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Gut Skin Axis

Without a healthy gut, it’s really hard to have healthy skin. Your digestive tract is like the soil, and your skin is like the plant; if the soil isn’t healthy, the plant is not going to bloom properly.

Queen V

A healthy vagina contains predominantly Lactobacillus species. These bacteria help protect you from pathogens by secreting acid, which makes it harder for viruses like HIV, HPV, and HSV to penetrate.

Is Climate Change Making You Age Faster?

Researchers found that climate change may detrimentally impact our quest to look younger through its effects on the soil

Colon Cancer on the Rise in Young People – Why?

Double the amount of young people under the age of 55 are diagnosed with colorectal cancer compared to a decade ago

Prevent Colon Cancer by Eating Beans!

Beans contain inulin, a prebiotic food that feeds “good” gut bacteria, and can prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer

The Gut Microbiome and Colon Cancer

Improving the microbial environment after the onset of cancer can stop cancer progression, and may even help to treat it

Certain types of microbes in the gut may be an early warning for Alzheimer’s disease Science Translational Medicine

In this study from Washington University, people with pre-clinical Alzheimer’s were found to have higher populations of certain bacteria involved in breaking down the amino acids arginine and ornithine, and lower levels of those involved in protecting neurons. These changes in gut bacteria were present years before people developed cognitive issues like memory loss and […]

A new study in Nature Communications confirms that when it comes to weight loss, not all calories are created equal.

It’s all about what you’re feeding your gut microbes! Processed foods that are low in fiber and typical of a Western diet (think packaged chips, cereals, and sugary snacks) are rapidly absorbed in your upper GI tract – providing maximal calories for you, and minimal for your gut bacteria. Less processed high-fiber foods like lentils, […]

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases risk for GI cancers in post-menopausal women, according to data from Digestive Diseases Week.

40% of postmenopausal women in the U.S. take HRT. While previous studies have explored the association between HRT and reproductive cancers, this is the first study to look at long term HRT and the likelihood of developing GI cancer. The study analyzed medical records of over 11 million women who took HRT for at least […]

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