Diets

Whole-Food Plant-Based Eating: Why Quality Matters More Than the Label

Whole-food plant-based eating is often used interchangeably with vegan, but it's actually a distinct idea, one that specifically rules out ultra-processed fo...

Raw Food Diet and Your Gut: What a Landmark Study Found

A raw food diet, eating only or mostly uncooked fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, rests on the idea that heat destroys beneficial enzymes and nutrients. A...

High-Protein Diets and Your Gut: What the Research Says

Very high protein eating, common among bodybuilders and increasingly popular for muscle building and weight management generally, raises a genuine gut health...

Gluten-Free by Choice: What Happens to Your Gut Without a Medical Need (Part 2 of 2)

Part 2 of 2 · Part 1 covers gluten and gut health basics Part 1 covered the medical basics, [celiac disease]([[Is Gluten Bad for Everyone? (Part 1 of 2)]]), ...

Whole30 and Your Gut: What's Actually Been Studied

Whole30 is a strict, 30-day elimination plan cutting out sugar, [alcohol]([[Gut Health and Alcohol: What Actually Happens]]), grains, beans, dairy, and sever...

Paleo Diet and Gut Health: Two Studies, Two Very Different Results

Paleo, eating like our Paleolithic ancestors supposedly did, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, while cutting out grains, beans, dairy, and p...

Mediterranean Diet and Gut Health: The Most Solid Evidence in This Series

Compared to nearly every other diet covered here, the Mediterranean pattern, plenty of vegetables, beans, whole grains, olive oil, moderate fish, limited red...

Vegetarian Diet and Your Gut: The Middle Ground With Its Own Marker

Vegetarian diets, plant-based but allowing eggs and dairy, sit between vegan and regular eating, and the gut bacteria research reflects that middle position ...

Vegan Diet and Your Gut: What a 21,000-Person Study Found

A fully vegan diet, no meat, dairy, eggs, or any animal product, is often assumed to automatically give you a more varied, healthier gut given how much [fibe...

Carnivore Diet and Your Gut: A Genuinely Surprising Picture

The carnivore diet, eating only animal products and cutting out every plant food entirely, is about as far from the [fiber]([[Why Fiber Is Your Gut's Best Fr...

Keto and Your Gut: What the Research Actually Shows

The ketogenic diet, very low carb, moderate protein, high fat, has genuine medical roots. It was developed a century ago for childhood epilepsy, and now has ...

The Low-FODMAP Diet: Who It's Actually For

If you have [IBS](IBS vs IBD: What's the Real Difference?), this is the one dietary approach with genuinely strong research behind it. Knowing how to do it p...

Is Gluten Bad for Everyone? (Part 1 of 2)

Part 1 of 2 · Part 2 covers going gluten-free by choice If you don't have celiac disease or a wheat allergy, you likely don't need to avoid gluten at all. Kn...

How to Build a Gut-Healthy Diet Without Starting Over

When people decide to improve their gut health, the first instinct is almost always to start cutting things out. Research actually points the other way, what...