The Many Tastes of Fermentation
Fermented foods are on my mind today. Yes, I’m glad to see that there’s an article about their health attributes written about them nearly every day. In contrast, it’s interesting…
Diverse Gut Bacteria Linked to Better Estrogen Metabolite Levels
The diversity of your gut bacteria refers to the abundance of different types of microbes. As a rule, the more diverse your gut microbes, the healthier you are. A recent…
The Immune Effects of Breastfeeding vs Bottle Feeding
Early life events, such as mode of delivery at birth, antibiotic use, and diet, all play a big role in what bacteria develop in the intestinal tract, which, in turn,…
Gut Bacteria in Children with Autism Are Different
There is a distinct connection between changes in gut bacteria and autism, a topic I have written and blogged about before. A recent study presented at the annual meeting of…
Gut Microbes in a Hunter-Gatherer Community
Researchers are hard at working trying to characterize the human gut microbiome, the community of microbes that live within the digestive tract of humans, mostly concentrated within the colon. A…
How Rich are Your Gut Bacteria?
There are more factors that contribute to the development of obesity and related conditions than simply what we eat and how much energy we expend. The very notion of calories…
Antibiotic Use in Children Alters Gut Balance and is Linked to IBD Development
Childhood inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has doubled over the last ten years. That statistic alone clues us in to the fact that environmental factor(s), at least in part, lead to…
Importance of Diet and Lifestyle on Gut Bacteria as We Age
As research of the gut microbiota continues, we are learning more about how our gut bacterial balance may affect our health—and we are also learning that there is still a…
The Human Microbiome Project
The Human Microbiome Project is a five-year research collaboration between 200 scientists at 80 universities and scientific institutions, all funded with $153 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…