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Dear Doctors: I read your column about improving gut health and want to do it. But I have also read that it’s best to start with a test to get your gut microbiome analyzed. How do those tests work? Do I really need one? I’m on a fixed income and they’re not within my budget

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Red light therapy started out almost exclusively in clinics, dermatology offices, physical therapy practices, places with a professional operating the equipment and a price tag to match. Over the past several years, that changed. Panels and masks shrank, prices dropped, and the technology found its way onto bedroom floors and home gym walls, sold direct…

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I see some clearly well-trained people walking every day in my area. I presumed one has to run to stay lean but if I can walk instead, I’ll gladly add it to my regimen. What say you, or are you all about sprints, cycling and pull-ups?

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