But is it that healthy folks tend to eat breakfast, or is there a causal relationship between consuming a good breakfast and improved health outcomes? Are the lower chances of suffering from diabetes, heart disease, and being overweight due to eating a healthy breakfast?... Read More
Adding Probiotics to Antibiotics
PROBIOTICS CAN HELP PREVENT (OR ATTENUATE) the negative changes in the composition of gut microbes associated with antibiotic treatment. Today we look at adding probiotics to antibiotics. Have you ever... Read More
Young Blood Transfusion
CAN BLOOD PLASMA TRANSFUSIONS SLOW DOWN YOUR AGING process? Rejuvenation through a vampire-like blood movement from a young person into an older one. Sounds interesting, but is there evidence that... Read More
Cancer and the Gut Microbiome
The exact cause of colorectal cancer for any individual is often unknown. However, lifestyle risk factors include sedentary behavior, a low-fiber diet low in fiber (and high in fat), and obesity. Alcohol and tobacco also increase colorectal cancer risk.... Read More
E-bikes and Exercise
E-bikers had an over 1.6-times higher risk of suffering a traffic accident than conventional cyclists. Overall time on the bike predicted road accident risk.... Read More
Night Light and Chronic Disease
Diabetes is a group of diseases affecting how the body uses blood sugar (glucose). Glucose is a critical energy source for our muscles, tissues, and brain.... Read More
Are Your Probiotics Safe?
The “good” bacteria may support your immune function and control inflammation. Some bacteria types may also help you to digest food, create vitamins, keep bad bacteria from getting out of control, and break down and absorb medicines. Finally, probiotics help support the cells lining your gut, preventing bad bacteria from entering your blood.... Read More
A Psychobiotic Diet Drops Stress
The gut microbiome — the microbe community in the gastrointestinal tract — influences immunity and metabolism. This essential organ of microorganisms contains up to 1,000 species and 100 trillion organisms, encoding 100-times more unique genomes than our own.... Read More