Food fermentation is the process of creating food or changing the properties of food using microbes. Many cultures started fermenting foods to preserve them. For example, fermenting vegetables allowed ...

An intricate relationship between diet, gut bacteria and immune cells helps to protect against obesity and other metabolic conditions, according to experiments in mice 1. Metabolic syndrome is a group ...

Bacteria, viruses, yeast and parasites in your gut? It may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but this collection of microbes is actually a health necessity, experts say. Called the microbiome, it ...

Probiotics are live microorganisms that may benefit a person’s health. For short-term relief, some probiotics may work in a few days. For chronic conditions, it may take probiotics up to a few months.

Antibiotics like amoxicillin can increase your risk of developing a yeast infection. This happens because antibiotics can also kill off "good" bacteria that help keep yeast from overgrowing. Jump to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What will future astronauts living on Mars or traveling in deep space eat? Researchers have ...