is not the same as losing weight. It’s all about what happens to fat CELLS. The number of fat cells in our bodies typically becomes a fixed number sometime in our teenage years. Losing or gaining weight generally does not increase…