Digestive Health
Our digestive tract is technically outside of our body, a long tube that takes in substances and sorts them for us so nothing harmful gets into our bloodstream. In addition to digesting food, our gut is also where 70-80% of our immune cells live. Bacteria and food are kept outside of our body, in the digestive tract, and are only aloud to pass the gut lining and into the bloodstream if deemed safe. A diversity of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract helps keep proliferation of microbes in check. Immune cells in the gut lining, called Peyer’s Patches’, help identify harmful invasions.
The Tree of Life: Is Fungi The Next Big Advance?
On April 11 A team of scientists unveiled a new tree of life on Monday, a diagram outlining the evolution of all living things. The researchers found that bacteria make up most of life’s branches. And they found that much of that diversity has been waiting in plain...
How does the Microbiome contribute to the rise in Autoimmune Disease?
IN the last half-century, the prevalence of autoimmune disease — disorders in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue in the body — has increased sharply in the developed world. An estimated one in 13 Americans has one of these often debilitating, generally...
NEW LINK LEADING TO INCREASED FOOD INTAKE AND INSULIN SECRETION
Several studies have linked changes in the gut microbiome to obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, but the details of the link have been unclear. Now, a team led by researchers at Yale University has uncovered one pathway leading from gut microbes to...
DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH FIBER IN YOUR DIET?
Research shows that without adequate fiber in the gut, organisms that need it, will utilize the guts mucosal layer for nourishment. This allows for harmful bacteria to latch onto the wall, preventing good bacteria from doing so. Whole, natural fiber works best to...
Psychobiotics: Depression improved by 2 species of bacteria
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Cheese: Solving the Mycological Mystery
Most of us like cheese, but how much do you know about how cheese comes to be? Geotrichum candidum (G. candidum), is the primary organism in cheese, a fermented milk product. To understand what this organism is, we want to understand the difference between yeasts...
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