Did you know that if you follow the advice to eat probiotic-rich foods like yogurt and sauerkraut to help improve your gut health — or if you take probiotic supplements for that purpose — you still have to “feed” those probiotics to get them to stick around long enough to be of benefit to you? You do... and we just read about a study that found a very popular and good-tasking snack type food is really good at this.

We all know we are supposed to be washing our hands as often as possible during this Covid-19 pandemic, and many dog owners are wisely cleaning their dogs' paws more now too... but beware of using this on your dogs' paws, as the FDA has warned that it may cause illness or even death for them...

I couldn't quite believe that dogs could be that picky... until our own dog gave me that dirty look....

We've all been told we should do this for our health, but in the overly-busy culture we live in, most people just don't have the time required to get those benefits. But guess what... there's good news for those of us who "don't have time"... it turns out even a little of this can result in very significant health benefits....

This habit is so enjoyable some people regard it as their little luxury... and now it's been found to reduce the risks of both heart attacks and strokes...