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Gentle Enough<br />
for the Planet,<br />
Cooperation Is Contagious<br />
We usually associate contagion with disease, but cooperation and acts<br />
of kindness are also contagious, according to a study at the University<br />
of Texas at Austin. “Just like the deadly virus, cooperative behavior<br />
can also be transmitted across people,” says Haesung Annie Jung,<br />
PhD, lead author of the study. Researchers drew this conclusion after<br />
reviewing decades of related research. They also found that people<br />
are more motivated to help others when they see someone else,<br />
rather than themselves, benefit from an act of kindness. “These<br />
findings remind the public that their behavior can impact what others<br />
around them do; and the more individuals cooperate to stop the<br />
spread of the disease, the more likely others nearby will do the same.”<br />
Powerful Enough<br />
to Protect Your Skin.<br />
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HOW POSTBIOTICS<br />
BOOST IMMUNITY<br />
According to a summary published<br />
in the Journal of <strong>Nutrition</strong>, 90 percent of<br />
Americans don’t get enough fiber. But<br />
who would connect a lack of fiber with<br />
the country’s coronavirus pandemic?<br />
Most people are familiar with<br />
probiotics—the good bugs—<br />
for gut health and immunity.<br />
But fewer realize the critical<br />
relationship between fiber<br />
consumption and probiotic<br />
survival. The fibrous food for<br />
those good bugs—called<br />
prebiotics—is lacking in<br />
most of our diets, and<br />
typical probiotics<br />
often die if they<br />
aren’t accompanied<br />
by<br />
their favorite<br />
(and familiar) prebiotic foods. To add<br />
to this immune-enhancing “recipe”<br />
are the byproducts of that pre- and<br />
probiotic synergy—including enzymes,<br />
acids, neurotransmitters, and other<br />
metabolites, known as “postbiotics.”<br />
Research suggests that some of<br />
the immune benefits of postbiotics<br />
may surpass those of the good bugs<br />
themselves. Poor diet, antibiotics, and<br />
other challenges diminish postbiotics in<br />
your gut. To replenish them, eat fibrous<br />
fermented foods, or take a pre-, pro-,<br />
and postbiotic<br />
supplement,<br />
fermented over<br />
an extended time<br />
(such as Dr. Ohhira’s<br />
Probiotics).<br />
—Kat James<br />
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