THE BIOME BUZZ
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Tag: Diet
Baobab and Microbiome Diversity: Eat Like a Hazda!
A few days ago I received an email from a company (Dhow Nature Foods ) that is producing powdered baobab, asking if I’d consider writing a blog post about the product. I was pretty excited to hear from them. Baobab, you ask? What the… Continue Reading “Baobab and Microbiome Diversity: Eat Like a Hazda!”
Losing Weight – Gaining it Back…and the Microbiome
Today, for your reading pleasure, a kind of amazing 14 month long clinical trial out of Ben-Gurion University, in Israel![i] As I am sure you all know, after dieting and losing weight, it is incredibly difficult to keep it off. I read, not that… Continue Reading “Losing Weight – Gaining it Back…and the Microbiome”
Prevotella: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
How many times on this blog have a talked about how insanely complex is the human biome? Yesterday, I had one of those moments where I almost threw up my hands and thought, “I give up!” Everything seems so damn contradictory. Then, of course,… Continue Reading “Prevotella: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
The Microbiome, Its Circadian Rhythms…and Diabetes Risk
Not a day goes by that I don’t read something – a synopsis, an article, an abstract, etc. – about the gut biome, and thus, every single day, I am astounded yet again at the incredible complexity. Last November, I wrote about research looking… Continue Reading “The Microbiome, Its Circadian Rhythms…and Diabetes Risk”
Microbiome Testing and Personalized Nutrition: My Experience with Thryve
Many of you may remember that early this year, I did a little survey to find out what topics in particular you might be interested in hearing more about. One of the top requests was to hear more about companies doing microbiome testing. I… Continue Reading “Microbiome Testing and Personalized Nutrition: My Experience with Thryve”
Your Gut Bacteria…or Who’s Your Daddy?
Yet another topic of particular interest to me (yes, I know…I am interested in pretty much everything!) is the gut-brain axis. I’m always looking for the latest on how one affects the other, as I reckon that this line of research is eventually going… Continue Reading “Your Gut Bacteria…or Who’s Your Daddy?”
Diet, Your Brain and Autoimmunity
By now, we all know that chronic and/or neurodegenerative diseases like MS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, autism are all inflammatory and probably all derive from alterations to the gut biome. I’ve written about all of them many times now (some links provided in the previous… Continue Reading “Diet, Your Brain and Autoimmunity”
Inflammation, Ketones and the Microbiome
Last week, an interesting biome story came out about research out of the University of California, San Francisco, in which scientists looked at the specific microbiome effects of a ketogenic diet.[i] As many of you may know, this diet – very low in carbohydrates… Continue Reading “Inflammation, Ketones and the Microbiome”
What You Eat: the Main Factor in Determining Your Microbiota
A new study out of Washington University in St. Louis shows, yet again, that even species matters less than what you eat and your lifestyle in determining the composition of your gut bacteria.[i] These researchers analyzed the fecal microbiota a of 18 wild chimpanzees… Continue Reading “What You Eat: the Main Factor in Determining Your Microbiota”
Since Things Already Stink in This COVID-Ridden World, We Might as Well Talk Gas
I posted this story up on Facebook a few weeks ago, but have decided – since the issue is so endemic – it’s worth a blog post, for those of you who missed it. When I was working as a nutritionist, the single most… Continue Reading “Since Things Already Stink in This COVID-Ridden World, We Might as Well Talk Gas”
