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How Food Processing Changes What We Measure

How Food Processing Changes What We Measure

Heating, drying, milling, fermentation and storage can change what we measure in food. Discover how processing affects food composition, why...

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Does Freeze-Drying Kill Probiotics? What It Means for Natto Powder

Does Freeze-Drying Kill Probiotics? What It Means for Natto Powder

Does freeze-drying kill probiotics? Learn how freeze-drying works, why spore-forming Bacillus can be more resilient than many non-spore-forming bacteria, and...

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Can You Take Natto Every Day? Safety, Vitamin K and Medication Interactions

Can You Take Natto Every Day? Safety, Vitamin K and Medication Interactions

Can you eat natto or take natto-based supplements every day? Learn what to know about soy allergies, vitamin K, warfarin,...

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FU vs mg: How to Read a Nattokinase Supplement Label

FU vs mg: How to Read a Nattokinase Supplement Label

Shopping for nattokinase supplements? Learn why milligrams and fibrinolytic units (FU) measure different things, how to compare labels, and what...

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World Osteoporosis Day: What Lifelong Bone Health Really Needs

World Osteoporosis Day: What Lifelong Bone Health Really Needs

Strong bones need more than one nutrient. This World Osteoporosis Day, discover how calcium, vitamin D, protein, exercise, falls prevention...

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Fermented Soy and Healthy Ageing: What a 92,915-Person Japanese Study Found

Fermented Soy and Healthy Ageing: What a 92,915-Person Japanese Study Found

What can a long-term Japanese study of 92,915 adults tell us about fermented soy and healthy ageing? Explore the findings...

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Can Natto Powder Influence the Gut Microbiome? Inside the SONOMONO Study

Can Natto Powder Influence the Gut Microbiome? Inside the SONOMONO Study

A published study examined how SONOMONO Natto Powder Capsules may influence the gut microbiome over 62 days. Explore the findings...

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How Fermentation Creates Vitamin K2 MK-7: The Science Behind Natto

How Fermentation Creates Vitamin K2 MK-7: The Science Behind Natto

Natto is more than fermented soybeans. Discover how Bacillus subtilis transforms soybeans during fermentation and naturally produces vitamin K2 in...

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