Prairie Fare: Take steps to keep your digestive system working Eating a balanced diet is one way to care for your digestive system.

Eating a balanced diet is one way to care for your digestive system.

By Julie Garden-Robinson, food and nutrition specialist, NDSU Extension “What is the topic of your grant proposal?” I asked the person sitting next to me on a plane.

Our conversation occurred nearly a decade ago, but I still remember it. She was a medical doctor working in gastrointestinal research.

“It’s a new line of research,” sh…