Xylitol Makes More Butyrate And More!

Xylitol Makes More Butyrate And More!

A recent study from Japan shows that eating xylitol works as a probiotic and increases our production of a very useful substance–butyrate. Butyrate is a small molecule that works as a messenger signaling other processes in our bodies. One of the key ones is reducing...
Why Xylitol Works

Why Xylitol Works

The following is information and comments on xylitol and how and why it works so well as a ‘medicine’. Many of the articles referred to below are available at PubMed Central and can be printed from their site–they are hyperlinked in the following. Those referring to...
Best Sugar Alternatives for Tea?

Best Sugar Alternatives for Tea?

When you get up in the morning and are dragging with no energy, you reach for a cup of tea or coffee. While there are health benefits to drinking tea or coffee in the morning, you don’t want to negate them with adding a couple spoons of sugar to your mug. So what are...