When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

When you walk into a room full of Nalgene-toting gym addicts getting their sweat on during a late afternoon Yates workout, what is the first thing that comes to mind? You’re probably wondering how ...

In general, it will take four to six hours for your stomach to digest food. However, it can take between 2 to 5 days for food to move through the intestines and exit the body. You can't speed up ...

Digestion is an essential process that transforms the food you eat into the nutrients your body needs to function. According to the Cleveland Clinic, this process can take several hours and begins the ...

Have you ever noticed that something you used to eat all the time now upsets your stomach, or just doesn’t taste the same anymore? Well, it could be due to your age. Lillian Craggs-Dino, RD, a ...

Constipation is a very common problem that affects millions of people worldwide, but it is not something that has to be lived ...

Long hours of sitting can slow digestion and damage gut health. A gastro expert explains how desk jobs affect your body and ...

Could drinking while eating be the cause of your acid reflux and heartburn? Some health experts argue that a person should not drink beverages, particularly water while eating a meal because it ...

You’ve spent good money on organic produce, grass-fed meats, and probiotic-rich foods. You’ve ditched the processed junk, maybe even gone gluten-free or tried the latest gut-healing diet. Yet somehow, ...

To see what the deal is with drinking your coffee too fast and how that could result in digestive discomfort, we enlisted the help from Brooklyn–based dietitian Maddie Pasquariello, MS, RDN. How does ...