probiotics
DIY Kombucha Is an Easy, Healthy, Boozy Weekend Project
Get to work. It's not every day that a beverage comes around that can both get you tipsy and offer you health benefits to gloat about.
The Chemist Who Hasn't Showered in 12 Years Explains Why He Doesn't Stink
David Whitlock developed a spray that preserves the good bacteria on the skin.
Nobody's Really Sure Whether Yogurt Is Good For You
Americans are eating more yogurt than ever. The only problem: it's still unclear whether yogurt actually has any of the health benefits people say it does.
New Study Accuses Antibiotics of Boosting Civilization's Fatness Problem
Antibiotics enable much of the lifestyle we've grown accustomed to on planet Earth. An infected wound or case of syphilis or any of the other great many sinister things caused by bad bacteria are no longer things that carry a very real possibility of...
Promiscuous Queen Bees and Probiotics Create Healthier Colonies
Honeybees have been a hot topic of research ever since the discovery that they were dying in droves -- the U.S. Department of Agriculture says Colony Collapse Disorder has been at least partly responsible for the death of 30% or more of U.S. bee...
Probiotics Are Weird
If you've spent any time in the yogurt aisle, or noted the proliferation of stoked middle-age women eating brands of yogurt like Activia on a TV screen or subway ad or wherever, you have some conception of what a probiotic is. It involves the "good...