Heal your gut for total wellness

If bloating, pain and fatigue are your new normal, your gut may need a little TLC.

- Melissa Gotthardt

When gut walls weaken and trigger leaky gut syndrome, undigested food particles and toxins pass through the intestines into the bloodstream. The result? Inflammation spreads throughout the body. Luckily, simple strategies can heal a leaky gut. Plus, German research suggests that when your gut walls strengthen, your arthritis risk drops by up to 81%. Here's what to do

Bite into some blueberries

Romanian research reveals that 2/3 cup of these juicy gems contain 724 mg of polyphenols—compounds that boost intestinal strength by lowering cell-damaging processes like inflammation and oxidative stress. And according to a study in