Fighting Disease and Depression With Fermented Foods

These foods can feed your microbiome and help with diseases like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis

A new study suggests that not only are fermented foods good for your microbiome, they may also decrease inflammatory markers linked to conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, chronic stress, and Type 2 diabetes. casanisa/Shutterstock

Recent research has shown that fermented foods can not only improve gut microbiome diversity, but lower the inflammatory response in your body that affects conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

While I was still in active practice, I was passionate about helping people with RA.