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Gut Health: What You Need to Know

Gut Health: What You Need to Know, by Nichelle Antoque. Photograph of woman holding her stomach.
Photograph by Olliss

Your gut plays a vital role in the overall quality of your health — here are 6 tips to fortify a healthy gut

Gut health is a concept that is becoming increasingly popular these days — and justifiably so.

Apart from your skin, the gut is the major part of your body that is in regular contact with the outside world. Your gut does several things every day to keep you healthy. First of all, it works to keep out the bad substances that should not get into your body while

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