Everyone Is “Fibermaxxing” Now. Here’s What the Evidence Says About the Right Amount
Fibermaxxing is everywhere. Here is what a Lancet review of 185 studies says about the right amount of fiber, and how to ramp up without regret.
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Peppermint for IBS and bloating: capsules vs tea, the 180 mg trial dose and who should skip it
Capsules, tea or oil? Which peppermint form the IBS trials used, the 180 mg dose tested, how to run a fair trial, and who should ask a doctor first.
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Your doctor mentioned a statin. Before you decide, here’s what a $10 fiber does to your cholesterol
The number on the lab report stops you cold: your cholesterol is high. Your doctor mentions a statin.
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Does peppermint oil work for IBS? 10 trials say yes, a 2021 US trial says no
Pooled trials favor peppermint oil for IBS (NNT 4) but a 2021 US trial found no gain over placebo. Studies side by side, limits and safety.
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Kiwifruit vs Fiber Supplement: What a 32-Person Trial Found (6.3 vs 4.5 a Week)
3 gold kiwifruit vs Metamucil in a 32-person crossover trial: 6.3 vs 4.5 complete bowel movements a week. What it shows and where it stops.
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Your grandmother’s daily spoon of fermented cabbage did something for her gut that modern microbiome science is only now able to explain
Discover the 4-week raw sauerkraut protocol backed by clinical science to soothe bloating, rebuild your gut microbiome, and restore digestive vitality.
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What almost nobody knows about butyrate is that this single gut compound quietly controls inflammation, mood and metabolism — and one daily fiber makes far more of it
Discover the single gut compound that controls inflammation, mood, and metabolism, and the exact clinical protocol to naturally boost it daily.
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The “zero-calorie” sweetener sold as the healthy choice may be quietly scrambling your gut and your blood sugar
Discover how artificial sweeteners disrupt gut bacteria and impair glucose tolerance, and learn the 4-week whole-food protocol to repair your metabolism.
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What almost nobody knows about resistant starch is that eating the wrong structural type won’t feed your gut microbes at all.
Discover how different chemical structures of resistant starch feed specific gut microbes to produce beneficial butyrate. Dr. Chen’s 4-week protocol.
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A single gut microbe decides how thick your intestinal wall is — and when it vanishes, the inflammation leaks into everything
Discover how the gut microbe Akkermansia muciniphila builds and repairs your intestinal wall to stop leaky gut and boost metabolism. Read Dr. Chen’s 4-week protocol.
