Intestinal worms can help reduce inflammation in the human body—but only if they have enough dietary fiber. Without it, they ...

Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements.

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

You don’t need to spend much time hobnobbing among wellness circles—on social media or in real life—before parasite cleanses come up. Long before they started trending on TikTok, I succumbed to doing ...

A review of food and waterborne parasites in Kenya has highlighted gaps in surveillance, which researchers say means there is limited data to help inform public health interventions. In Kenya, the ...

Medicinal plants like Asteraceae and Zingiberaceae combat amoebiasis (a parasitic infection). Discover the potent ...

Do cleanses and detoxes live up to their hype? Reviewed by Dietitian Christa Brown, M.S., RDN, LD Parasite cleanses are popular on the internet and social media. There is very little evidence ...