This is because fiber bulks up and softens your stomach contents, improving transit time through your gastrointestinal (GI) tract, explains Carolyn Newberry, MD, gastroenterologist at ...

A constipation drug has shown promise in slowing kidney damage in chronic kidney disease patients by improving gut and ...

Think prune juice is just for your grandparents? Think again—this sweet gut-supporting bev keeps everyone moving smoothly.

EUCLID, Ohio -- The City of Euclid has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Cuyahoga County Healthy Urban Tree Canopy Program to support ongoing efforts to preserve and enhance the community’s urban ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

Sometimes, things are simply better sour than sweet. Tart cherry juice, which is derived from Montmorency or sour cherries, has become one of those fruit options known for its high nutritional profile ...

I have never done prune juice, not even a sip. Some say it’s no more dangerous than sauerkraut, but even that can mess you up. Oh, I’ve been tempted. Enduring a jet-lagged breakfast in a foreign ...

Prunes and prune juice are both effective home remedies for constipation. But they have major health benefits that go beyond the bathroom, dietitians say. "Prunes definitely can be helpful with ...

Stress, lack of sleep, and exposure to smoke, pollutants, and the sun, are all factors that can impede the efficiency of your cells to “transport nutrients, deliver oxygen [and] clot wounds,” she ...