THE BIOME BUZZ
BUGS AND WORMS AND OTHER GREAT STUFF
Tag: cholesterol
Progress In Finding Targeted Bacteria to Potentially Treat a Variety of Issues
Again, trying to stay positive this month, for the sake of all our mental health: the results of a recent large, international dietary study including Harvard physicians confirm yet again that a diet rich in plant-based foods is linked with a lower risk of… Continue Reading “Progress In Finding Targeted Bacteria to Potentially Treat a Variety of Issues”
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: Helminths May Hold the Answers
I found a bunch of new research on helminths and will, over the next month or so, make my way through the papers. I wanted to share first an article just published by researchers in Australia (where some of the best hookworm (Necator americanus)… Continue Reading “Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: Helminths May Hold the Answers”
GMO Probiotics?
A corollary truth to the conclusion of my last post, “Mother Nature knows best,” is that tinkering with her finely tuned system can cause massive changes downstream. There’s definitely a biological butterfly effect to consider. (For those not familiar, the Butterfly Effect is defined… Continue Reading “GMO Probiotics?”
Diet and the Microbiome
I found a new article[i] this week, just published, on the influence of diet on the gut microbiome. Pretty interesting stuff: diet can cause temporary shifts within 24 hours of consumption. The article is too complex to describe in detail so just a few… Continue Reading “Diet and the Microbiome”
Helminths and Heart Health
I spent my weekend working on an article on helminths for the British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT). In going back through my binders full of 17+ years of research on helminths, I stumbled across an article I had completely forgotten… Continue Reading “Helminths and Heart Health”
