THE BIOME BUZZ
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Tag: Diet
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Maternal Microbiome and Risk for Food Allergy in Babies
The big (biome) buzz of the last couple of weeks: research just published out of Australia shows that the presence of a certain species of gut bacteria, Prevotella copri, in pregnant women protects babies from developing food allergies – at least within their first…
Gut Bacteria and Diabetes: Progress on Several Fronts
Several new studies have recently been published examining the relationship between gut bacteria and diabetes. With one in ten people in the United States suffering from diabetes (which doesn’t include those with metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance, which would greatly inflate that number), we desperately need…
A Metabolite Direct Link Between the Gut and the Brain: Think Autism, Parkinson’s, etc….
Today’s post describes what may be a critical finding in defining at least one mechanism whereby gut microbes directly affect the brain. Those interested in developmental disorders, like autism; Parkinson’s; Alzheimer’s; chronic fatigue; etc. should pay particular attention as, according this article, this information…
