by Brenda Watson | Mar 4, 2015 | Diabetes, Human Microbiome
Type 1 diabetes involves the inability of beta cells in the pancreas to produce insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. As a result, people with type 1 diabetes must take insulin injections and carefully monitor their food intake to properly regulate...
by lsmith | Sep 3, 2014 | Infancy, Obesity, Prebiotics, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Early life is a critical development period in many respects, and particularly as it relates to gut microbial composition. Even before birth, gut microbes are transferred from mother to fetus, a transfer that continues during birth and later via breast milk. Once...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 28, 2014 | Antibiotics, Digestive Health, General, Immune System, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Our gut microbes play a crucial role in the development of immune cells that help fight infection, according to a recent study by researchers from the California Institute of Technology and published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. They began the study by...
by lsmith | Nov 13, 2013 | General, Obesity, Probiotics & Gut Flora
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 in, calories out is not what it seems; at least, not at face value. As researchers are...
by Brenda Watson | Sep 20, 2013 | General
In order for Americans to really change their diets and improve their health, foods that are available in grocery stores—and the information people receive about these foods—must change. That’s why I found it hopeful when I read that Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, writing...
