Have you had your goji berries today? Personally, I love adding 1-2 tablespoons of dried goji berries to power up my morning smoothies. Natively grown in central China, this reddish-orange fruit commonly referred to as the goji berry is actually the wolfberry, Lycium barbarum.

Q: I saw an ad the other day for Tums that said it can help prevent osteoporosis. Is this true, or are they trying to pull one over on us?

Bad breath can usually be cured. Bad breath can be caused by food rotting in the mouth, stomach acid regurgitating up to the mouth and infections releasing chemicals that smell. Your doctor should look for white dots on your tonsils, that are often pieces of food that your saliva has turned white. You can remove them by gargling after every meal or by rubbing a Q tip against your tonsils.

Q: I am so glad to have found D-mannose and xylitol through the Tahoma Clinic Dispensary. I have started using xylitol for all of my baking and sweetening needs. My family can’t tell the difference in the desserts. They are just glad that the cookies and pies are back...But I’m wondering if there is any problem in using xylitol every day?

––N.D.K., Sugarland, TX

Good digestion is vital to overall well-being and healthiness. Health care professionals agree: the health of your digestive system is the root of good health.

What’s 20 feet long, home to billions of microbes and red all over? You guessed it: your gastrointestinal tract!