Whole grains have fiber that helps with digestion and keeps you feeling full. Yogurt with live cultures can help keep your gut bacteria healthy. Apples have pectin, which helps with bowel movements ...

Headaches can be a sign of low sodium levels in the body. Confusion and restlessness can occur when the body lacks essential electrolytes like magnesium and sodium. Muscle control and weakness issues ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Western Australia and Universitas Brawijaya has found that adding biochar to advanced food waste recycling systems can significantly increase the ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses. By Gina Kolata and Ali Watkins Mary E. Brunkow, Fred ...

Eating is essential for survival – but not all food is safe. Spoiled or toxic meals can cause illness, so animals must distinguish good food from harmful food. While the brain helps animals smell and ...

Since 2019, vibrantly painted shipping containers have been popping up around Pittsburgh outside office buildings, hospitals and community buildings. Inside these reused containers are Zero Emission ...

Prebiotics are a type of fiber that gut bacteria break down and use as food. They help to promote the growth and activity of healthy microbes in the gut. Prebiotics are nutrients that the living ...

Insomnia is an unpleasant event that many of us have experienced. While we try to fall asleep, sleep seems to elude us. This creates stress, which further worsens insomnia. A flood of negative ...

You may understand the respiratory and digestive systems as separate entities but, in many ways, the two are intimately connected. For example, breathing provides oxygen to help your digestive tract ...