another cool study on fecal microbiota transplants (fmt); this one about aging
AGING, INFLAMMATION, THE MICROBIOME, AND FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTS Earlier this month, a dozen researchers from several universities in the Netherlands published a study in Frontiers in Immunology titled Aged Gut Microbiota Contributes to Systemical Inflammaging After Transfer to Germ-Free Mice. What’s especially interesting is that it deals with a subject I touched on in YESTERDAY’S […]
can exercise affect your microbiome and overall gut health?
ONE MORE REASON TO GET OFF THE COUCH! EXERCISE CHANGES YOUR MICROBIOME DESPITE DIET If you have DYSBIOSIS (a MICROBIOME that has poor ratios of “good” organisms to “bad”), it will not only mess you up in more ways than you can imagine, it’s almost a given that you’ll be visited by it’s equally ugly […]
why “boosting” your immune system can be risky business
ARE YOU LOOKING TO “BOOST” YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM? READ THIS FIRST! “The microbiota plays a fundamental role on the induction, training, and function of the host immune system. In return, the immune system has largely evolved as a means to maintain the symbiotic relationship of the host with these highly diverse and evolving microbes. When […]
new research shows something you never thought of might be making you fat: your microbiome
WHAT’S MAKING YOU FAT? COULD IT BE THE BACTERIA THAT MAKE UP YOUR MICROBIOME? If there is one drum that I continue to beat on my site, it’s the importance of GUT HEALTH and the fact that it’s critical to maintain it by keeping your family off of ANTIBIOTICS. When you foul your MICROBIOME — […]
what is the hygiene hypothesis and why is it the most important aspect of your health you’ve never heard of?
The pillar of all knowledge (Wikipedia) describes the Hygiene Hypothesis thusly….. “The lack of early childhood exposure to infectious agents, symbiotic microorganisms (such as the gut flora or probiotics), and parasites, increases susceptibility to allergic diseases by suppressing the natural development of the immune system. In particular, the lack of exposure is thought to lead […]
antibiotics: destroying your gut’s microbiome is destroying your health
THE DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF ANTIBIOTICS: DESTROY YOUR MICROBIOME, DESTROY YOUR HEALTH There’s at least one drum I’ve been beating for the entire time I’ve been in practice — antibiotics are a hazard to your health and the health of your children. Back when I started, I was a total whacko — a loony tune with […]