The foods that are most beneficial for gut health are often the ones that can lead to bloating and gas (at Gutbliss, we call this “good gas“). Artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, green peppers, legumes, and onions – all of these high fiber, nutrient-rich foods contain complex sugars that are fermented in […]
Meet new people, shake hands, improve your microbial diversity! Social interaction, including physical touch, could help reverse the microbial extinction we’re witnessing inside our guts. The Academic Minute Eat fermented foods, reduce your anxiety. It may not be quite that simple, but a new study shows that encouraging the growth of beneficial gut bacteria […]
Eat prebiotic fiber to promote bone health and prevent osteoporosis. Prebiotic fiber acts as food for probiotic gut bacteria and, when fermented, produce short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). SCFAs increase calcium absorption by improving the gut lining’s ability to absorb calcium and by decreasing intestinal pH levels, which increases calcium solubility. Increase your prebiotic fiber […]
Gutbliss Reader: My family has a strong history of colon cancer. I’m up to date with regular colonoscopy, but is there anything else I can do to decrease my risk? -Rebecca Dear Rebecca, An important statistic to know is that only about 5% of all colon cancer is hereditary. The other 95% can […]
For an introduction to fermented foods, try this simple, 3-ingredient recipe. There’s something about the flavor of ginger that augments the flavor of garden-fresh carrots. If you’re not growing your own, look for carrots with their tops on at the market. If the tops appear bright green, aromatic, and fresh, the carrots will be, too. […]
For an introduction to fermented foods, try this simple, 3-ingredient recipe. There’s something about the flavor of ginger that augments the flavor of garden-fresh carrots. If you’re not growing your own, look for carrots with their tops on at the market. If the tops appear bright green, aromatic, and fresh, the carrots will be, too. […]
Kefir is a tangy, milk- or water-based drink fermented by a symbiotic combination of bacteria and yeast clumped together in a matrix of protein, fats, and sugar. It’s a wonderfully rich source of healthy, diverse microbes and will do you a world of good. Kefir originated in the North Caucasus region, but no one knows […]
Kefir is a tangy, milk- or water-based drink fermented by a symbiotic combination of bacteria and yeast clumped together in a matrix of protein, fats, and sugar. It’s a wonderfully rich source of healthy, diverse microbes and will do you a world of good. Kefir originated in the North Caucasus region, but no one knows […]
Ensuring that the probiotic you’ve chosen contains strains that confer a health benefit for the condition you’re trying to treat (not whether it helped your neighbor or your yoga instructor, who may have had a completely different problem than you do), is important when considering which probiotic to buy. Here are some common strains and […]
By age three our microbiome is almost fully formed and is similar to that of an adult. Shifts within various microbial populations continue to occur during adulthood, but as we get older, our microbiome becomes more stable, tending to revert to its previously established baseline after events like an infection or a course of antibiotics. […]