by lsmith | Nov 12, 2014 | Human Microbiome, Obesity, Sleep
Only over the last century have humans been exposed to such a huge alteration in the sleep-wake cycle that, previously, was dependent only upon the revolution of the earth in relation to the sun. With the advent of lighting and airplanes, the rhythms of daily life...
by lsmith | May 1, 2014 | Adults, Children, Digestive Health, Probiotics & Gut Flora
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 number of studies have begun to classify the microbes found in people of...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 22, 2013 | General
Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive condition in which the body’s immune system damages the villi (fingerlike projections) of the small intestine in response to the presence of gluten, found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats. This intestinal damage prevents the...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 16, 2012 | General
Gut inflammation is known to be a risk factor for the development of colon cancer. A recent study published in the journal Science has traced back the steps from colon cancer only to discover that gut inflammation triggers a decrease in gut microbial diversity that...
by lsmith | Nov 14, 2012 | General
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 the development of IBD. Genetic defects only account for one-half of IBD cases, so the...
