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5 worst foods for your gut and what to eat instead

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To improve your gut health, avoid red meat, alcohol, and processed and artificially sweetened foods. Credit: bit245 / Getty Images

Medical review by Jonathan Purtell, RDN To improve your gut health, avoid red meat, alcohol, and processed and artificially sweetened foods.Credit: bit245 / Getty Images The gut microbiome is home to trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria and viruses. Some foods, especially ultra-processed foods, can encourage the growth of harmful microorganisms. Foods rich in probiotics and … Read more

Protein chips, sex chocolate: what are “functional foods” and do they actually promote health?

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Protein chips, sex chocolate: what are "functional foods" and do they actually promote health?

YYou are at the grocery store and looking for a sweet snack. But these days, Chocolate Corner promises more than that. Mental clarity, a stronger immune system, PMS relief, and even sexual stamina are all achieved in some squares. Chocolate isn’t the only snack that can be reinvented as a wellness product. Supermarket shelves are … Read more

I followed RFK Jr.’s advice and ate only high protein foods for a week

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I followed RFK Jr.'s advice and ate only high protein foods for a week

There aren’t even two A few months into working here at WIRED, I found myself barfing in the office bathroom. Technically, it was work-related stress, but it wasn’t what you might imagine. Rather, it was an unfortunate and almost immediate result of my efforts to switch to a diet consisting only of foods, drinks, and … Read more