Digestion.
Evidence-led reading on digestion from the HL Benefits desk. Long reads, careful guides, and the boring-but-true positions the research keeps settling on.
Fiber-Maxxing: The 2026 Diet Trend Backed by Gut Science
The fiber-maxxing trend takes dietary advice researchers have given for decades and wraps it in social media appeal. Here is what gut science actually says.
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Resistant Starch: The Cheap Gut Health Hack for Blood Sugar and Metabolism
Resistant starch from cooled rice, legumes, and green bananas feeds gut bacteria, lowers blood sugar, and costs almost nothing.
How Everyday Chemicals Damage Your Gut Bacteria — What 2026 Research Found
DigestionButyrate: The Gut Metabolite That Heals Your Colon and Protects Your Brain
DigestionHistamine Intolerance: Symptoms, Low-Histamine Foods, and Healing Your Gut
H. pylori: Symptoms, Natural Eradication Protocols, and Recovery
Evidence-based guide to H. pylori symptoms, natural compounds that boost antibiotic eradication, and post-treatment gut recovery.
SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth): Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment
A complete guide to SIBO covering diagnosis, breath testing, antibiotic and herbal treatments, diet strategies, and how to prevent relapse.
Leaky Gut Syndrome — Symptoms, Causes, and Evidence-Based Healing
Explore the science behind leaky gut syndrome, including causes, symptoms, and research-backed strategies for healing intestinal permeability.
We started this section because the conversation about digestion had become unbearable — too loud, too certain, too often selling something. The boring middle — what the evidence actually supports, repeated across decades, written without a brand to defend — is not a position you can monetize, but it is the position the research keeps quietly settling on.
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Gut Health Personalization and Microbiome Testing Guide
This evidence-based guide explains how to use microbiome testing for gut health personalization, with realistic expectations and an 8-week action plan.
Low-FODMAP Diet for IBS: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide
A practical low-FODMAP roadmap for IBS, covering elimination, reintroduction, and long-term personalization so you can identify trigger foods with confidence.
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