THE BIOME BUZZ
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Tag: Diet
Your Brain and Your Microbiota…Which Forms Which?
This is a great follow up to my post on Tuesday about the relationship of personality to the gut bacteria. Today I’m covering a new study from UCLA which looks at how the gut bacteria affect the actual structure and function of the brain.[i]…
Your Personality and Your Gut Bacteria: Mirror Reflections?
I posted the news last week on the Biome Buzz’ Facebook page, about research out of Oxford University in the UK[i] which connected personality type to specific microbiome patterns. The story has gotten huge coverage in the world of the biome, so I reckon…
Breast Cancer: A Little Bit of Yogurt Seems to Go a Long Way
This past October, I wrote about probiotic use in breast cancer. If you remember, that paper concluded that what few in vitro and in vivo studies we have look promising. One piece of research mentioned in that paper is particularly pertinent to today’s post: …
Fiber: And You Thought This Was Simple (ha!)
Many times over the years I’ve written about prebiotic fibers and gut health. What seems so simple at first glance (i.e. “eat more fiber”) turns out to be anything but…just like everything else having to do with the gut biome! I just finished reading…
Bile Acids and Your Microbiome (It May Not Sound Sexy but…They are a Huge Factor in Health)
Ok, it’s time for me to tackle a topic that is totally new to me. Today’s subject: bile acids. It may not sound exciting but it turns out, bile acids have a huge part to play in your health, and that effect is based…
More On Propionic Acid and Autism (or…I’m sorry, but I Can’t Help Myself…)
I know that everyone (including me) wants answers to the question “how do you fix a broken biome.” I am always happy when I come across any information that may actually help people, especially since, at this point, there’s precious little known about how…
New Research into the Negative Side of Short-Chain Fatty Acids: Too Much of a Good Thing
I have spent a fair bit of virtual ink over the years talking about both the positives and the negatives of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), mentioning that indeed, you really can have too much of a good thing. For example, as healthy as…
Migraines and the Bacterial Microbiome: Are Probiotics a Solution?
For those of you who suffer migraines (or know someone who does): I don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting for an article relating those damn headaches to the gut biome. (You knew it had to be coming…) Considering that migraine is the…
High-Fat Meals, the Gut’s Endocrine System and Bacteria
As you know, there are certain topics that are of particular interest to me including autism; Parkinson’s; -omes, other than just the bacterial microbiome; neglected illnesses like chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia; obesity; etc.; and of course, diet and its relationship to the organisms of…
Lactose: Food for Gut Infection/Dysbiosis?
This little article caught my attention.[i] It’s an animal study so it may not be applicable to humans…but it’s certainly something on which I should keep an eye. As you all know, I’m especially interested in the connection between food and gut bacteria. A…
