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Participants prepare kimchi, a traditional Korean dish of spicy fermented cabbage and radish, during a kimchi making festival held amid snowfall at the Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on November 27, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Tim Spector's guide to fermentation is meticulous and persuasive

We know fermented foods do us good, but the ZOE founder's new book still surprises with fascinating facts - and avoids feeling like an ad for his gut supplements, says Helen Thomson

Culture

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Can a strange new treatment finally relieve chronic sinus infections?

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Strength training

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Resistance training may strengthen your gut microbiome

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Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

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Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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Common artificial sweetener may interfere with cancer treatments

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Human milk could help fight infections that endanger pregnancies

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Genetically tailored microbes could tweak our microbiomes

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Exercise helps fight cancer – and we may finally know why

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Weird 'harmless' microbes may play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer

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Altered gut microbiome linked to fertility issues in people with PCOS

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Life

Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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The surprisingly big impact the small intestine has on your health

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Health

Discovering the marvels of mucus is inspiring amazing new medicines

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