As the holidays draw closer, we are all thinking about the traditions and rituals that help us celebrate this time of year. Why not find ways to boost your health by practicing microbiome-supporting strategies that can fit in with holiday traditions?
Probiotics are a hot topic in nutrition and health. They are popularly thought to have great potential in improving gut health, reducing risk of some diseases, or balancing the […]
The microbiome is a collection of bacteria residing primarily in our digestive tract that plays a huge role in health promotion and disease prevention. We know that diseases […]
Have you heard of the gut-brain axis? Or perhaps heard the phrase “the gut is a second brain?” Research is continually linking the gut microbiome with mental […]
It may sound unusual, but fecal transplants have been found to be a valuable therapeutic strategy for multiple medical situations. Fecal samples from healthy individuals can be processed and used […]
More and more studies are showing a strong connection between obesity and the gut microbiome. One team recently found that severe obesity is associated with a distressed gut […]
Many different factors contribute to the development and changing of the gut microbiota throughout the lifecycle. We know that one of the earliest influences on the […]
Investigations of links between the gut microbiome and specific diseases tend to have a causality problem: it’s unclear whether an altered microbiome contributes to the disease […]